I wish I would have read the book when I was in the throes of new mommyhood. But even with my daughter inching toward starting school I was able to pull things from this book that will be applicable all the while she’s in my house. There were a few times I rolled my eyes and thought the author was a bit naive in her expectations but I was a first time mom in my mid-30s and my expectations weren’t high.

Thank you the publisher and NetGalley for allowing me to read and review this book.

I received this book for my review on net-gallery for free. I really enjoyed this book and how it connects mother-hood to Heavenly Father. I deal a lot of jealousy as a parent of three and one who has autism a lot. I can't ever keep them not gossiping wherever I go. This book really hit home for me in how I am as a mother. How Heavenly Father can help me become who he wants me to be and also my three children. How I am not alone in all that I am feeling. I really enjoyed at the end of each chapter she gives you challenges to complete. It really helps on using what she wrote about in everyday life. I think the cover may need some help as when you see the cover it doesn't draw your eyes as much. I recommend reading this book to new moms and old moms a like.

Being a first-time mommy is hard. The pressures from society, family, friends and yourself can be overwhelming and cause you to fully doubt the abilities you have as a parent. As an avid reader, I've got quite the collection of parenting and mommy books now. A few have been standouts. Some made me angry. Several heaped on guilt. Only two have shown me grace and helped me find peace in the journey. And I've learned that the best title to give myself is unsupermommy.

UnSuperMommy is one of those two books.

I actually grew up in church with the author, Maggie Combs. I've been hearing about this book that she was writing for the past few years. I've been curious about what the book would be. Gradually, Combs started sharing pieces of the journey on her Instagram. I followed along, knowing she is a mommy in the trenches deeper than I could imagine. With three young boys, she was still able to live my dream of writing a book.



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When Combs asked if I would read UnSuperMommy and share my thoughts with you, I gave an immediate yes! I was honestly blown away by the grace that I found within these pages.

What Combs does in UnSuperMommy is help you figure out how to practically release expectations (from yourself and others). Combs invites us into the imperfect world that is mommy-hood.

She reminds us to embrace the season that we are in.

Chaos or peace.

Busy or slow.

She reminds us that God is the one that carries us through this overwhelming season of life. We don't have to live up to the standards that anyone else places upon us. We, honestly, don't even have to live up to the expectations we've placed on ourselves!

Combs writes short, easy to read chapters that let the busy mom get simple reminders of God's truth in a multitude of scenarios that we face on a daily basis as a mom. She shares practical tools that are filled with God's grace and reminders of the life God calls us to in scripture. The constant reminder to turn back to the Word is so vital.

I finished this book full of hope for the future and the way I approach parenting my daughter. I also found myself thinking that this book needs to be passed on to every single new mommy that I know.

Whether you've been parenting for 10 years, or you have yet to hold your little one in your arms, this is a beautiful book that reminds us that no matter how hard, no matter what your experience, God will use this experience to grow you closer to himself. To remind us that we do all things as a parent through his strength and not our own. It is his power in us that makes us super mommies. Not the things that we can do ourselves.