Motherhood is a beautiful and amazing gift but it can be
really exhausting. I end every night feeling physically tired and far too many
nights feeling emotionally tired. I feel so inadequate for my family sometimes.
If you feel the same way, even once a month, you need this book in your life.
I loved everything about Hope Unfolding and I was torn between plowing through it and
savoring it. In the end I plowed through it, then lamented its end. I loved the
scripture, loved the writing, loved and needed Becky’s kind and gentle words of
encouragement. I closed the book feeling refreshed, renewed, inspired, and
FINALLY, confident in my roles as a wife and mother. I can do this. I AM doing
this! And my happy babies WANT me to be their mother. They are happy with the
job I am doing. My husband is happy with the job I’m doing raising his
children. Why am I not happy with the job I’m doing?
That’s not my outlook now. I know that I am human,
flawed, as imperfect as they come. But you know what? I’m a good mom. I’ve
never fully believed that before now. I’ve always felt like I was a
good mom except for… and that is a lie.
I am now a follower and fan of Becky’s blog and highly recommend that beautiful encouragement
found there, too. I plan to re-read many different sections of this book at
different points in the next year, times when I’m feeling overwhelmed by life
with three-under-four, and then I plan to pass it along to another mama who
needs it. I have a feeling she’ll fall onto my radar at just the right time
because God is good like that. =]
*I received this book from Blogging for Books in exchange for review.
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