{"product_id":"book-cgdz","title":"The Better Mom","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","brand":"HarperCollins Christian","offers":[{"title":"Audiobook","offer_id":49380697080112,"sku":"BDcgdz","price":23.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true},{"title":"Audio CD","offer_id":49380697112880,"sku":"ZEcgdz","price":39.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true},{"title":"Audio MP3-CD","offer_id":49380697178416,"sku":"ZMcgdz","price":45.95,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true},{"title":"Audio CD [10]","offer_id":49380697211184,"sku":"10cgdz","price":24.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0879\/2784\/9264\/files\/cgdz-Square-cover.jpg?v=1782516282","url":"https:\/\/downpour.com\/products\/book-cgdz","provider":"Downpour","version":"1.0","type":"link"}