Tuesday, August 18, 2015

Review: Walking with God in the Season of Motherhood

     Walking with God in the Season of Motherhood is touted as "an eleven-week devotional Bible study." I have to admit that as a mother of 4 young children  (and a fifth on the way), this devotional has taken me longer than the allotted 11 weeks to complete! However, I  have enjoyed the journey into scripture as it applies to my life as a mom. This devotional offers practical topics and calls mothers into a deeper relationship with Christ. As author Melissa B. Kruger writes in her introduction, "The goal of this study is not necessarily to figure out specific parenting techniques or strategies but to walk with the Lord in the busy season of motherhood and let His presence infuse and shape our lives." The focus is on the mother's relationship with God and how that time spent with Christ will positively affect her marriage and family.
     The main ideas of the book are:
·         Understand and pursue your purpose as a mother
·         Live out your true priorities
·         Entrust your child to God
·         Bear the fruit of the Spirit in your everyday interactions
·         Recover from Perfect Mom Syndrome (PMS)

     I love that all the scripture verses are printed out within the pages of the book. This makes it easy to grab the book when I have a few minutes or to throw it in the diaper bag to read while out somewhere. The book includes blank spaces for reflection upon scripture or ideas presented in the book. The author writes in an easy to follow manner and instills the importance of making time for God in our daily lives.
     I have enjoyed this study and would recommend it to others.


I received this book from Blogging for Books for this review.