Book: Balanced: Finding Center as a Work-at-Home Mom
Author: Tricia Goyer
Publisher: GoyerInk
Date: December 17, 2013
Genre: women’s non-fiction, family living
Pages: 106
Price: Kindle, $4.97
My Rating: a must-read for all work-at-home moms who feel guilty because they can’t do it all
If you are a mother with still-at-home children to care for, if you are trying to work at home while caring for your children (this doesn’t mean that caring for your children is not work), if you are super-stressed with trying to do it all and maintain your sanity — this book is for you! Or if you know someone who falls into that category, perhaps even a work-at-home dad, this book should be in her/his hands.
Author Tricia Goyer is a prolific writer having many books to her credit. She doesn’t hide the fact that she lives by her faith in God, and that her writing talent is a gift from Him. If you are worried about “religious” content, don’t be. In a non-preachy way she shares about how to make change happen in your life to help you find balance as you try to handle both children and career.
The following is a list of the eleven chapters in which she shares practical and sound advice, ideas, and suggestions in a conversational, non-clinical manner.
- My Story of Finding Balance {And Some Practical Starter Ideas}
- How Your Work Benefits from You Being at Home
- How My Kids Benefit from My Work-at-Home-Ness
- What Does God Have In Mind When He Selects and Shapes a Person?
- Working and Serving from Your Core
- Becoming the Architect of Your Own Schedule
- Successful {Not Stressful} Family Living
- I Can’t Tell You How Many Times a Week I’m Asked, “How Do You Do It All?”
- Being a Mom and Following Your God-Given Dreams … I Give You Permission
- The Freedom of Knowing Yourself
- Balance Isn’t the Ultimate Goal – Knowing God Is
Since I seem to like quotes, a few things Tricia Goyer said stood out to me, such as:
- “Dreams don’t happen if they stay dreams; you have to do something about them.”
- “When we do the work He’s called us to do, we can trust the outcome to Him.”
- “I want to live the type of life I can write about.”
I also liked these quotes she mentioned by other people:
- “I am here to serve; not to show off. I am here to inspire; not to impress. I am here to make a difference; not to make a name.” – mantra of author and speaker Sam Horn when she gets up to speak
- “When you want what God wants for the reasons God wants it you’re unstoppable … for the glory of God.” – Steven Furtick, pastor at Elevation Church
- “There are two great days in our lives. The day we were born, and the day we discovered why.” – William Barclay
From my personal position, I found this book is not only for work-at-home moms, but for anyone with legitimate demands on their time and attention as they try to ‘work at home.’ Balanced: Finding Center as a Work-at-Home Mom is worth the short time required to read it, and may help you discover things you didn’t know about yourself.
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Thanks for reading, and … Creative Musings! 🙂
Polilla Writes 