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I wish I could give this a 3.5 but am rounding up. While many of the ideas in this book are mirrored in similar books, the author did a great job at offering practical action steps and refocusing the reader on what truly matters in motherhood. The narration on Audible was greatly distracting though, as it felt like a dramatic reading rather than relatable.
This was a great read. Just what I needed in the parenting moment I am in. It was encouraging, full of Scripture and very, very actionable! It’s also written topically, so I can see myself continuing to reference specific chapters to get ideas from the action steps when mothering things pop up in the future. I also loved the short prayers at the end of each chapter.
challenging
emotional
hopeful
reflective
medium-paced
Motherhood certainly has its challenges, but sometimes it feels the world tells us only negative things about mothering. What about the pride you feel when your child learns to read? What about the joy that comes from no longer having to change diapers? Instead of surrender. In each chapter she lays out the challenges, but also gives action steps, a key verse and prayer to combat that particular issue in motherhood. While she's being incredibly honest, Val also takes time to find humor in the way we can often get caught up in the crisis. This is a great book for new moms as well as those a few years into motherhood that may be looking for some hope in the midst of long, hard days.
I read this with a group of friends and we discussed a section of it every week before quartine hit. We missed our last discussion, but have been texting about it because that last section has been so helpful in giving perspective during this bizarre time.
The title of this book kind of turned me off. It sounds a little cutesy, but also it hit a little too close to home.
There were some chapters that I read and highlighted almost every word. Woerner uses Bible passages and quotes that cut to the issue she is describing perfectly. Her humility comes through and that was a game-changer. If she had tried to act the expert I would not have liked this book as much.
Culture tells us how we should view motherhood: I have to be frantic and busy. I have to drink a bottle of wine every night. I have to compete with my friends. I am in survival mode. Motherhood is not fun. Woener suggests another path. And I like it.
Just like I expect my kids to think critically about what they are being sold and what culture says, I have to do the same thing. This book helped me see the ways I am pressured by culture and the freedom that comes from choosing another path.
There were some chapters that I didn't love, but on the whole, this book helped me through the transition to quartine living without losing my mind and I'm so grateful.
The title of this book kind of turned me off. It sounds a little cutesy, but also it hit a little too close to home.
There were some chapters that I read and highlighted almost every word. Woerner uses Bible passages and quotes that cut to the issue she is describing perfectly. Her humility comes through and that was a game-changer. If she had tried to act the expert I would not have liked this book as much.
Culture tells us how we should view motherhood: I have to be frantic and busy. I have to drink a bottle of wine every night. I have to compete with my friends. I am in survival mode. Motherhood is not fun. Woener suggests another path. And I like it.
Just like I expect my kids to think critically about what they are being sold and what culture says, I have to do the same thing. This book helped me see the ways I am pressured by culture and the freedom that comes from choosing another path.
There were some chapters that I didn't love, but on the whole, this book helped me through the transition to quartine living without losing my mind and I'm so grateful.
Wow, after reading and underline almost something on every page, I knew I had a nightstand keeper! Each chapter ends in a beautiful, sincere prayer and all the biblical references and scriptures provided made this book so special to me. The overall theme of the book of humbling myself as a mother and learning to rely on my Father in Heaven when I am struggling is giving me hope and making me change my mindset!