A review by bensonsquared
Hard Is Not the Same Thing as Bad: The Perspective Shift That Could Completely Change the Way You Mother by Abbie Halberstadt

hopeful inspiring

5.0

I love this this authors writing. She is so down to earth and real in her writing, almost like you're having a conversation with her. This is her second book and I love how each chapter is short and encouraging. I cannot read more than one chapter a day so it's taken a while to read it, because I have to think on what she said, digest the thought questions at the end of the chapter and such. I LOVE how each chapter ends with a memory verse, questions for thought, a worlds response vs Christians relative, and action steps! There are absolutely so many good snippets and quotes from this book. And I love how I can come back and read a chapter on a specific topic whenever I need encouragement without reading the whole book. This book has been such a great encouragement of the last year of reading it. I highly recommend it to any Christian Mama who's struggling and needs encouragement in their parenting and more. 

One of my favorite quotes is from pg 210 "Taking the time to learn what there's our children's hearts, and then studying our family time to notice if their passions are reflected there, is crucial to creating a family culture in which our teens want to participate."