Mothering by the Book
The Power of Reading Aloud to Overcome Fear and Recapture Joy

Wow I loved this book. The only reason it’s 4 stars is because unfortunately her theology isn’t great and she says a few times about God talking to her, “daddy God”, etc otherwise this book was so convicting and encouraging. “Our chief end is to glorify God and enjoy him forever. And if you aren’t e......more

Thanks to Bethany House for the free book. In this book, Pepito shares her struggles with fear with vulnerability and openness. Each chapter focuses on a lesson she learned through a book as she was going through various seasons of fear, depression, and anxiety. Also, she relies on the Bible heavily......more

This is a great book if you like “Meology.” She recommended “writing letters to yourself from God.” (Page 69) God wrote us many letters in the Bible and we don’t need to write our own. Scripture is sufficient. One particularly awful quote is, “Jesus wants to peel off the layers that have hidden who......more

This was fun because it is discussing books and the many ways they can teach us. And her tastes are similar to mine so I’ve read a lot of her recommendations. As a whole it didn’t resonate with me as much as others I think. I didn’t care for every chapter dealing with some type of fear. She is defini......more

This is my first book by Pepito and it was even better than I had hoped it would be! For some reason I had the impression this title was going to be about the need to read aloud to your kids. That's certainly the angle that Pepito works from, but her argument isn't just to read aloud to your childre......more