Our society, our friends or our families put a lot of pressure on Christian mothers. Moms often wonder if they are up to it…
This collection of 24 articles written by 7 mothers living around the world, examines the struggles and worries that mothers experience every day. The authors learned “in the trenches” how to depend on God and make Him their whole treasure. They present the true, albeit paradoxical, secret of godly motherhood: a mother only becomes good enough when she can answer “no” to the question “Are you good enough as a mother?” ".
Written in an engaging and humorous style, these articles offer us a unique perspective on biblical womanhood. These women share a common calling: to seek to live fruitful and faithful lives as daughters of the Most High, wives and mothers.
Their questions, reflections and anecdotes will encourage other mothers to live their role as mothers without guilt in the joy and freedom offered by the Gospel lived every day. They bear witness to a God who lives up to him…
Articles by: Rachel Jankovic, Gloria Furman, Rachel Pieh Jones, Christine Hoover, Carolyn McCulley, Trillia Newbell and Christina Fox.
Contents :
- Editor's foreword
- Motherhood is a calling (how important are your children to you?)
- Motherhood is a mission field
- Motherhood is convenient
- How eternity gives form to the ordinary
- Desperate, dependent, out of breath parenting
- Moms, are you up to it?
- The end of the Moms' War
- The Moms' War in the local Church: a parable
- The War of the Moms is a spiritual war
- The defense of a pregnant woman against the wiles of the devil
- Moms' daily question
- A greater treasure than my home
- Femininity: June Cleaver, Clair Huxtable or the virtuous woman?
- The astonishing call of motherhood
- The grace that surpasses all worry
- A scary prayer
- Being a vase of clay is a good thing!
- A home “for life”
- A whim for my transformation
- Kiss the waves
- A Prayer for the Worried Mom
- Our children for our joy
- The idols of the maternal heart
- A mother's mission
- Desiring God
- About the authors
ISBN: 9782358431170