
- 208 pages
- English
- ePUB (mobile friendly)
- Available on iOS & Android
About this book
Mothering is messy. Our joy and hope in raising children doesn’t change the reality that being a mom can be frustrating, stressful, and tiring. But just as God is using us to shape our children, God is using our children and motherhood to shape us.
In The Better Mom, author Ruth Schwenk, herself a mother of four children, encourages us with the good news that there is more to being a mom than the extremes of striving for perfection or simply embracing the mess. We don’t need to settle for surviving our kids’ childhood. We can grow through it.
With refreshing and heartfelt honesty Ruth emboldens moms to:
- Find freedom and walk confidently in purpose
- Create a God-honoring home environment
- Overcome unhealthy and destructive emotions such as anger, anxiety, and more
- Avoid glorifying the mess of mom-ing or idolizing perfection
- Cultivate life-giving friendships
At the heart of The Better Mom is the message that Jesus calls us to live not a weary life, but a worthy life. We don’t have to settle for either being apathetic or struggling to be perfect. Both visions of motherhood go too far. Ruth offers a better option. She says, “It’s okay to come as we are, but what we’re called to do and be is far too important to stay there! The way to becoming a better mom starts not with what we are doing, but with who God is inviting us to become."
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Table of contents
- Contents
- 1. This Is What I Signed Up For
- 2. I Have No Idea What I’m Doing!
- 3. Everything Depends on Me
- 4. I Want the Perfect Home
- 5. Who Am I, Anyway?
- 6. I Miss My Friends!
- 7. I Have to Be on Top of My Game
- 8. No One Appreciates All That I Do!
- 9. I Hate This Stage of Life
- 10. It’s Time for Me!
- 11. I Hate to Fail
- 12. I Worry Constantly
- 13. Motherhood Is Robbing Me of _____
- 14. I Don’t Know Who to Listen To!
- 15. I Can’t See Where I’m Going!
- 16. I Need Some Alone Time
- 17. I Don’t Have Enough Time Left
- 18. I Want to Make a Difference
- 19. I Want to Enjoy the Journey
- Acknowledgments
- Notes