The Better Mom, Ruth Schwenk
The Better Mom, Ruth Schwenk
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The Better Mom
Growing in Grace between Perfection and the Mess

Author: Ruth Schwenk

Narrator: Crestina Hardie

Unabridged: 5 hr 47 min

Format: Digital Audiobook Download

Publisher: Zondervan

Published: 04/24/2018


Synopsis

Mothering is messy. Our joy and hope in raising children doesn’t change the reality that being a mom can be frustrating, stressful, and tiring. But just as God is using us to shape our children, God is using our children and motherhood to shape us.  In The Better Mom, author Ruth Schwenk, herself a mother of four children, encourages us with the good news that there is more to being a mom than the extremes of striving for perfection or simply embracing the mess. We don’t need to settle for surviving our kids’ childhood. We can grow through it.With refreshing and heartfelt honesty Ruth emboldens moms to:Find freedom and walk confidently in purposeCreate a God-honoring home environment Overcome unhealthy and destructive emotions such as anger, anxiety, and moreAvoid glorifying the mess of mom-ing or idolizing perfectionCultivate life-giving friendships At the heart of The Better Mom is the message that Jesus calls us to live not a weary life, but a worthy life. We don’t have to settle for either being apathetic or struggling to be perfect. Both visions of motherhood go too far. Ruth offers a better option. She says, “It’s okay to come as we are, but what we’re called to do and be is far too important to stay there! The way to becoming a better mom starts not with what we are doing, but with who God is inviting us to become."

About Ruth Schwenk

Ruth Schwenk is the founder of the popular blog TheBetterMom.com and co-founder, with her husband Patrick, of FortheFamily.org and the podcast Rootlike Faith. She is also the trusted author of several books with HarperCollins Christian Publishing, including The Better Mom Book and Devotional, and co-author with Karen Ehman of Pressing Pause and Settle My Soul. Ruth is a Michigan football super-fan, lover of all things HGTV, and a self-proclaimed foodie. But her greatest joy is her family. She lives with her husband and their four kids in the dreamy college town of Ann Arbor, Michigan.


Reviews

Goodreads review by Shelby

More like 4.5 I really enjoyed this and marked up so many pages.......more

Goodreads review by Bp

This is one of those books that it was a blessing to read as a Mom. I guess I am often drawn to books on mothering and some are of course better than others. This one did take me a little while to "get into." I did enjoy reading it overall. I like how each chapter focuses on a different pressure or i......more

Goodreads review by Steph

This is a good book. It helped me breathe a deep breath in the chaos of mothering young children. It helped me clearly see that children are like a payment we can receive joyfully—and one we must handle wisely. No matter the struggles we face, our children are a reward. “In God’s hands, our kids can......more

Goodreads review by Yvie

What a great book for mothers-to-be! (I'd say new moms, but who has the time?) This book really breaks it down and speaks to the different stages of motherhood in a conversational tone, not sugarcoating the bad parts, and being sure to include all of the juicy, good parts, too! It's not so much like......more

Goodreads review by Maggie

We'll agree to disagree about spending time refueling amoung friends instead of at home but other than that I liked a lot of what Ruth had to share. At the heart of The Better Mom is the message that Jesus calls us to live not a weary life, but a worthy life. Our joy and hope in raising children doe......more