Here Now - Book Review

As I type this review, I am simultaneously making dinner while my daughter sits in the living room watching Zootopia and taking things out of my wallet. Multi-tasking much? Sometimes it has to be this way, but it doesn't have to be this way ALL the time.

And that's kind of what Kate Merrick's book Here Now is all about.

Now, to be honest, I was a little bit put off in chapter 2 when, in reference to not wanting her husband to get a vasectomy after two children, Kate writes about her fear of one child dying and she "wouldn't want to be a one-kid family." Uh, okay. Because only have one child is just the WORST.

I'll let it slide.

Unfortunately, Kate's family does experience the tragedy of a child getting sick and dying, but that's where her family learned the importance of being present. They took an electronics/social media sabbatical while living in Israel, seeking experimental treatments for their daughter. And the time they all spent together and the memories made were more than anything they could have experienced at home, dying child or not.

Yes, we all have FOMO, but looking at our Facebook feeds doesn't make us feel any happier if we're comparing our lives with our "friends" lives. And it certainly doesn't bring us closer to our family who is sitting right there next to us.

If you're trying to live intentionally and create moments and memories with your family, then you'll want to heed the advice of Here Now. It's probably nothing that you haven't heard before, but maybe you need to read it within the context of Kate's story to help you make better choices about how you spend your time.

Here Now is published by Nelson Books and is on bookstore shelves now. I received a free copy at BookCon with no obligation to review.

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