Relying on Christ and not your own strength, driving parenting wisdom from scripture and not cultural norms- all good messages.

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I’m still new to motherhood, but it’s incredibly important to me to be equipped with Biblical wisdom and knowledge before I am confronted with certain situations or problems. I appreciated the concept of ignoring and rejecting “mediocre motherhood” and looking to Scripture and the Lord for comfort and guidance as mamas.

It actually felt, to me, like “Christ has saved you so you can mother *this* way (and just ask my 120k followers about how helpful these principles have been for them!While interweaving scripturally-based direction with lively writing and humorous anecdotes, she provides practical advice for the everyday challenges of motherhood. Originally a 1 star book for me but gave it an extra star in the end bc I do believe the base message that we need Christ in all things, especially motherhood, but disagree with the authors means of conveying that message. M Is for Mama: A Rebellion Against Mediocre Motherhood provides a rallying cry for mothers to join together in seeking Biblical truth as they embrace motherhood and part the cultural sea. And I was curious how to combat that in practical responses (in my words and heart) or even just a helpful view of it.

This may be due somewhat to personal circumstances or my own unacknowledged sin- I think that’s what the author would say- but I came away from this book even more depressed than when I started. The introduction of the wet plate process in the 1850s, with the possibility of making multiple prints from glass negatives, stimulated the production and distribution of criminal portraits. See Neil speaking about his new novel, Fortunately, the Milk, a time-travelling adventure for young readers featuring aliens, dinosaurs, volcano gods and a pint of milk that saves the universe! From the warm embrace of a hug to the soft whispers of encouragement, some of the many ways a mother expresses her love can be found in M is for Mom: A Child's Alphabet. not that He saved us so we could depend on Him for the grace to parent regardless of how different it may look from someone else and regardless if it looks—gasp—mediocre to someone who clearly has it all figured out.

She uses the reach of her art in her activism, supporting female empowerment, human rights, voter engagement and organizations such as the ACLU, Planned Parenthood, RAICES and the Purple Purse Foundation. And finally- as a self described “lazy mom”- there’s nothing wrong with being mediocre unless your pride tells you there is. And I’ll continue to read it yearly, quarterly, weekly… as much as my mama soul needs the gentle reminders towards scripture and truth that motherhood is hard, but hard doesn’t mean bad. I cannot recommend because I feel it will compound any existing shame that someone may have and it could, as it did for me, lead them more into themselves and a dependence on their performance as a mother instead of Christ’s as our only sufficient Hope for our children or ourselves.