Emily Jensen

This is going to be a must give for every soon to be Mama and a baby shower gift. Because it is that good. And it is so relevant for different stages of motherhood.

I could have read it during pregnancy as a precursor
I definitely relate as a mom of a toddler who has torn my house apart (in all the most adorable ways)
I could read it when I'm older and further along in my motherhood journey.

There are so many encouraging tidbits to be gleaned from it. This book takes it all back to the cross. As it should. For once, I was not made to feel bad that I was a working mother. (Many motherhood books are so "stay at home motherhood" that if you are not that, you feel less than). Here, well, it was about Christianity and rooting our motherhood journey, our expectations, our struggles, in Christ.

THANK YOU AUTHORS FOR THAT! Because, just as there are many ways to be a good mother, there are many ways to be a mother that cares for her children.… (mere)

“The transition you just want to end isn’t a throwaway season—it’s a time full of God’s purposes, when hindsight will tell a story of sin and need driving us to the Father and making us love more like the Son.”

“It might be mundane to fold laundry, but it’s extraordinary to do it patiently with joy and a heart of love. It might be mundane to sit on the couch and read another book to a whiny four-year-old, but it's extraordinary to show kindness and mercy to an undeserving sinner. It might be mundane to fill the fridge with groceries, but it’s extraordinary to praise God for his provision. Our everyday moments might be ordinary, but when we accomplish them while displaying the fruit of the Spirit, they reflect our extraordinary Savior”

“Because while service with littles in tow is harder than it used to be, I trust that God uses it to plant seeds of generosity, kindness, and selflessness in their lives. I trust that God will use it to help them see how we can be the tangible hands and feet of Christ.”… (mere)