Surprised by Motherhood, LisaJo Baker
Surprised by Motherhood, LisaJo Baker
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Surprised by Motherhood
Everything I Never Expected about Being a Mom

Author: Lisa-Jo Baker

Narrator: Lisa-Jo Baker

Unabridged: 5 hr 9 min

Format: Digital Audiobook Download

Publisher: Oasis Audio

Published: 04/01/2014

Includes: Bonus Material Bonus Material Included

Synopsis

Most people who talk about motherhood start out by telling you how much they always wanted to be a mom.Not Lisa-Jo Baker. She was eighteen and growing up in South Africa when her mom died, and she swore she would never have kids. But then she fell in love with an American boy with cowboy-green eyes, married him, and now, a decade and two continents later, they have three. This is the unlikely story of how she got there.Along the way, she has discovered three key things about motherhood. One, motherhood is hard. Two, motherhood is glorious. Three, motherhood is very hard. And while she wouldn’t trade it, she would throw out all the parenting advice that made her feel like she was somehow failing this test of womanhood. Because all the “what to expect” books in the world can never truly prepare you for the sheer exhilaration, joy, and terrifying love that accompanies motherhood.This audio book is a reminder that being a mom isn’t about succeeding at some parenting checklist — it’s about what motherhood prepares us for while we’re busy preparing for it; how a new identity brings new meaning for our future and new appreciation of our past; and how there is wonder to be found in the daily merry-go-round of dishes, laundry, and tiny humans.

About The Author

Lisa-Jo Baker is the social media manager for DaySpring and the community manager of the company’s website, www.incourage.me, an online home for millions of women the world over. She shares her everyday life lived in between kids and chaos at LisaJoBaker.com and is a contributor to HuffPost Parents, and her writings on motherhood are syndicated from New Zealand to New York. Born and raised in South Africa, Lisa-Jo currently lives outside Washington, DC, with her husband and their three very loud kids.

Reviews

Goodreads review by Amanda on September 02, 2016

The thing about memoirs is that the voice telling the story is usually even more important than the story. Unfortunately, this one didn’t really speak to me. The author uses an abundance of flowery words to say very little. The story is told somewhat chronologically, but with tons of flashbacks and......more

Goodreads review by Heather on July 01, 2014

This was, without a doubt, the most beautifully written book I have ever read.......more

Goodreads review by Kristin on March 10, 2014

I figured I'd like Lisa-Jo Baker's book. Her blog posts make me feel like a superhero, even on the hardest mothering days. Even so, "Surprised by Motherhood: Everything I Never Expected About Being a Mom" exceed my expectations. Lisa-Jo's story is set partly in her South African homeland and her adop......more

Goodreads review by Elena on September 05, 2019

Lisa-Jo had some childhood scars (including the heartbreaking death of her mom when Lisa-Jo was eighteen) that led to her declaring to her husband in their dating stage that she would never want to have kids. Fast-forward a decade later and she has three. This memoir looks at how she got from Point......more

Goodreads review by Erica on September 08, 2020

3.5⭐ This was a good book and had some great encouragement in it. It wasn't quite what I was expecting and the authors style of writing was a little flowery and allegorical for me. She also would skip around time periods in her life which could be a bit hard to follow.......more

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