{"id":57472,"date":"2019-05-15T06:31:28","date_gmt":"2019-05-15T06:31:28","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/xenodochial-archimedes.45-76-20-142.plesk.page\/2019x105x1memory-making-mom\/"},"modified":"2022-11-29T17:54:34","modified_gmt":"2022-11-29T17:54:34","slug":"memory-making-mom","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/mrsbishop.com\/2019\/05\/memory-making-mom.html","title":{"rendered":"Memory Making Mom by Jessica Smartt: Book Review – Mrs. Bishop"},"content":{"rendered":"

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*I received Memory Making Mom from BookLook Bloggers in exchange for an honest review. All opinions are my own.*<\/em><\/p>\n

From the moment I picked up Memory Making Mom: Building Traditions that Breathe Life into Your Home- I couldn\u2019t put it down. I read through it at a lightning pace. Jessica Smartt has packed it with practical and fun ways to make memories with your family- and she\u2019s done it without overwhelming you as an already harried mom.<\/p>\n

Jessica starts off the book with a disclaimer: that this book is a book of suggestions, not a must-do manual. And I LOVE that. Because so many times these types of books can make us feel convinced that we\u2019re not enough- not doing enough, not being present enough, not fun enough. But, this book is the opposite of that. She shares her parenting triumphs and woes, and gently<\/em> suggest ways we can be more fun and present in our children\u2019s lives.<\/p>\n

One of my favorite chapters in the book talks about making memories with food. And I didn\u2019t realize it, but so many of my happiest memories, and traditions from my childhood were centered around special meals as a family. She talks about \u2018staple meals\u2019 that you have as a child and how they make an impact for the rest of your life:<\/p>\n

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\u201cThese \u201cstaple\u201d meals that your family loves are anchors, memories, ministry. Mom\u2019s chicken noodle soup, Dad\u2019s chicken hot off the grill, steamy tortilla soup on wintry nights: these casual, normal, nothing-special meals will be the meals your children will ask for when they are home from college, the ones they long for when they\u2019re sick, the ones they will attempt to reproduce in apartments with their new spouses.\u201d<\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n

That is so true! And I\u2019m not even going to lie- I teared up when I read that passage. Because as a new wife, I was fumbling around in the kitchen trying to make my favorite childhood recipes. And I still crave my mom\u2019s homemade chicken and noodles when I\u2019m sad. Or even the McDonald\u2019s chicken nuggets my dad always<\/em> picked me up on his way home when I was sick, when I\u2019m ill now.<\/p>\n

Memories aren\u2019t only made on expensive vacations or lavishly planned trips. They\u2019re made in the every day. Those small traditions that you start with your family are sometimes carried on for generations.<\/p>\n

This book was such a blessing to me at the stage of life I\u2019m in, as a homeschooling Mom to a 7 year old. Time is flying by and I\u2019m willing it to slow down. And I\u2019m also remembering to enjoy each day, because they are passing so quickly. So, our Friday pizza and movie nights or our weekend visits around our home state are really even more special to me now. I\u2019m hoping my son will pass them on to his family someday.<\/p>\n

If you need a fun and practical guide on how to add some fun and whimsy to your parenting days. Or how to start traditions in your family without feeling overwhelmed- this book is it! I highlighted so many passages in mine I\u2019m almost embarrassed\u2026almost.<\/p>\n

What are some of your favorite family traditions?<\/p>\n

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