Starry-Eyed
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Starry-Eyed

Seeing Grace in the Unfolding Constellation of Life and Motherhood

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  2. English
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eBook - ePub

Starry-Eyed

Seeing Grace in the Unfolding Constellation of Life and Motherhood

About this book

Being a mom is all of it: light and dark, highs and lows, fever pitch frustration and all-consuming love. By now, you already know that with great love comes great joy . . . and great pain. It can be crazy-making! But it doesn't have to be.

In Starry-Eyed, MOPS CEO Mandy Arioto reveals how the brightest and darkest moments of motherhood alike can become a sacred--and sanity-saving--opportunity to encounter God. There is a way to flourish in the midst of it all, and it starts with embracing the light and darkness in life with expectation and awe.

Heartening, enchanting, and always unflinchingly honest, Starry-Eyed will show you how to find the unexpected grace in your life as a woman, wife, mother, daughter, sister, and friend. Consider this your heart-to-heart sit-down with a woman who’s been there, and can help you find fresh eyes to see how beauty and pain can mingle with purpose.  

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Information

Publisher
Zondervan
Year
2016
eBook ISBN
9780310340362
Print ISBN
9780310340409

Table of contents

  1. Cover Page
  2. Title Page
  3. Copyright Page
  4. Dedication
  5. Contents
  6. Introduction: With Stars In Our Eyes
  7. 1. Swell Seasons: When Motherhood Is Like the Ocean
  8. 2. Blessing the Night: Embracing the Riches In Darkness
  9. 3. Becoming My Mother: A Reason to Dance
  10. 4. Together, We’ve Got This: Sister Courage and Borrowed Light
  11. 5. Dear Fifteen: Permission to Sit With Our Pain
  12. 6. He Had Me At “Ugh”: Joe, Marriage, and Creating a Legacy
  13. 7. In the Belly of the Holy One: Birthing a New Concept of God
  14. 8. Confidence Over Conformity: Reclaiming Our Birthrights
  15. 9. Breathing In the Light: Drawing Inspiration from the People Around Us
  16. 10. Magic In Brooklyn: Cultivating Timeless Delight
  17. 11. Sabbath Like a Sunrise: Restoring Our Weary Places
  18. 12. The Womb Time That Winter Brings: Surrendering to Nature’s Rhythms
  19. 13. A Constellation of Reasons: Extracting Truth from the Natural World
  20. 14. Sensuality: Becoming Comfortable In Our Own Skin
  21. 15. Feminine Power: What I Will Teach My Girls About Being a Woman
  22. 16. The Light Over the Dinner Table: Cultivating a Hospitable Heart
  23. 17. The Bus Stop: Things Are Always More Than Meet the Eye
  24. 18. The Power of Story: Illuminating Meaning for One Another
  25. 19. The Eyes Have It: Celebrating a Worthy Calling
  26. 20. To Live Like Music: Learning to Feel All Our Feelings
  27. 21. Failing Gloriously: Redefining Success and Failure
  28. 22. Banishing Our Ghosts: Confronting the Shame That Holds Us Captive
  29. 23. Confessionals: Finding the Courage to Be Honest
  30. 24. Earmuffs and Bachelors: Teaching My Kids About Hearing God
  31. 25. Forget-Me-Nots: Hope Looks Like Despair
  32. 26. A Dazzling Unfolding: The Process of Becoming Ourselves
  33. 27. Starry Night: When the Next Step Is Uncertain
  34. 28. Good Things Run Wild: The Kingdom Comes
  35. Acknowledgments
  36. About MOPS