Mother's Day Roundup
Whether you call her Mother, Madré or Mutter, she has been there from day one. She was the hand that guided your very first steps, the voice of authority during your tumultuous adolescence, and your confidante through the adult years. In celebration of these phenomenal women, Faithfulreader.com has compiled a number of books that highlight the “motherhood” experience --- from its joys and rewards to its pain and challenges. This roundup of both fiction and nonfiction titles will advise, inspire and undoubtedly entertain.
Nonfiction
BECAUSE HE LOVES ME: How Christ Transforms Our Daily Life
Elyse M. Fitzpatrick
Crossway Books
Devotional
ISBN: 9781581349054
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BECAUSE HE LOVES ME is a devotional that reminds Christians of their true identity as beloved children of God --- adopted by the Father, espoused to the Son, and empowered by the Holy Spirit.
THE BEST IS YET TO COME: 60 Devotions
Fran Fernandez
Zondervan
Devotional
ISBN: 9780310287537
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This the perfect gift for grandmas on Mother’s Day. Fran writes with the woman baby boomers in mind and shares her passion for finding purpose during the golden years through 60 daily readings. Fran reminds women that it’s never too late to find meaning in your life.
THE BIRTH TO FIVE BOOK: Confident Childrearing Right from the Start
Brenda Nixon
Revell
Parenting
ISBN: 9780800733193
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Since parents receive no preparation for raising another human being, they often question their own abilities and feel vulnerable to making mistakes. THE BIRTH TO FIVE BOOK offers practical, down-to-earth help and success strategies for this big responsibility. Whether raising an infant, toddler or preschooler, young parents will love this collection of common sense advice.
CONNECT WITH YOUR GRANDKIDS: Fun Ways to Bridge the Miles
Cheri Fuller
Focus on the Family/Tyndale House Publishers
Family Relationships
ISBN: 9781589975361
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Cheri Fuller, who tearfully waved good-bye as several of her grandchildren moved away, has learned creative ways to bridge the miles. Her ideas, along with those of other grandparents, have been road tested and refined. From text messaging to photo album making, you’ll find super-easy to more involved ways to build strong relationships with your grandkids.
DEAR MOM: Everything Your Teenage Daughter Wants You to Know But Will Never Tell You
Melody Carlson
WaterBrook Press
Parenting
ISBN: 9781400074914
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Popular novelist Melody Carlson gives moms straight talk on the secrets their teen daughters harbor --- without the angst, arguments, or arm-wrestling. She looks at the heart and illuminates how to talk to teens so they hear, connect despite the differences, and strengthen the bond every mom and daughter ultimately wants.
EIGHT LITTLE FACES
Kate Gosselin
Zondervan
Christian Living
ISBN: 9780310318460
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Featuring personal family photos from Jon and Kate Gosselin, parents of twins and sextuplets, this gift book includes comments from Kate on various themes including trust, perseverance, joy and encouragement. EIGHT LITTLE FACES also includes topical Scripture verses.
EVERY MOTHER CAN BEAT THE BLUES
Julie Barnhill
Revell
Parenting
ISBN: 9780800718992
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EVERY MOTHER CAN KEEP HER COOL
Julie Barnhill
Revell
Parenting
ISBN: 9780800719081
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EVERY MOTHER CAN LET GO OF STRESS
Julie Barnhill
Revell
Parenting
ISBN: 9780800719074
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EVERY MOTHER DESERVES A GOOD LAUGH
Julie Barnhill
Revell
Parenting
ISBN: 9780800719067
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Just as she did in ONE TOUGH MOTHER, Julie Barnhill meets moms where they are and offers them hope and encouragement in the tough times. Each of these compact, giftable books is filled with personal stories, Scripture, advice and humor that will help moms cope and even laugh out loud in the face of mothering challenges. Specially designed for busy moms, these little lifesavers are the perfect gift for any mom with any age kids.
HEAVEN WITHOUT HER: A Desperate Daughter’s Search for the Heart of her Mother’s Faith
Kitty Foth-Regner
Thomas Nelson
Memoir
ISBN: 9780785227441
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Kitty Foth-Regner was a secular feminist who had bought hook, line and sinker the ideals and objectives of Betty Friedan's N.O.W. Kitty's mother --- a woman of faith --- became sick and clearly was destined to die rather quickly. And the author began to wonder about whether she would be in heaven with her mother someday. This led her on a personal journey of faith. HEAVEN WITHOUT HER is Foth-Regner's personal memoir of how she found, to her amazement, that all the evidence points to Christianity.
HUGS: Bible for Women
Thomas Nelson
Devotional
ISBN: 9781418531010
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Every woman needs HUGS®! This Bible is a great gift for moms or for any woman in your life. Give a HUGS® Bible for Women and give the gift of encouragement with over 250 inspiring devotionals and quotes from the writers of the popular HUGS® gift book series that has sold over 10 million copies. The title features the full NKJV translation Bible with book introductions, a pink ribbon marker, silver page edging, and two-color interior.
LIVING GOD’S DREAM FOR YOU: An Extraordinary Women Devotional
Julie Clinton
Harvest House Publishers
Devotional
ISBN: 9780736921121
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Julie Clinton, president of Extraordinary Women ministries, shares devotions rich with wisdom gained through her ministry, life, marriage and faith. Her message inspires women to grab hold of God’s dream for them as they discover the depth of Jesus’ love, the wonder of their worth, and the joy of walking in His purpose.
MAMA’S GOT A FAKE I.D.: How to Reveal the Real You Behind All that Mom
Caryn Dahlstrand Rivadeneira
WaterBrook Press
Christian Living/Inspirational
ISBN: 9781400074938
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Caryn Rivadeneira helps women reclaim their full identity as multi-talented people whom God wants to use in a variety of settings --- including in their homes. This inspiring, practical guide shows women how to break free from false guilt, learn how to express who they are, and follow God’s lead in sharing their true self with others.
MOMMY GRACE: Erasing Mommy Guilt
Dr. Sheila Schuller Coleman
FaithWords
Parenting
ISBN: 9780446545419
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Universally, mothers tend to feel they are not good enough at parenting and fear they are harming their children by not being perfect. Dr. Coleman offers moms comfort and confidence, reminding them that truly great mothers let God fill in the gaps in their less-than-perfect parenting. Through short, emotive stories of authentic motherhood from her own and others’ experiences, she shares comfort by showing how God makes up for human weakness with His own strength.
THE NEW MOM’S GUIDE TO DEALING WITH DAD
Susan Besze Wallace, with Monica Reed, MD
Revell
Love & Marriage
ISBN: 9780800733001
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THE NEW MOM’S GUIDE TO FINDING YOUR OWN MOTHERING STYLE
Susan Besze Wallace, with Monica Reed, MD
Revell
Parenting
ISBN: 9780800733018
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THE NEW MOM’S GUIDE TO LIVING ON BABY TIME
Susan Besze Wallace, with Monica Reed, MD
Revell
Parenting
ISBN: 9780800732998
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THE NEW MOM’S GUIDE TO YOUR BODY AFTER BABY
Susan Besze Wallace, with Monica Reed, MD
Revell
Self-Appreciation
ISBN: 9780800732981
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New moms run into a host of new challenges once baby arrives, including getting back into shape, developing a parenting style, readjusting schedules, and interacting with their husbands in new ways. With compassion and humor, The New Mom’s Guides go straight to the heart of these matters, offering moms guidance and encouragement in this new season of life. A perfect gift for baby showers, Mother’s Day, or any day, these small volumes are compact enough to take along in an overstuffed diaper bag and designed for the mom who can only find a few minutes of peace each day to read.
NEW START FOR SINGLE MOMS
Diane R. Strack
Thomas Nelson
Parenting/Self-Help
ISBN: 9781418528539
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NEW START FOR SINGLE MOMS by Diane Strack is a life-transforming 10-week journey for single moms --- focusing on healing the past, help for the present, and hope for a confident future. The program offers women the opportunity to impact other women in their community by pairing a mentor and a single mom together to explore potential, meet daily challenges, build peaceful homes, and accomplish dreams.
REAL MOMS…REAL JESUS: Meet the Friend Who Understands
Jill Savage
Moody Publishers
Christian Living
ISBN: 9780802483614
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What does Jesus know about the peanut-butter-and-jelly life of a mom? Plenty! Jill Savage, founder and director of Hearts at Home, introduces the real Jesus to real moms. In chapters that examine key behaviors and decisions Jesus made during His life on earth, Jill brings those lessons right down to the laundry-filled, sticky-fingered days every mother knows.
SHAME LIFTER: Replacing Your Fears and Tears with Forgiveness, Truth, and Hope
Marilyn Hontz
Tyndale House Publishers
Memoir
ISBN: 9781414318967
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Marilyn Hontz’s life was marked by many outward successes, yet a series of devastating losses early in life left her feeling insecure and inadequate. SHAME LIFTER is Marilyn’s personal story of how she released her own shame and overcame the destructive habits of bitterness and negativity by embracing God-given truth.
SPILT MILK: Devotions for Moms
Linda Vujnov
Zondervan
Devotional
ISBN: 9780310285113
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Linda Vujnov uses her unconventional and edgy writing style to add a dose of laughter into every daily reading for busy moms. She puts her unique spin on everything from trying to feed four children breakfast to her not so secret crush on Dr. Robert Chase (on “House”).
WHAT SOUTHERN WOMEN KNOW ABOUT FAITH: Kitchen Table Stories and Back Porch Comfort
Ronda Rich
Zondervan
Christian Living
ISBN: 9780310291794
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WHAT SOUTHERN WOMEN KNOW ABOUT FAITH by bestselling author, speaker and columnist Ronda Rich draws on her rich legacy as an 11th generation Southerner to celebrate the faith heritage of our country’s Steel Magnolias.
WOMAN OF CONFIDENCE: Step Into God’s Adventure for Your Life
Pam Farrel
Harvest House Publishers
Christian Living
ISBN: 9780736924092
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Nothing is more vital to a woman’s self–confidence than her confidence in God. WOMAN OF CONFIDENCE helps readers understand that mustering up enough self–confidence is not the answer. A woman’s ability to move through life with courage and boldness rests instead on her trust in the character, power and strength of God.
THE WOMEN OF MYSTERY: Unveiling the Secret to True Romance
Hayley DiMarco
Tyndale House Publishers
Love & Relationships
ISBN: 9781414324685
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In THE WOMEN OF MYSTERY, Hayley DiMarco teaches women of all ages the secret of true romance and how it can lead to a life of peace and self-confidence in and beyond dating and marriage. You --- and others --- will notice an amazing difference in your thoughts, actions, words, and even your soul when you bring some mystery into your life.
WORK IN PROGRESS: An Unfinished Woman’s Guide to Grace
Kristin Armstrong
FaithWords
Inspirational
ISBN: 9780446198004
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At a time when society offers so many conflicting messages about what it means to be a woman, Kristin Armstrong invites readers to discover grace as a way of life. Using real-life anecdotes, biblical wisdom, and insight born of hard experience, Kristin teaches women the 12 traits of grace, inviting reflection and interaction. Warm, engaging and practical, WORK IN PROGRESS examines what God has to say about being His kind of woman in the 21st century.
Fiction
Fiction
DOGWOOD
Chris Fabry
Tyndale House Publishers
Fiction
ISBN: 9781414319551
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Small towns have long memories, and the people of Dogwood, West Virginia, will never forgive Will Hatfield for what happened. Still he returns, intent on pursuing the only woman he has ever loved --- only to find there is far more standing in his way than lost years in prison.
Karin has buried her shattered dreams by settling for a faithful husband whose emotional distance leaves her isolated. Loaded with guilt, she tries to raise three children and survive the best she can.
The secrets of Will and Karin’s past begin to emerge through Danny Boyd, a young boy who wishes he hadn’t survived the tragedy that knit those two together as well as tore them apart. But the trigger that will lay bare their past and force them to face it is the unlikely figure of Ruthie Bowles, a withered, wiry old woman whose prying and persistence forces unexpected consequences.
THE EDGE OF LIGHT: At Home in Beldon Grove, Book 1
Ann Shorey
Revell
Fiction
ISBN: 9780800733308
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It’s 1838 in St. Lawrenceville, Missouri, and Molly McGarvie’s beloved husband succumbs to cholera. Molly is heartbroken but determined to take care of herself and her children. When her unscrupulous brother-in-law takes the family business and leaves Molly to fend for herself, she knows she must head out on her own. It is a dangerous journey, but somehow she must find a way to make a living, keep her family together, and fend off some over-eager suitors.
FAIRLAWN SERIES #1: DOESN’T SHE LOOK NATURAL?
Angela Hunt
Tyndale House Publishers
Fiction
ISBN: 9781414326054
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How do you cope when God asks you to bury a dream? In this new series by bestselling author Angela Hunt, readers will meet Jennifer Graham, the no-nonsense chief of staff for a Virginia senator who quits her job after a divorce and finds herself an unemployed single mom. An uncertain future becomes even more so when she receives the inheritance of a funeral home in the small Florida town of Mt. Dora. Jennifer journeys to the small town with her two sons and mother in tow never dreaming that within a mortuary she will learn how to truly live. Other titles in the series include SHE ALWAYS WORE RED and SHE’S IN A BETTER PLACE.
A FLICKERING LIGHT: Portraits of the Heart, Book 1
Jane Kirkpatrick
WaterBrook Press
Fiction
ISBN: 9781578569809
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Based on the author’s own grandmother, this story centers on young Jessie Ann Gaebele as she pioneers her way into the male-dominated profession of photography during the early 20th century. When she finds herself increasingly attracted to her married employer, she discovers that the interplay between light and shadow creates both opportunity and danger.
MARK OF THE LION SERIES #1: VOICE IN THE WIND
Francine Rivers
Tyndale House Publishers
Fiction
ISBN: 9780842377508
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This classic series by bestselling author Francine Rivers has inspired nearly 2 million readers. A VOICE IN THE WIND, the first book in the Mark of the Lion, series brings readers back to the first century and introduces them to a character they will never forget --- Hadassah. Torn by her love for a handsome aristocrat, a young slave girl clings to her faith in the living God for deliverance from the forces of decadent Rome. These new editions of A VOICE IN THE WIND, AN ECHO IN THE DARKNESS and AS SURE AS THE DAWN include a discussion guide for book group use.
ROSE HOUSE
Tina Ann Forkner
WaterBrook Press
Fiction
ISBN: 9781400073597
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Amid a tangle of rose blooms and thorns, widow Lillian Diamon’s private moment of grief is captured in a painting on display in a present-day, Sonoma Valley, California, art gallery. Her quest to find the artist unravels a greater mystery changing everything about her loss --- and her future.
SAINTS IN LIMBO
River Jordan
WaterBrook Press
Fiction
ISBN: 9780307446701
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This Southern lyrical novel, threaded with redemptive and mystical elements, centers on widow Velma True, who believes her purposes are “dried up.” But when a stranger visits her rural home, the mysterious gift he leaves behind will trigger a chain of events that alters Velma and those she loves most.
--- Compiled and written by Devon Canterbury
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