This is a book that I recommend to virtually all new Moms, and I think it's particularly relevant if you've been out in the "working world" prior to becoming a mother. Jill Savage offers practical, godly advice on dealing with the pressures of raising a family. The day to day drudgery can really wear you down, but she encourages us to look at the bigger picture. I especially liked the idea of writing a personal mission statement - it's good to remember that I'm not just a maid, but here to minister to my children by meeting their needs and help equip them for their futures.

She also has another great book: Is There Really Sex after Kids? No matter how fabulous our marriages are, I don't think anyone is truly prepared for the toll that children take on the husband-wife relationship. I know it's much easier for me to focus on my children's needs than my husband's - probably because they're the ones crying and pulling on my pant legs! But it is so important to remember that I'm first called to submit to and respect my husband (Eph 5:24, 33)

Oops! This should have gone under book recommendations in the "Mommies" section...

I just completed this book...

This is a good resource for new mommies. The book helps a new mommy know that she's not alone in her quest to becoming a godly mom and it also brings value to the role of motherhood. The book is very practical and it gives good ideas to try at home. It's very encouraging.

The only qualm I have about the book is that although there are many godly principles in the book, I didn't find that the author truly validated motherhood as a calling from the Lord or with a lot of Scripture. I appreciated how the author encouraged Mommies to look at motherhood just as seriously as any other career/profession, and the author did a wonderful job in giving Mommies a great job description and even job training and job tools, but I didn't think she used enough scripture to support her ideas. Perhaps the author just did that in a round about way...

Putting my qualm aside, this is still a good resource to have. I felt like someone understood my struggles and had answers for them.

I don't think this book is about justifying our roles as mothers; I personally think that there has been quite a bit already written about that. This book is more about: "I know I'm doing what God wants, but why am I having such a hard time of it? This is what I've been dreaming of since I was a little girl, so why is it a daily struggle?" As always, though, everything we encounter must be filtered through scripture.