M is for Autism

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Originally a 1 star book for me but gave it an extra star in the end bc I do believe the base message that we need Christ in all things, especially motherhood, but disagree with the authors means of conveying that message. This made it hard to review because I agree with each of these themes: Embracing motherhood, striving for excellence, not excusing poor behavior and choices. I don’t have Instagram so I don’t know Abbie from her online world - but this book reminded me exactly why I wanted to be off of social media and continue to stay off.

To anyone who truly believes this author’s message that working outside the home is selfish, please read Pope St. The Prevention of Crimes Act, which came into effect in November the following year made compulsory the photographing of every prisoner in England and Wales. How you act on those emotions may be sinful, but claiming postpartum hormones are causing people to sin because they are sleep deprived and need more support is helpful to NO ONE.

I loved how she wrote honestly that complaining and being negative is addictive, and robs yourself, your husband and your children of joy.

And even if she said “follow me as I follow Christ” referencing Paul… I certainly felt like she gave every opportunity she could to just say - actually just follow me and my ways. This may be due somewhat to personal circumstances or my own unacknowledged sin- I think that’s what the author would say- but I came away from this book even more depressed than when I started. The Biblical wisdom of M is for Mama is very timely and relevant to counter the type of motherhood that is being pushed in front of our faces on a daily basis. While she defines “mediocre” as constant complaining, the rest of the book uses it to describe falling short of perfection and contrasts it with “Christlike. On this blog we share behind-the-scenes stories, coverage of our exhibitions, festivals and events, and hidden treasures from our world-class collection.This would indicate that some of the staged mugshots with the broken mirror and the backs of hands showing could date from the mid 1850s. As a Christian mother who with prayer and counsel, chose to stop at two kids, works outside the home, doesn’t homeschool, drinks coffee, and let’s my kids watch TV, this book was another voice of judgement that I chose to turn off because it doesn’t match the woman God uniquely created ME to be. Attaining excellence doesn’t have to be unsettling but it will take committed focus and a desire to parent well according to God’s grace and for His glory. But for me, this book isn’t very helpful in consistently staying healthy as a mom month after month, year after year. Not once did she address that this is actually a requirement for some families to be able to pay their bills and put food on the table.