Distinct Arrows

By Tonia Johnson

Mothers and fathers are blessed with the gift and beauty of children. Although rewarding, it’s not an easy journey; the decisions parents make impact the futures of their kids. In Distinct Arrows, author Tonia Johnson offers a guide to assist parents and caregivers in directing their children in confident and productive ways through every stage of their childhoods and into their adult lives.

Through scripture and personal observations, Johnson calls on her experience as a mother of two and an ordained minister to help others position their kids in their place in the landscape of life. From finances, to personal hygiene, to personal safety, spirituality, and more, Distinct Arrows provides Biblical-based advice for helping children be the best they can be.

• Language: English
• Publisher: WestBow Press
• Release date: Dec 26, 2019
• ISBN: 9781973680222

Tonia Johnson

Tonia Johnson is a mother, mentor, ordained minister, and Army spouse alongside her husband during his numerous worldwide assignments. She has served in various leadership positions within Family Readiness Groups in the US military and NATO. Johnson has also been a two-term School Advisory Committee chairperson for a Department of Defense Dependents School and an Army Family Action Plan delegate. The recipient of numerous military awards, she and her husband have two adult children.

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ISBN: 978-1-9736-8023-9 (sc)

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Library of Congress Control Number: 2019918685

WestBow Press rev. date: 12/20/2019

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CONTENTS

Preface

Acknowledgments

Introduction

Chapter 1 Building a Solid Foundation

Chapter 2 Identity and Affirmation

Chapter 3 Establishing Their Futures

Chapter 4 Finding Balance

Chapter 5 Diminishing Stereotypes

Chapter 6 Finishing Touches

Chapter 7 Legacy

Notes

About the Author

PREFACE

The Author’s Heart

It is my prayer and intent to get this book into the hands of as many mothers, fathers, grandparents, aunts, uncles, foster parents, and caregivers as possible. As a mother of young adults, I am very grieved by the plight of our generations to come. As I write, our children are now twenty and twenty-six, so I understand the journey of raising children. It is my hope that those occupationally overworked parents and those who do not enjoy reading will find this book easy to finish and obtain knowledge.

Often, it is not an easy journey, but the decisions we make as parents have direct impacts on the futures of our children. I believe that parenting is rewarding and that children are gifts from God.

Mothers and fathers are blessed with the gift and beauty of a child, but I want to speak to mothers first because I am one. Mothers are responsible for caring for their