Mom Seeks God

Finding Grace in the Chaos

by Julia Roller

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Pub Date Apr 01 2014 | Archive Date May 01 2014

Abingdon Press

Christian | Parenting & Families

Description

The first months and years of motherhood can be the most challenging and disorienting of your life—and faith. When you’re surrounded by the happy chaos of children, how do you spend quiet time with God if the only quiet time you get is while you sleep? How can you demonstrate a solid spiritual life to your children if you don’t have time to pursue one yourself?

When Julia Roller discovered that her spiritual growth had been stunted by the busyness of life with her toddler, she embarked on a yearlong journey through ten spiritual disciplines: prayer, fellowship, submission, study, simplicity, silence, worship, fasting, service, and celebration. As she focused on each discipline, she discovered practical ways to observe them—even in the chaos of her every day.

Mom Seeks God offers a highly relatable story and useful advice to help new moms grow in their faith as they address life changes with grace, patience, and prayer. As readers discover ten essential faith practices, they’ll learn that motherhood, itself, is a spiritual discipline, and may be God’s most effective technique for forming a more Christ-like life.

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The first months and years of motherhood can be the most challenging and disorienting of your life—and faith. When you’re surrounded by the happy chaos of children...

Advance Praise

I love how Julia says what I didn’t have words for at the time: Once I got past the thought that I should have a deeper desire for God, and turned myself in to the notion that, while I didn’t always want to spend time with God, I desperately needed him, that’s when God became real to me as a mom. Julia gives us ancient wisdom boiled down into doable steps so that we can experience our beautiful God in the midst of our messy lives."

-Kathi Lipp, author of The Husband Project and 21 Ways to Connect with Your Kids

"My friend Julia Roller has written a wonderful book for moms who long to freshly connect with God. She explores spiritual disciplines in a beautifully honest, practical and humorous way. Bravo Julia! What a wonderful resource for all of us."

-Rebecca St. James, Singer, author, actress and new mom

"No one ever tells you that motherhood is some of the most amazing spiritual training ground around. Which is why I'm thrilled Julia Roller does it in Mom Seeks God! New moms and veteran moms alike will love and learn from what Roller has to say about discovering God and practicing the disciplines right in the midst of motherhood."

-Caryn Rivadeneira, author of Known and Loved: 52 Devotions from the Psalms

Becoming a mom rocked me to my core-- where I once was a pulled together, semi-organized, semi-productive member of society, my life suddenly melted into chaos all fueled by one tiny little boy. It was chaotic, yes, but it was also a time of intense longing for God. I remember feeling an almost desperate urge to draw closer to God so that I could be the woman that He created me to be and the mom that my son needed. Julia Roller's book, "Mom Seeks God" meets seeking moms like me where they are, telling them how to pray, fellowship, serve and love in a way that draws us closer to the only One we need. If you're looking for a chance to get to know your Savior better-- and some great advice from a mom who clearly has been there-- then this is the book for you.

-Erin MacPherson, author of The Christian Mama's Guide series, Thomas Nelson, 2013

"Instead of an idealized (an unrealistic) depiction of “supermom,” with disarming honesty Julia Roller describes both the difficulties and surprising growth that can be found in the many beauties and struggles of motherhood. And rather than a prescription of more tasks to put on your spiritual to-do list, Mom Seeks God depicts the spiritual disciplines as freeing invitations—opportunities to peel back the “Mom” label and be the real you with God. In this courageously vulnerable book, Roller depicts for us a spiritual richness mined through the deep, hard soul-work of parenting."

-Kelli B. Trujillo, author of The Busy Mom's Guide to Spiritual Survival and the Flourishing Faith devotional series

"It is no secret that having a child profoundly changes our spiritual lives. We are never the same. Julia’s honest, forthright and beautifully described journey of practically pursuing the with-God life in the midst of motherhood is an encouragement to me as a fellow-mom and follower of Jesus. I know it will be an encouragement to you as well."

-Rachel Quan, Executive Director, Renovaré