My First, Second & Third Attempts at parenting

Discovering the Heart of Parenting

About My First, Second & Third Attempts at Parenting

Plenty of parenting books focus on how to fix bad behavior. Not so many focus on how to cultivate a child’s heart. Even fewer focus on how to deal with our own hearts as parents.

My First, Second & Third Attempts at Parenting is not a how-to book. It’s a collection of stories and reflections designed to help you discover the elusive, yet most important, part of parenting: the heart. Chapter by chapter, story by story, we will examine God’s heart toward children and our hearts as parents, as well as how we can prepare our children’s hearts to know and love their heavenly Father.

My First, Second & Third Attempts at Parenting is not a how-to book. It’s a collection of stories and reflections designed to help you discover the elusive, yet most important, part of parenting: the heart.

Steve Murrell is a man to be taken seriously no matter what he’s talking about, but especially when he speaks about the heart of fathering.

Dr. Chuck Quinley

Author of Simple Parenting

It has been a blessing and inspiration to witness the way Steve and Deborah Murrell raised their three sons—William, James, and Jonathan! The boys were always top priority for them. This book is a precious gift to parents yearning to be guided in bringing up their children in the Lord’s ways!

Coney Reyes

Family Friend and Actress

This book explains a lot.

William Murrell

The First Attempt

About the Author

Steve Murrell

Steve Murrell

Steve Murrell is the cofounder and president of Every Nation, a global family of churches with ministry work in eighty nations. He is the founding pastor of Victory in Manila, Philippines, and has authored several books including The Multiplication Challenge and WikiChurch, and is a coauthor of The Purple Book. Steve holds a doctor of ministry from Asbury Theological Seminary and is dedicated to developing leaders. He and his wife, Deborah, have three sons and seven grandchildren and split their time between Nashville and Manila.