{"product_id":"the-better-mom-growing-in-grace-between-perfection-and-the-mess","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\u003cdiv style=\"display:none\"\u003eISBN-10: 0310349451\u003cbr\u003eISBN-13: 9780310349457\u003cbr\u003eAuthor: Schwenk, Ruth\u003cbr\u003ePublisher: Zondervan\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e","brand":"Zondervan","offers":[{"title":"Paperback (Apr 2018)","offer_id":46081380909253,"sku":"9780310349457","price":18.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0708\/6414\/2533\/files\/9780310349457.jpg?v=1776045324","url":"https:\/\/www.inveni.store\/products\/the-better-mom-growing-in-grace-between-perfection-and-the-mess","provider":"Inveni","version":"1.0","type":"link"}