{"product_id":"the-better-mom-growing-in-grace-between-perfection-and-the-mess-9780310349457","title":"The Better Mom: Growing in Grace Between Perfection and the Mess","description":"\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 \u003cstrong\u003ethrough\u003c\/strong\u003e 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\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e Ruth Schwenk\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Zondervan\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 04\/24\/2018\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 208\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eBinding Type:\u003c\/b\u003e Paperback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 0.50lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 8.30h x 5.40w x 0.60d\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN:\u003c\/b\u003e 9780310349457\u003cbr\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eAbout the Author\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003eSchwenk, Ruth:\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e - \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eRuth Schwenk is the founder of the popular blog \u003cem\u003eTheBetterMom.com\u003c\/em\u003e and the trusted author of several books, including \u003cem\u003eIn a Boat in the Middle of a Lake\u003c\/em\u003e (coauthored with her late husband, Patrick), \u003cem\u003eJesus, Calm My Heart\u003c\/em\u003e, \u003cem\u003eThe Better Mom Devotional\u003c\/em\u003e, and, with Karen Ehman, \u003cem\u003eSettle My Soul\u003c\/em\u003e, \u003cem\u003ePressing Pause\u003c\/em\u003e, and \u003cem\u003eTrusting God in All the Things\u003c\/em\u003e. Writing from her own journey of both deep joy and heartbreaking loss, Ruth brings honesty, comfort, and hope to women in every season of life. A Michigan football superfan and self-proclaimed foodie, Ruth calls the beautiful state of Michigan home, along with her four children, two pugs, and their loyal Labrador retriever. Connect with her at ruthschwenk.com.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Zondervan","offers":[{"title":"Paperback","offer_id":45461306703987,"sku":"9780310349457","price":22.92,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0555\/9255\/0515\/files\/img_03052d52-994c-43b4-b39b-8e2fd66bfa64.jpg?v=1788864673","url":"https:\/\/bookstorenmore.com\/products\/the-better-mom-growing-in-grace-between-perfection-and-the-mess-9780310349457","provider":"Bookstore N More","version":"1.0","type":"link"}