{"product_id":"9780310349457","title":"The Better Mom: Growing In Grace Between Perfection And The Mess","description":"Author: Ruth Schwenk\u003cbr\u003eISBN: 9780310349457\u003cbr\u003ePublisher: HarperCollins Religious\u003cbr\u003eYear first published: 08 Jun 2018\u003cbr\u003ePages: 208\u003cbr\u003eFormat: Paperback \/ softback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eMothering 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.  \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eIn \u003cem\u003eThe Better Mom\u003c\/em\u003e, 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.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eWith refreshing and heartfelt honesty Ruth emboldens moms to:\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cul\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eFind freedom and walk confidently in purpose\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eCreate a God-honoring home environment \u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eOvercome unhealthy and destructive emotions such as anger, anxiety, and more\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eAvoid glorifying the mess of mom-ing or idolizing perfection\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eCultivate life-giving friendships \u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e\u003cp\u003eAt the heart of \u003cem\u003eThe Better Mom\u003c\/em\u003e is the message that Jesus calls us to live not a \u003cem\u003eweary\u003c\/em\u003e life, but a \u003cem\u003eworthy\u003c\/em\u003e 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.\"\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Print on demand - Ships in 1 to 3 months","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":47240996847774,"sku":"HPC-9780310349457","price":24.78,"currency_code":"AUD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0400\/9043\/5742\/files\/9780310349457.jpg?v=1780360428","url":"https:\/\/classicbargains.com.au\/products\/9780310349457","provider":"Classic Bargains Australia","version":"1.0","type":"link"}