When God Created Mothers
When God Created Mothers

Author: Erma Bombeck

Publisher: Andrews McMeel Publishing

Published: 2005-03

Total Pages: 60

ISBN-13: 9780740751080

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When it first appeared in Erma Bombeck's Mother's Day column in 1974, When God Created Mothers was an instant success, clipped from newspapers, tucked into purses, and tacked onto refrigerators all over America. Now in this beautiful keepsake edition, Bombeck's moving words are paired with original art that bring to life the warm portrait of motherhood contained within.An angel marvels at the detail and overtime that the good Lord is putting into his creation of mothers. Despite the six pairs of hands and the three pairs of eyes that every mother needs, the angel thinks she has discovered a flaw:"There's a leak," she pronounced. "I told you that you were trying to put too much into this model.""It's not a leak," said the Lord. "It's a tear.""What's it for?""It's for joy, sadness, disappointment, pain, loneliness and pride.""You are a genius," said the angel.The Lord looked somber, "I didn't put it there."Every mother will treasure this moving tribute, penned by America's most beloved expert on motherhood.

The Mother God Made Me to Be
The Mother God Made Me to Be

Author: Karen Valentin

Publisher: FaithWords

Published: 2016-03-22

Total Pages: 171

ISBN-13: 1455539856

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My journey from newlywed, to mother of two, to single mom - trying to heal - and become the mother God made me to be Karen lived an adventurous single life but longed for a family of her own. After years of maintaining her vow of purity and waiting for a man who shared her Christian faith, she fell in love with her best friend and co-worker. They married. She bore two sons. They divorced. With humor, honesty and raw emotion, Valentin tells her story of wrestling between God's will and her own, with visions of happily ever after. In the midst of her weakness and grief, she experiences God's strength and restoration like never before. Through her family and friends, mission workers, the pastor of Graffiti Church, and her two beautiful boys, God turns her ashes to beauty and her sorrow into joy. The Mother God Made Me to Be contains a discussion guide for book clubs and church groups. karenvalentin.com

Ordinary on Purpose
Ordinary on Purpose

Author: Mikala MD Albertson

Publisher: Baker Books

Published: 2022-03-08

Total Pages: 215

ISBN-13: 149343604X

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Beauty is Found in the Ordinary The world is shouting at us to be more. Strive. Achieve. Overachieve. Never stop pushing. As a family practice doctor, wife, and mother, Mikala Albertson appeared to be living a "perfect" life, but really her whole world was falling apart. Married seven years to an alcohol and drug addict while raising two young children and finishing residency, Mikala eventually reached a breaking point. And surrendered. In sifting through the shattered pieces of her life, she realized she had been chasing something that doesn't exist. Perfect is pretend. And what she desperately needed to embrace was ordinary. A good, hard, messy, gritty, lovely, ordinary life. In Ordinary on Purpose, Mikala shares her heartfelt journey in a raw and revealing way as she invites you to lay down your own endless chase for perfection and embrace this beautiful, messy life exactly as it is with our perfect, loving God right by your side. What would it look like to stop pretending to be "perfect" and be ordinary? Instead of always feeling overwhelmed and alone, you might discover the beauty of a good, hard life grounded in the radiant hope of God's unending love. Life happens in the ordinary, after all.

Mother God
Mother God

Author: Teresa Kim Pecinovsky

Publisher: Augsburg Fortress Publishers

Published: 2022

Total Pages: 34

ISBN-13: 1506479014

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Mother God introduces readers to a dozen images of God inspired by feminine descriptions from Scripture.

So God Made a Mother
So God Made a Mother

Author: Leslie Means

Publisher: Tyndale House Publishers

Published: 2023-04-18

Total Pages: 321

ISBN-13: 1496464680

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When God made a mother, he had you in mind. Are you a mother? Do you have a mother? Do you know a mother? If the answer to any of these questions is yes, So God Made a Mother is for you. Join Leslie Means, founder of the popular website Her View From Home, as she weaves together a powerful, emotional collection of essays from women of all ages and stages. These real-life, straight-to-the-heart stories will make you laugh, cry, and nod along. No two mothers are alike. No two experiences in motherhood mirror each other. But something powerful happens when our stories come together: they speak love, worth, value, and beauty. They take the undefinable experience of motherhood and give it shape and substance and strength. They speak to us all. So God Made a Mother promises to show you the incomparable heart of a mother . . . a mother just like you.

So God Made a Mother's Story
So God Made a Mother's Story

Author: Leslie Means

Publisher: Tyndale House Publishers

Published: 2024-04-09

Total Pages: 225

ISBN-13: 1496490649

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How much do you really know about your mother? You know her favorite color. You know how she takes her coffee. You know she'd do anything for you. But do you know her story? What did she worry about as she rocked a baby in the middle of the night? What is she proudest of? How does she hope to be remembered? What is her legacy? So God Made a Mother's Story is an inspirational guided journal that invites a woman to share her heart-in her own handwriting-with generations to come. From the creators of the bestselling book So God Made a Mother, this companion keepsake is filled with thoughtful questions, writing prompts, and space for a mother or mother figure to write about life before and beyond motherhood. Heartwarming quotes from a chorus of mothers are scattered throughout. Here she can share about her history, her hopes and dreams and fears--in a language of love that too often goes unspoken. With this keepsake journal, you'll discover answers to questions you may have never thought about, like: What is your earliest memory? Who were your best friends growing up and what were they like? How did you feel when you found out you were going to be a mother? What was your most frequent prayer? What's the kindest thing someone has ever done for you or said to you? The perfect gift for any mother, So God Made a Mother's Story is an invitation to go deeper into a mother's unique story and create a keepsake those who love her will cherish forever.

Missional Motherhood
Missional Motherhood

Author: Gloria Furman

Publisher: Crossway

Published: 2016-05-13

Total Pages: 200

ISBN-13: 1433552302

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There's no such thing as “just” a mom. Despite the routine tasks and mundane to-do lists, motherhood is anything but insignificant. God has designed motherhood as part of his greater plan to draw people to himself—instilling all women, whether called to traditional mothering or not, with an eternal purpose in nurturing others. In this book, Gloria Furman searches the Scriptures for the mission of God in motherhood. She opens our eyes to God's life-giving promises—promises intended to empower each and every woman as she makes disciples in her home, in her neighborhood, and around the world.

God Made All of Me
God Made All of Me

Author: Justin S. Holcomb

Publisher: New Growth Press

Published: 2015-08-21

Total Pages: 30

ISBN-13: 1942572557

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This simply told, beautifully illustrated story from the authors of Rid of My Disgrace and Is It My Fault? helps two- to eight-year-olds understand why their bodies matter and distinguish between appropriate and inappropriate touch. God Made All of Me gently opens a conversation that every family needs to have.

Courageously Expecting
Courageously Expecting

Author: Jenny Albers

Publisher: Thomas Nelson

Published: 2022-01-11

Total Pages: 236

ISBN-13: 1400228247

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Using Scripture and personal narrative, Courageously Expecting empathizes with and empowers women to face a pregnancy after loss with faith and courage, despite inevitable feelings of grief and fear that accompany life after losing a baby. Pregnancy is widely regarded as the most joyful time in a woman's life, but for the mother who has experienced pregnancy loss, a subsequent pregnancy can feel like she's holding her breath and hoping for what she can't control. In Courageously Expecting, Jenny Albers meets women in this difficult season as someone who has also experienced the worst and cautiously hoped for the best. Through the telling of her own story, Scripture, and heartfelt prayer, she encourages readers to cling to faith in the face of fear and guides them to cultivate hope when doubt weighs heavy; realize that the past does not dictate the present or the future and that God creates a way in the wilderness of grief and loss; flip the script on the what-if, worst-case-scenario narrative in their minds and learn to take their thoughts captive; and find the courage to humble themselves and ask for and accept help from others. Regardless of where readers are on their pregnancy after loss journey, Courageously Expecting is a companion to help them through the days when fear overshadows hope.

A Mom After God's Own Heart
A Mom After God's Own Heart

Author: Elizabeth George

Publisher: Harvest House Publishers

Published: 2005-07-01

Total Pages: 274

ISBN-13: 0736930914

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Mom, You Guide Their Hearts You feed them, bathe them, hold them, kiss them. Your days are spent caring for and nurturing your children. In all the distractions of life and the demands of motherhood, how can you know if your children will grow to follow after God? Bestselling author, Elizabeth George has journeyed through the ups and downs of mothering children into adulthood. In A Mom After God's Own Heart, she offers practical tips and encouraging advice to help you raise children of all ages in the knowledge of the Lord. Here you'll find . . . Easy-to-implement principles for enjoyable and effective parenting Specific tools for teaching your children about God's love for them Biblical insight to encourage you along the parenting journey Mom, as you meet your children's daily needs, know that God has given you a unique position of influence over their lives—you guide their hearts. No matter what their ages, you can help them experience His love, blessings, and provisions when you become A Mom After God's Own Heart.