The Better Mom
eBook - ePub

The Better Mom

Growing in Grace between Perfection and the Mess

  1. 208 pages
  2. English
  3. ePUB (mobile friendly)
  4. Available on iOS & Android
eBook - ePub

The Better Mom

Growing in Grace between Perfection and the Mess

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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Information

Publisher
Zondervan
Year
2018
eBook ISBN
9780310349464

Table of contents

  1. Contents
  2. 1. This Is What I Signed Up For
  3. 2. I Have No Idea What I’m Doing!
  4. 3. Everything Depends on Me
  5. 4. I Want the Perfect Home
  6. 5. Who Am I, Anyway?
  7. 6. I Miss My Friends!
  8. 7. I Have to Be on Top of My Game
  9. 8. No One Appreciates All That I Do!
  10. 9. I Hate This Stage of Life
  11. 10. It’s Time for Me!
  12. 11. I Hate to Fail
  13. 12. I Worry Constantly
  14. 13. Motherhood Is Robbing Me of _____
  15. 14. I Don’t Know Who to Listen To!
  16. 15. I Can’t See Where I’m Going!
  17. 16. I Need Some Alone Time
  18. 17. I Don’t Have Enough Time Left
  19. 18. I Want to Make a Difference
  20. 19. I Want to Enjoy the Journey
  21. Acknowledgments
  22. Notes