Twenty-Five Stories to Encourage and Inspire

The calling to motherhood isn't for the faint of heart. It takes both a heart of gold and a heart of steel—and you always need a fresh dose of HOPE.

Maybe it's spilled milk, a cluttered floor, broken dishes, or a clock that moves too fast. Maybe it's a broken heart, failure in patience, or teenage rebellion... Or maybe you are just tired.

Take this book and settle down with a cup of coffee or tea. Or gently rock your little one as you read one story at a time. Laugh with the author and cry with her. And most of all, reach out desperately with her for more of God—in both the good times and the messy ones.

In this journey of motherhood, you are never alone. God will provide courage, strength, and HOPE. He will carry you through!

See also: Hope for a Woman's Heart

Table of Contents

• Acknowledgments
• Introduction
• 1. Perfection?
• 2. The Ugly Duckling
• 3. A Mess of Wipes
• 4. Pain and Dr. D.
• 5. Total Helplessness
• 6. Unfair Confession
• 7. Where Is She?
• 8. "From the Bottom of My Heart—Thank You"
• 9. A Bouquet of Faith
• 10. Don't Be Scared
• 11. The Grumpies
• 12. Life Is Good
• 13. From Boy to Man
• 14. A Loving "No"?
• 15. Approaching Womanhood
• 16. Line Upon Line
• 17. That Laundry Basket
• 18. "I Just Can't Handle It!"
• 19. Right Next to His Heart
• 20. Freedom!
• 21. "Only Jesus Will I Know..."
• 22. More Than Conqueror
• 23. "Mother, Look Up!"
• 24. A Painful Bruise
• 25. A Christlike Firefly
• About the Author