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FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE – Book Letters to Our Sons – Yolanda Conley Shields
Ms. Burnece Brunson – Age 98
OUR CHILDREN
Who will sing our songs when we are gone?
When we are gone who will sing?
Who will keep our songs from vanishing?
OUR CHILDREN
Who will lift each voice and sing out loud?
Who will hold their heads high and stand tall and proud?
OUR CHILDREN
Who will learn from lessons that our songs ring true?
OUR CHILDREN
Who will clap their hands and pat their feet?
Who will nod their heads to our rhythms beat?
OUR CHILDREN
Who will go to the mountain top and tell it from there?
Who will spread our history everywhere?
OUR CHILDREN
Who will preserve the chronicles that we have compiled?
Who will never have to feel like a motherless child?
OUR CHILDREN
Who will overcome the trails of their day?
Who will triumph above obstacles in their pathway?
OUR CHILDREN
Who will trust in their own visions by remembering our past?
When we are gone who will make our songs last?
OUR CHILDREN
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Proverbs 22:6
Direct your children onto the right path, and when they are older, they will not leave it. (NLT) –
Author Yolanda Conley Shields
Releases New Book Letters to our Sons
“Your children are the greatest gift God will give to you, and their souls the heaviest responsibility He will place in your hands. Take time to teach them how important their faith is. When they are grown and gone nothing else will matter. “
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“If you can control your behavior when everything around you is out of control, you can model for your children a valuable lesson in patience and understanding…and snatch an opportunity to shape character.”
― Jane Clayson Johnson, I Am a Mother
Letters to Our Sons
Mother’s have an important role in the raising of their sons. Yes, fathers are important, but if the mother doesn’t do her part it can send the son down the wrong road. When I meet men or young boys the first thing that I ask is. How is your relationship with your mother? This lets me know a lot about how he will treat women. It never fails that those that have an unhealthy relationship with their mother are having a hard time in several different relationships with females and tend to be stuck. We have seen this impact the condition of the family and cause a breakdown in the family. Part of the problem to me is that our homes are uncovered because the men are not present due to several reasons.
One of the big reasons is that statistic shows that (August 2012) Since 2002, the United States has had the highest incarceration rate in the world. Although prison populations are increasing in some parts of the world, the natural rate of incarceration for countries comparable to the United States tends to stay around 100 prisoners per 100,000 population. The U.S. rate is 500 prisoners per 100,000 residents, or about 1.6 million prisoners in 2010, according to the latest available data from the Bureau of Justice Statistics (BJS).1 Men make up 90 percent of the prison and local jail population, and they have an imprisonment rate 14 times higher than the rate for women.2 And these men are overwhelmingly young: Incarceration rates are highest for those in their 20s and early 30s. Prisoners also tend to be less educated: The average state prisoner has a 10th grade education, and about 70 percent have not completed high school.3 Incarceration rates are significantly higher for blacks and Latinos than for whites. In 2010, black men were incarcerated at a rate of 3,074 per 100,000 residents; Latinos were incarcerated at 1,258 per 100,000, and white men were incarcerated at 459 per 100,000.4 Since 2007, however, the incarceration rate in the United States has tapered slightly and the 2010 prison population saw a decline—of 0.3 percent—for the first time since 1972, according to the BJS.
“Mother is a verb. It’s something you do. Not just who you are.” Cheryl Lacey Donovan,
Even with all of these disturbing statistics there is still hope and it starts when our sons are young. When we have children we have to know it is not about us anymore, but about making sure our children grow up healthy and strong. No, we are not perfect, but there are definitely some things we can do better. Especially when it comes to our sons. Boys need to be affirmed by their fathers and mothers. There is a special bond with mothers and sons and if not treated with care can send the son on a path that will take years for him to recover. I was speaking to a man who was in his 40’s and he said “When my father left it hurt and made me angry, but when my mother left it destroyed me and made me feel that I was nothing because she birthed me.” We all have to do our part so that our homes aren’t uncovered and the next generation of families has a fighting chance. It is not only time for the men to take their place it is time for the Mothers to walk in what they have been called to do for the children they birthed. Children are a gift from God, but also a Responsibility.
Mothers if you have a strained relationship with your sons it is time to work on it so that they are prepared to lead their families. Start by writing a letter to them to tell them how you feel about them. We buy our children a lot of things, but a letter to them cost nothing. It will inspire, affirm and help them to walk in their destiny.
If your relationship with your son is GREAT then help another mom on her journey. START TODAY!!
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We may not be able to prepare the future for our children, but we can at least prepare our children for the future. – President Franklin D. Roosevelt
It has been a long journey in the process of birthing this book. I had several dates that I thought the book would be complete. But I know that this is the perfect time. When you are determined and focused you can do amazing things, so don’t give up on your dreams. It is only too late when you GIVE UP! 
My prayer for you is that you finish well this year. When I started out this year I had many things on my list to accomplish and this book was one of them. I hope that many mothers and fathers will be inspired and challenged as they read the book. It is also a great tool to use in your book club or small group study. As I travel around the country to share with many parents, my hope is that it will shift our focus back to our families.
Our Sons do have an amazing destiny and purpose and God has charged us to be great stewards to guide them through the process. If you have a great relationship with your son or struggling, this book will help you move to the next level and give you the words to say in the letter that you will write to him. We know our young men and some of our older men like texting as their main communication, but watch what happens when they receive the letter from you. Get ready to see transformation happen.
Countless books have been published suggesting self-help advice for mothers and their sons to nurture their relationship, but none have offered both no-nonsense insight and humor with impactful faith-based take-away tools to help a mother shape her young boy into a successful man of Godly character.
Letters to our Sons, Yolanda Conley Shields debut book is penned in a heartfelt, entertaining and motivational tone offering scriptural support as well as insightful steps to encourage mothers facing life’s challenges. With diverse, comedic and heartbreaking stories, Letters to our Sons captures the struggles and victories mothers face day-to-day raising their sons, and offers helpful and relatable words of wisdom and inspiration.
As a mother you want the finest for your son, but the battle can be tough with peer pressure and societal influence. Letters to our Sons is sure to leave you encouraged and equipped to not only write your own son a letter but to partner with God to shape and move your son to live out the purposes God has designed for his life. This book is sure to create, grow and shape the unique bond you have with your son and make it last a lifetime!
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TIME GOES BY FAST
Have you noticed how fast time goes by when you are raising your children? Take time to remember the little things, like when they said their first words, walked for the first time, started school. Cherish every moment and help them to remember the great times you had has a family. We sometimes get so busy with running from multiply activities that we forget that they need time to sit and share how they are feeling and to just be kids. Mothers remember your sons will also need time to just be boys. Yes, they like bugs, dirt, jumping and taking things apart. Other things sons need from their mother.
1. Help him empathize with others
2. A Safe Place
3. Know how to let go
4. Recognize his uniqueness
5. Teach foresight
Don’t get so busy that your children don’t remember being a child or spending time with their family. Can you remember a special time you had with your family? Take time to make those same memories for your children – Letters To Our Sons
If I Had My Child to Raise All Over Again – Diane Loomans
If I had my child to raise all over again,
I’d build self-esteem first, and the house later.
I’d finger-paint more, and point the finger less.
I would do less correcting and more connecting.
I’d take my eyes off my watch, and watch with my eyes.
I’d take more hikes and fly more kites.
I’d stop playing serious, and seriously play.
I would run through more fields and gaze at more stars.
I’d do more hugging and less tugging.
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