I would like to say thank you to Audra Jennings who gave me this opportunity to be a part of her book blog tour. I really wanted my first book review to be on a really good book and God has blessed me with this opportunity. So here we go!!
Read MoreCategory: Religion, Christian life, Family
Author: Kristen Funston
Format: Trade Paperback, 210 pages
Publisher: Abingdon Press, USA
ISBN: 978-1-5018-7971-5
Pub Date: April 2, 2019
About the book:
More for Mom will encourage women to stop believing the lie that more is needed from them, and start living with the truth that more is available for them.
With real-life talk, humor and convicting biblical truths, Kristin Funston helps hard working mamas to look at each day and each facet of their life to discover what happens when they believe God has more for them than what they think the world needs from them.
And what He has available is a whole and holy life, just waiting to be claimed–a salvation and day-to-day reality complete just as it is. The pieces of each mom’s life–the work life, mom life, social life, etc.–are mended together through Christ to complete her one whole life, set apart because of Him.
This book is a stepping stone to help working mothers reset their spiritual and emotional health, habits, and relationship with God. There are performance pressures at work, home, and mind-sets that affect a mom’s ability to feel complete and live more closely aligned with God. This book includes the beginning steps for moms to walk in wholeness and holiness by asking God for more.
My thoughts:
I love the look of the book and I love how soft the book feels as I hold it. It has a matte and smooth texture. There’s a comforting feel to it as I hold it while reading.
Kristen has the gift of writing and makes you feel that she is having a real conversation with you right in the moment. She is real and speaks from the heart. Her introduction “A Quick Note to My Friend” immediately made me feel drawn to the book from the start. Her writing of real life experiences allowed her to relate to my own. Her writing style spoke to me comfortably.
Right off the bat she set the stage of what we do as moms (ie. helping our kids with homework, preparing dinner, taking the kids to practice, going to work) as a form of “giving” rather than doing and connects this with how God gives plentifully in our lives. She put things into perspective for me to “give from a place of abundance where we can do more than just give; we can give in a celebratory way because we’ve already received more than would ever be enough” (p. XIII). Wow! She delivered such a profound message and I was only on the introduction! Kristen described that her book entails a “ride and an awakening process”. She doesn’t like. What she says is true! Get ready for the ride and an awakening.
Her book is also geared towards moms in different seasons ranging from children in diapers to children getting their first job. As I wrote this blog and simultaneously reading this book, my kids were arguing with each other and I had to stop and referee. When I came back to the book I immediately knew this book was meant for me. This book is for all hard working moms (paid or unpaid, working at home or at an office) or what she calls “work-hard mamas”. She validated my unending feeling of busyness, my hunger for closeness with Jesus while struggling with the world’s expectations. It’s for aunts and grandmothers too!
I could not put this book down! Apart from reading the Bible, going to work, completing church responsibilities, being a wife, and “mommy-ing”, this book was in my hands and in front of my face–at all times.
This book is refreshing, validating and the best part is it’s deeply rooted in Scripture. So if you are a busy mom and in need of a meaningful book (in addition to the Bible), this is the book for you. I promise you it’s worth the read and will provide you with a whole new outlook during those frustrating and crazy-never-ending moments.
Pick up a copy today! Here is the link:
More for Mom: Living Your Whole and Holy Life
By Kristin Funston / Abingdon Press
**The above link is an affiliate link to this book. In other words, I may receive compensation for purchases made through this link and I will use it towards keeping this site up to date. This compensation is at no additional cost to you. The price you pay after clicking on my link is the same price you would pay if you visited this site on your own. I am an independent blogger and my recommendations are based on my own opinions **
About the author
Funston has a master’s degree in Communication Studies from New Mexico State University. A mom to three girls and not-so-domestic wife to an entrepreneurial athlete, Funston and her family live outside of Memphis, TN.
With a passion for writing, Kristin Funston encourages women in a way that is relatable and practical, with a healthy dose of humor. In addition to be a writer, Funston is a member and employee of Hope Presbyterian Church and works as the Marriage and Family Coordinator and a leader in the women’s ministry.
Convinced “balance” is a myth, Funston is also passionate about helping and encouraging women to embrace their current season and experience God in the everyday. She shares her humor and writing on motherhood on her blog and has been featured on multiple other blogs including The Better Mom, City Moms Blog, TODAY Parenting, and Scary Mommy.
More for Mom is her first book.
Learn more at MoreforMomBook.com. She is also active on Facebook (KristinDFunston) and Instagram (@kfunston).