The tenderhearted mom : finding balance between gentleness and toughness / [print]
Jan Stoop.
- Ann Arbor, Michigan : Vine Books, (c)2001.
- 222 pages ; 21 cm.
The gift of the tender heart -- But love requires toughness, too -- Our personality bent may lean toward being tender -- The influence of our mothering heritage -- Our first lesson in tenderness -- We longed for mom's presence -- We needed mom's tender response -- We needed mom's acceptance with limits -- God's provision for what we needed -- Making peace with what we received -- Meeting the challenge : loving enough to get tough.