The Beauty of Motherhood: Grace-Filled Devotions for the Early Years - Paperback
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Moving devotions for mothers, inspired by common milestones for young children
Moms, get ready to reclaim your grace with this tender collection of stories, vibrantly recounted by two women working to embrace God's presence during their own parenting journeys. Each narrative reflection opens with scripture and concludes with a practice or questions to ponder, followed by a prayer. Spanning infancy to early childhood, The Beauty of Motherhood encourages mothers and caregivers to take a deep breath and find the holy in those everyday moments that inspire laughter, frustration, and awe.
Together, the authors explore an unflinching spectrum of parenting experiences, including growing pains, pregnancy, birth, weaning, body image, exhaustion, delight, comparison, vocation, friendship, and more. Readers will feel empowered to recall memories of God's grace in their own journeys and be inspired to claim and share their own truths.
Busy parents will appreciate the short, engaging reflections that can be picked up and read between feedings, or use them to conjure up a brief oasis after a hectic day. A wonderful gift for baby showers, baptisms, birthdays, and Mother's Day, The Beauty of Motherhood offers a warm and knowing embrace to mothers everywhere.
Erin Strybis is a freelance writer and mom of two. She spent over seven years as an editor of Living Lutheran, the magazine of the Evangelical Lutheran Church in America, where she edited and wrote dozens of faith stories. Erin's writing about motherhood and parenting has appeared in The Washington Post, Coffee + Crumbs, Motherly, Romper, Bold Café, Gather, The Everymom, and Sparkhouse. She lives in Chicago, Illinois.
Knowle-Zeller, Kimberly: -Kimberly Knowle-Zeller is a writer, pastor in the Evangelical Lutheran Church in America, and mother of two. She writes on the intersection of faith and parenting, searching for holiness in the ordinary. Her widely acclaimed stories on faith and motherhood have appeared in The Christian Century, Living Lutheran, Coffee + Crumbs, and more. She is the author of The Beauty of Motherhood, which she co-wrote with Erin Strybis. She lives in Cole Camp, Missouri.
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