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Becoming A Gospel Mom (Workbook)
$19.99Add to cartThis essential companion to the Gospel Mom book equips women to embark on their own journey of gospel motherhood and learn how to make biblical decisions for themselves and their family.
What does it mean to be a gospel mom? A gospel mom is a woman who is renewed by Christ’s righteousness, knows her mission and purpose, and lives free from guilt and unhealthy comparison.
This workbook, designed to be used in conjunction with the new Gospel Mom book by bestselling authors Emily A. Jensen and Laura Wifler, helps moms go deeper and apply everything from the book to their own lives. Each chapter of the workbook, corresponding with the same chapter from Gospel Mom, includes insightful and challenging questions with plenty of prayer and Bible study to tie it all together.
As friends, fellow moms, and expert guides, Emily and Laura walk women step-by-step through the practices and thinking of how to rest in the grace of Christ, gaining peace and assurance in their motherhood.
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Gospel Mom : How To Make Biblical Decisions And Discover The Mom God Create
$22.99Add to cartEmily A. Jensen and Laura Wifler, bestselling authors of Risen Motherhood [over 150,000 copies sold], show moms how to navigate their everyday decisions and current circumstances through a biblical lens, and experience the freedom and confidence in who God made them to be.
If there’s one thing moms love, it’s a formula. Give us the three-step process, the instruction manual, the straightforward solution for how to mother with excellence and we’ll give it our best shot.
But we all know motherhood isn’t that simple. Each decision seems to present a thousand overwhelming options, or our circumstances suddenly change and we can’t keep up with “the plan,” or we see another mom making different choices and begin to doubt our own.
All of this leaves us questioning our decision-making in motherhood.
So how can we find a secure identity in motherhood and know we’re “good” before the throne of God? By understanding the gospel story and how all of scripture applies to our lives. We need more than just to know what to do.
We need to know who to be.
Join Emily and Laura as together you explore what it truly means to be a gospel mom, a woman who is renewed by Christ’s righteousness, knows her mission and purpose, and lives free from guilt and unhealthy comparison.
As friends, fellow moms, and expert guides, Emily and Laura walk you step-by-step through the practices and thinking of how to rest in the grace of Christ, gaining peace and assurance in your motherhood.
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Walking In Wonder
$19.99Add to cartEmbrace the independent and energetic toddler year with this weekly devotional journal–a keepsake memory book created with your spiritual growth in mind as you watch your child grow day by day.
In this beautiful companion to Waiting in Wonder and Watching in Wonder, popular blogger Catherine Claire Larson encourages moms to receive God’s peace and grace during the intense and joy-filled toddler year.
Designed to help you discover God’s love in a new way as your little one discovers their world, Walking in Wonder includes:
*Three Scripture-based devotions each week centered on spiritual and parenting themes such as resting, feeding, and speaking
*Monthly “Memories and Milestones” sections to document your toddler’s growth
*Thoughtful journaling prompts with space to record stories and prayers during this busy and delightful year
With its invitation to draw near to God as you navigate your child’s second year of life, this is a unique and thoughtful gift for adoption parties, birthday celebrations, or simply for yourself and future generations.
Savor the transformation happening in your faith life as you enjoy the remarkable changes in your toddler.
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Momma Moments With God
$21.99Add to cartThe story-based devotions, Bible verses, reflection questions, prayers, and space for journaling in this 90-day devotional help mothers know they are not alone–even on their toughest parenting days.
From middle-of-the-night newborn hours to the tumultuous teen years, mothering is a rewarding but sometimes lonely calling. The short, daily doses of biblical wisdom and sisterly camaraderie in Momma Moments with God encourage moms in every season to find strength from their heavenly Father and know they are not alone.
In these 90 heartwarming devotions, Sharon Jaynes shares stories from her own life, as well as Bible verses, prayers, reflection questions, and journaling pages. Every day invites a time to pause and focus on a parenting theme such as relying on God, receiving and offering grace, and renewing courage to move into a new season.
An ideal gift for baby showers, adoption parties, or for any mom who needs to know she is never alone in her parenting struggles, Momma Moments with God brings moms back to God’s Word alongside someone who understands.
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Special Kids Chosen Moms
Original price was: $15.99.$14.97Current price is: $14.97.Add to cartAre you raising or caring for a special needs child? Help and inspiration from someone who has “been there and done that” is at hand-a mom who learned “on the job” by caring for her blind, severely developmentally delayed, and medically fragile son.
Born out of experience, this practical yet full-of-heart manual will help mothers navigate the demands of the medical world, as well as organize their home routines to better care for their child. Beyond the practical, it is a heart-warming reminder that God has a plan for your life.
You’ll find:
*Advice for organizing your medical and insurance information
*Ideas for streamlining your home life and schedule
*Suggestions for recipes for the table as well as a successful marriage
*Help with cradle to grave necessities
*Encouragement, Scriptures, and resources to ease the load.God chose you specifically to raise and love your child and wants you to keep your eyes on him and not your circumstances. -Sandra Nieto
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So God Made A Mothers Story
$18.99Add to cartHow 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.
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Mom Heart Moments
$26.99Add to cartNow in a deluxe hardcover! Beloved author Sally Clarkson shares her heart and wisdom for mothers-and offers hope for each day.
A mother living well in her God-ordained role is of great beauty and inestimable value to the future history of any generation. Her impact is irreplaceable and necessary to the spiritual formation of children who will be the adults of the next generation. Fun, comfort, humor, graciousness, spiritual passion, compassion for the lost, hospitality, chores, meals, training, life-giving words, hours and hours of listening and playing and praying and reading-all are parts of the mosaic of soul development.
Spend the year with Mom Heart Moments, the first devotional by beloved author Sally Clarkson, and discover how as a mother you can draw closer to the heart of God. In a world constantly vying for our attention, it can be easy to get caught up in the chaos. Each day of this beautiful devotional offers encouragement and direction to become the mother God has called you to be.
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Grace For The Moment For Moms
$19.99Add to cartYou’re the best, Mom. Mothers, for so many, are a welcoming hug, a helping hand, a comforting ear, a wise source of guidance. They do so much for so many, and in the devotional Grace for the Moment for Moms, bestselling author, husband, father, and grandfather Max Lucado offers moms comfort, encouragement, and some much-needed moments of grace and appreciation.
You’ll find Scripture-based devotions that:
*Encourage moms in their faith and help them embrace the hope of the Lord
*Remind moms of God’s grace over their lives and the lives of their children and grandchildren
*Inspirational insight on how to choose love, joy, peace, patience, kindness, and faithfulness in very real situations
This compilation of 50 beautiful devotions from Max’s bestselling brand also includes:
*A prayer for moms by Max
*Lovely design and illustrations
*Inspirational messages that remind moms how loved and appreciated they are
*Written-out Bible verses to encourage and uplift mothersWhether a gift for your own mom or for a mom who means so much to you, this book is ideal for Mother’s Day, birthdays, Valentine’s Day, and more and will be a cherished favorite for years to come.Tell your mom thank you, I love you, and more with Grace for the Moment for Moms.
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Unlimited Motherhood : Overcome 12 Limits That Overwhelm And Conflict Our H
$17.99Add to cartForces OUTSIDE You Can’t Stop the God WITHIN You
It’s easy to feel overwhelmed and limited by the demands on your life as a mom. Your heart’s cry is for God to use you, but at the end of the day, you don’t have much left to give.
But what if the limits on your life could be overcome through the power of the Holy Spirit?
With humor, vulnerability, and stories of her own limited life as a mom of five–two of whom struggle with severe autism–pastor and podcaster Jessica Hurlbut ignites hope in the hearts of overwhelmed moms to believe that God has more. Revealing 12 limits that hinder mothers–very real things like exhaustion, distractions, and disillusionment–Jessica empowers you to respond in obedience rather than react in emotions. From there she will teach you how to recognize and follow the Holy Spirit’s lead so you can experience the abundant life Jesus promised rather than the just-getting-by life we tend to settle for.
No matter your circumstances, God sees you, knows you, and has more for your life–even amid the crazy season of motherhood.
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Mom More Than A Little
$14.95Add to cart“I’m more than a little bit grateful, it’s true, for the good things I’ve learned just because you are you.”
Tell Mom you’re more than a little bit grateful for her–for the person she is and the growth she’s inspired. Created by the team behind the bestselling More Than a Little, this all-ages picture book is filled with joyful rhymes to highlight the ways Mom has shaped your world for the better. Each page features adorable illustrations of an elephant and her calf to celebrate the everyday moments that make up a lifetime of love.
Share it with Mom for a birthday, Mother’s Day, the holiday season, or just because!
Features a foiled-stamped, die-cut hardcover.”
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He Gives More Grace
$16.99Add to cartMotherhood is one of life’s most joyful yet most difficult gifts. We are eager to get it “right”, yet parenting usually highlights our weaknesses and leaves us worried about our mistakes.
These hope-filled, positive devotions recognize the realities and pressures, joys and disappointments of motherhood and will give you a precious reminder of grace from God’s word to hold onto each day. They will help you to trust that God’s grace is enough for you and your kids. As the authors say in the introduction, “Our children do not need a perfect mother. What they do need is a mother who recognizes her need for a perfect Savior and understands that this is the greatest need of her children as well.”
As you focus on the work of Jesus rather than your own efforts, you will feel less pressure and more freedom and joy in all the ups and downs of motherhood.
Written by a mother-daughter combination (one with four kids aged 10-16 and one with three grown kids and ten grandchildren) who are both grateful recipients of God’s grace and faithfulness in the many seasons, situations and realities of motherhood.
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You Are Still A Mother
$11.99Add to cartGrieving the loss of a child to stillbirth can be a lonely and agonizing experience. Sadly, this overwhelming loss is far more common than one may think, affecting around 1 in 160 births. Gibson honestly acknowledges the sorrow, the loneliness, and fears that come from suffering the loss of a child while pointing to the gospel with gentleness and understanding.
You Are Still a Mother weaves Scripture and deep truths about God with Jackie’s personal experience to provide a book that is both honest and full of hope. Acknowledging that all who suffer this loss will never be the same, she reassures readers that God will be present through every moment of every day.
*Author Jackie Gibson, speaking from experience, shares the common emotions, questions, and feelings that arise when grieving a stillbirth or miscarriage.
*Reassures women who are grieving this unique loss that the Lord is near and will provide comfort.
*Reminds readers that God is always good, even in the midst of suffering such an awful loss.
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Working Moms Guide To Managing Stress And Thriving
$5.59Add to cartStop Your Hurry and Start Living with Intentionality
As a working mom you want to thrive personally and professionally, but the day-to-day responsibilities and mental load can make that feel impossible. While periods of busyness are normal, if life feels overwhelming, it’s time for a reset. With compassion and encouragement, founder of popular online site The Mom Creative Jessica N. Turner shows you how to
* work and parent guilt-free
* set achievable goals
* create more schedule flexibility
* establish clear work boundaries
* develop home management solutions
* become more efficient and less stressed
* prioritize self-care
* invest in your marriage
* cultivate deeper friendshipsWant to embrace your many roles and learn solutions that really work? Let this practical book empower you to make changes and live with contentment.
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Time Saving Mom
$22.99Add to cartTime is short. Here’s how to invest it in what matters most.
As a busy mom, pulled in many directions, you’ve felt it: There’s too much to do, and not enough time to do it.
It seems like the only solution is to hustle harder. But there’s a far better way to manage your time so that you can simplify and enjoy your life.
Crystal Paine–mom of six, bestselling author, and entrepreneur–delivers a real-world, no-nonsense guide to keeping you sane and doing the things you love most.
In The Time-Saving Mom, Crystal takes you inside her days to help you:
* Adopt an easy-to-implement four-step system to organize and simplify your life
* Create morning and evening routines that set you up for success
* Learn time-saving hacks to help you find time for pursuing your personal passions, friendships, exercise, and better sleep
* Carve out sacred time for God and your family
You don’t have to be a productivity queen to maximize your time. Instead, you can be a time-saving mom, investing in what matters most.
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40 Days To A Joyful Motherhood
$19.97Add to cartFrom author, mother, and holistic wellness advocate Sarah Humphrey comes a heartfelt devotional filled with guidance and spiritual wisdom for mothers everywhere.
40 Days to a Joyful Motherhood offers mothers the chance to dive more deeply into what it means to understand your identity, let go of comparison, and embrace the beautiful mess that so often defines motherhood. With poignant truths on self-care, grace, and spirituality, Humphrey shares her wisdom for the joyful moments, the difficult moments, and each moment in between. Humphrey’s devotional provides reflection and contemplation amidst the hurry of motherhood, and encourages mothers to meditate on their own unique and invaluable identity.
Spanning 40 days, Humphrey draws from her own experience to offer readers authentic and thoughtful advice on how to slow down, be present, and meditate on God’s word–even when life seems out of control. Humphrey’s devotional touches on topics such as:
*Understanding your identity
*Learning to nurture yourself
*Transforming your habits
*Letting go of comparison
*Coping with loss
*Setting boundaries and finding supportHumphrey’s thoughtful, sincere advice and heartfelt observations are an encouragement to readers in this soul-stirring devotional dedicated to the beauty (and mess) of motherhood.
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Mama Bear Apologetics Guide To Sexuality Discipleship Workbook (Workbook)
$13.99Add to cartEmpowered to Speak Truth
Talking to your children about gender, sexuality, and marriage can be challenging. But the difference between what the Bible and the world have to say about these topics can be a gateway to teaching them to love and cherish God’s sacred truth. This helpful study guide companion to Mama Bear Apologetics Guide to Sexuality will prepare you to turn these tricky conversations into amazing opportunities for kingdom discipleship.
Inside this workbook, you will find:*active reading notes highlighting vocabulary, themes, and questions that further your study of each chapter from Mama Bear Apologetics Guide to Sexuality
*highlighted verses from Scripture that illuminate the tender heart behind God’s design for sex and gender
*discipleship activities to help you engage your kids in age-appropriate dialogue about sensitive issues like homosexuality, transgenderism, pornography, and more
Perfect for individual and small group study, this workbook is the resource every Mama Bear needs to advocate for God’s truth with wisdom and confidence while equipping her children to understand His perfect plan for human sexuality.
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Mom Guilt : Escaping The Strong Hold
$6.25Add to cartDo you feel like you’re failing as a mom? Are you plagued by a sense of inadequacy and feel like you’re constantly missing the mark? These feelings describe mom guilt–a surprisingly common experience for modern moms.
Counselor Lauren Whitman helps moms identify mom guilt and understand the common roots of it that contribute to a sense of deficiency that many mothers live with. She helps readers think biblically about how God helps us escape from mom guilt by accepting our limitations, rejecting worldly standards, and embracing the freedom of faithful living before God.
Moms: God sees more than failure in you–and he wants you to see it too so you can be encouraged.
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Everyday Prayers For The School Year
$14.99Add to cartMoms know all too well that God doesn’t promise an easy road for us–or our kids. As much as we’d love to protect them from heartaches, it just isn’t possible. This is especially true during the school year, when they are introduced to new teachers, new classmates, new concepts, and maybe even a new school that seems big and frightening.
Jesus tells us, “In the world you will have tribulation. But take heart; I have overcome the world” (John 16:33). With this reassurance, we try to reassure our children that no matter what, God is there and He’s on their side.
And we pray.
In Everyday Prayers for the School Year, author Tara L. Cole offers devotional readings and opportunities for mothers to pray for many issues concerning their children, such as:
*Are they making godly friends?
*Are their teachers kind and caring?
*Can they make wise choices in bad situations?
*Will they commit to studying?
*Are they being targeted by bullies?
*If they are unprepared for a test, will they trust God or cheat?No matter what our kids are facing during the school year, we can’t go wrong when we pray and teach them to pray too.
Our prayer is that they ultimately trust Him for their salvation, but even after they become Christians, they have the daily choice to trust God when they feel like they are standing alone and the circumstances look impossible.
Tara says, “My hope for this journal is that it will help moms turn their worry about their children’s school year into hope, that they take their concerns to God and walk away confident that He loves our kids more than we do. And He is in control.”
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Prayers From The Parking Lot
$7.99Add to cartRaise your hand if you’ve ever hidden in your car. Just for a moment, just long enough to catch your breath. You’re not alone! Moms everywhere are sitting on park benches and bleachers, in minivans and bus stops, at the baseball field, the dance studio, or in line at the grocery store. And we are exhausted.
Moms don’t need more information, instructions, expectations, or responsibilities. Instead, you need something to put your mind and heart at ease. You need a reminder that everything you’re anxious about is in God’s hands. And you need it in small doses you can fit into your schedule–even if that means a few stolen minutes in the car!
Prayers from the Parking Lot meets you where you are–overscheduled and overwhelmed. Perfect for reading while you’re on the go, these to-the-point devotions and prayers are topically arranged so you can go straight to the issue you’re facing right now. If you’re looking for understanding and encouragement as you navigate your busy days, this little book will yield big results.
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Jesus Calling For Moms
$19.99Add to cartGive the moms in your life this beautiful gift of encouragement and reassurance from Jesus Calling (R). Jesus Calling for Moms includes selected 50 devotions to celebrate mothers and their love, comfort, and strength.
With 50 themed selections, you’ll find devotions that include:
*the power of love
*the gift of strength
*courage in any season
*trusting Him during challenging times
*God’s guidance and comfort
*joyous reasons to celebrate mothers and motherhoodThis beautiful compilation of devotions from Sarah’s bestselling brand also includes:
*a new introduction and prayer for moms by Sarah Young
*journaling prompts and questions to encourage deeper growth
*space to write thoughts, prayers, and reflections
*stunning imagery
*written-out Scripture versesWhether a gift for your own mom or for a mom who means so much to you, this is the perfect gift for Mother’s Day, birthdays, Valentine’s Day, and more. Jesus Calling for Moms will be a cherished favorite for years to come.
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M Is For Mama
$19.99Add to cartMother-of-10 Abbie Halberstadt helps woman humbly and gracefully rise to the high calling of motherhood without settling for mediocrity or losing their minds in the process.
When it comes to being a good mom in today’s culture, the bar is set embarrassingly low, especially when compared to God’s standard. Mere survival is seen as a badge of honor and hanging on ’til “wine-o-clock” a goal to be strived for.
As a daughter of Christ, you have been called to be more than an average mom. Attaining excellence doesn’t have to be unsettling but it will take committed focus and a desire to parent well according to God’s grace and for His glory.
M is for Mama offers advice, encouragement, and scripturally sound strategies seasoned with a little bit of humor to help you embrace the challenge of biblical motherhood and raise your children with love and wisdom.
Mom, you are worthy of the awesome responsibility God has given you. Now it’s time to start believing you can live up to it.
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Mama Bear Apologetics Guide To Sexuality
$16.99Add to cartRaise Them to Value God’s Design
Starting at a young age, kids are being fed damaging misinformation about sexuality, gender identity, and human biology. As a parent, it’s up to you to help your children understand God’s truth about these integral concepts in the face of the candy-coated lies that saturate today’s world.
In the footsteps of the bestselling Mama Bear Apologetics comes this invaluable guide to training your kids to know and respect God’s design in a world that has rejected it. This book will equip you to;
*understand God’s design for gender, sex, marriage, and family as a beautiful portrait that reveals the nature of God Himself
*identify the tactics being used to trick children into adopting an unbiblical view of sexuality under the guise of Christian-sounding words like love, identity, tolerance, and justice
*teach your kids to treat those who hold different beliefs with gentle, Christlike compassion without compromising biblical values
As society continues to blur the lines of what is good, true, and acceptable, God’s standards remain clear and unchanging. This book will give you the wisdom to confidently raise your children to understand sex and gender through a biblical lens.
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Praying The Scriptures For Your Children 20th Anniversary Edition (Anniversary)
$18.99Add to cartThis expanded edition of the bestseller features updated content on issues like technology and identity, and comes with new material designed to invite children into the family prayer circle.
There is not a need we will face in parenting–or that our kids will confront in their lives–that God has not already thought of, and provided for, in his Word. And there can be no greater privilege than partnering with him, through our prayers, to accomplish his best purposes in the lives of the people we love.
But where to begin?
In this updated and expanded edition celebrating the 20th anniversary of a modern classic, you will discover how using the Bible to shape your desires and requests opens the door to God’s provision–and frees us from things like worry and fear in our parenting!
It teaches you how and what to pray for your child(ren) in the following areas:
*Faith
*Character
*Safety
*Relationships
*FuturePlus, all-new material includes sections on praying for a child’s sense of identity, praying for their use of technology, and building a prayer legacy with specific strategies and a collection of child-friendly Bible verses designed to help children anchor their hope in God’s Word.
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Mama Bear Apologetics
$17.99Add to cart#RoarLikeAMother
The problem with lies is they don’t often sound like lies. Their attraction is their appeal. They seem harmless, and even sound right. So what’s a Mama Bear to do to protect her children and raise them in the truth?
Mama Bear Apologetics is the book you’ve been looking for. This mom-to-mom guide will equip you to teach your kids how to form their own beliefs about what is true and what is false. Through honest storytelling and practical application, this band of Mama Bears offers tools to train your kids how to spot the lie traps intended to trip them up and the steps to take to stand strong on God’s Word.
Are you ready to answer the rallying cry, “When you mess with our kids, we will demolish your arguments”? Join the Mama Bear movement and raise your voice to protect your kids.
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This Is My Body
$13.99Add to cartKneeling at the communion rail, Hannah Shanks heard the familiar words “The body of Christ, broken for you” as the server tore off a piece of bread and placed it in her hands. And then “The blood of Christ, shed for you” as she dipped her bread into the common cup. Just hours before she had found out she was pregnant. Now she heard the words “This is my body” as she’d never heard them before.
It occurred to her that Jesus’ words spoken at the Last Supper”This is my body, broken; This is my blood poured out”-were as fitting a description of birth as they are of death. Not only do the words describe Jesus’ death, but they also apply to every birth that has ever taken place. Making this connection shifted Shanks’s thinking about the familiar ritual of communion.
This Is My Body is a journey of discovery and reclamation, of finding familiar paths in unfamiliar territory and new facets to ancient rituals. Part personal narrative and part unearthing of scripture passages from a woman’s point of view, it draws women and men closer to the God we profess, a God who is in all things, a God who is present in all genders and beyond them. Readers discover that God can be seen through the eyes, bodies, and experiences of women just as God has long been viewed from a male perspective. Using the communion liturgy and elements of the common table (where all are welcome) as a framework, the book offers much material for reflection on this central act of Christianity.
This Is My Body is about getting surprised by positivity toward one’s body in a time of life when negativity is expected. It is about finding a new relationship to the acts of Christian community through the experience of a woman’s body, including pregnancy and birth. The author approaches motherhood with one foot in the sacred and the other in the often difficult space of the stereotypes the church attaches to mothering.
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Memory A Day For Moms
$16.99Add to cartJust one simple thought a day to preserve five years of memories with your children-finally, a record book that is doable! A Memory a Day for Moms,a beautiful five-year journal with carefully curated questions and writing prompts, offers you just that. Jot down a single thought, memory, or prayer, and build a treasured keepsake day by day.
Mothers in all stages of life will find something to love about A Memory a Day for Moms, as it allows you to reflect on and record your children’s growth and your own journey as a mom. Whether you are knee-deep with littles or navigating the tricky waters of high school and beyond, prompts such as “My child said the funniest thing today!” “My hope for my child is,” and “Lately we’ve been enjoying _____ together” will always resonate.
This luxurious journal makes a beautiful gift for a birthday or baby shower, or as a special treat for yourself. With spacious lines and a prettily designed interior, you will love coming back to A Memory a Day for Moms day after day.
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Pass The Joy Please
$9.99Add to cartThere is a joy inexpressible and uncontainable that is delivered to a woman’s heart when she delivers a baby to the world! When an ordinary woman gazes into the eyes of her baby, joy is real and recognizable; love is unconditional and bottomless.
However, sometimes that delicious joy is lost amidst sleepless nights, potty-training, strong-willed two year olds and never-ending mountains of laundry! When a weary mother is facing yet another day of tantrums, sibling rivalry, last week’s dishes in the sink and a house filled with unmade the beds, the joy of motherhood is often no where to be found.
Carol McLeod is the mother of five and the “Marmee” to currently seven precocious and precious little people. When it comes to the days of being overwhelmed with the demands of children, she “gets” it. Carol understands the desire to be the world’s greatest mom and yet falling on your face … day after day after day.
Carol is a mom who deeply cares about the next generation of women who are raising their children to make a difference in the world. She has written this devotional from the wealth of years of motherhood and from a heart that knows the true source of joy.
If you have forgotten how to giggle or sing with your children … then this book is for you!
If you have lost yourself in the quagmire of whining children … then this book is for you!
If you have screamed at your children this week for no reason other than they were acting like children … then this book is for you!If you long to wring the joy out of motherhood … then this book is for you!
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Little God Time For Mothers Devotional 365 Daily Devotions
$15.99Add to cartA little God time is what all mothers need but can rarely find in the craziness of everyday life. This one year daily devotional will encourage mothers of all ages to carve out some time for the refreshment and renewal found in God. When life demands your attention, find some time in your day to reflect on the God who truly desires to be with you.
Excerpt: The Perfect Hire
Whether “Mom” is your only title or one of several, the day you became a mother you took on a full-time job with crazy hours, non-existent pay, and inconsistent benefits. Some days, it’s the greatest gift in the world to love and serve our families. On others, we find ourselves wondering, Does this job get any easier? Any better?On those days with more responsibilities than time, more grumbling than gratitude, rest in this: your employer is not that tantrum-throwing toddler or eye-rolling teenager. God chose you specifically for this family; you were the only candidate for the job, and you are perfectly qualified. You work for Him, and He will give you all the support, recognition, and joy you need.
“Whatever you do, work at it with all your heart, as working for the Lord, not for human masters, since you know that you will receive an inheritance from the Lord as a reward. It is the Lord Christ you are serving” (Colossians 3:23-24, NIV).
What part of your “work” as a mother is the most difficult for you? Share your struggles with God. Does it help you to remember you are working for Him at a job He chose just for you?