{"id":58395,"date":"2016-08-09T00:00:00","date_gmt":"2016-08-09T00:00:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/xenodochial-archimedes.45-76-20-142.plesk.page\/2016x108x1one-mom-can-change-the-world\/"},"modified":"2022-11-29T18:21:01","modified_gmt":"2022-11-29T18:21:01","slug":"one-mom-can-change-the-world","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/mrsbishop.com\/2016\/08\/one-mom-can-change-the-world.html","title":{"rendered":"One Mom Book"},"content":{"rendered":"
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\"onemom\"<\/a><\/p>\n

You know the feeling when you read the introduction to a book and you think to yourself, \u201cDang it- I have to lock myself in a closet (or bathroom) and read this thing RIGHT NOW!\u201d?<\/p>\n

Ahem, mom life.<\/p>\n

That\u2019s how I felt when I started One Mom Can Change the World by Claudia Mitchell and Amy Lanham<\/a>. This book, an absolute must read if you\u2019re a Mom, was written by 2 amazing women that I\u2019ve actually had the pleasure of meeting and have spent time with in real life. They are both members and prominent speakers at a Mom\u2019s Group I have attended over the last few years (an absolute Godsend for a tired, new Momma). Some of the stories that they tell in this book, I\u2019ve heard them tell in person- and reading them here again has been such a blessing.<\/p>\n

These ladies are such an encouragement to all of their fellow Moms and I\u2019m delighted that they chose to share their wisdom in print, where I can turn to it again and again.<\/p>\n

I love the premise of the book- it is all based on the \u2018clothes\u2019 that we wear as Mothers. Are we wearing a \u2018Stinky Mom Shirt\u201d? Are we caught in a comparison trap, comparing our shirts to those of the women around us? Is there something we\u2019re hiding \u00a0that we\u2019d be absolutely horrified if someone found out? Maybe the \u2018shirt\u2019 we sport is covered in lies, stained with guilt, or just doesn\u2019t fit us anymore and it\u2019s time to throw it out.<\/p>\n

What type of shirt are you wearing?<\/p>\n

Each chapter ends with \u201cDress for Success\u2019 tips that summarize the section and lists ways to apply what we\u2019ve learned to our lives that very week. It contains bible passages we can turn to for encouragement, ways we can lift up our fellow Mothers, and tips on forgiving ourselves. Each chapter also contains real life snippets of Claudia and Amy\u2019s lives, that prove to us we\u2019re all alike. We\u2019re all struggling in the deep trenches of motherhood together. All mothers have been there, and we\u2019ve all got a \u201cstory\u201d. A horror story, a time we\u2019d be ashamed to admit we just LOST IT at our children, and a long list of things that make us feel inadequate. Mom guilt is a real thing- and we all carry it. But, in reading this book I\u2019ve been given so many tools\u00a0to combat it, that I don\u2019t have to lug such a heavy burden behind me any more.<\/p>\n

Written from the perspective of a Mom who\u2019s been there and a Mom who\u2019s currently in the midst of child rearing, it has all of the bases covered.\u00a0There are chapters on guilt, relationships, marriage, and so much more. It is literally a handbook for Motherhood, with lots of fun What Not to Wear references thrown in!<\/p>\n

I\u2019ve been encouraged every time I\u2019ve picked up this book. Been given permission not to be so hard on myself. Taught practical ways to handle the hardships that sometimes come along with being a Mom. And, most importantly, shown how even deep in the muck of Motherhood, one Mom really can make a difference.<\/p>\n

We don\u2019t have to be doing some great, magnificent\u00a0work to change the world. One small act can create a ripple that affects so many others. By being the best Mother we can be to those little people that look up to us, we may\u00a0even be raising the next world changer.<\/p>\n

I\u2019ll leave you with one of my favorite quotes from the end of the book:<\/p>\n

\u201cOh, sweet mama, God\u2019s favor rests upon you. He wants nothing more than to release you from the labels you have so willingly and erroneously placed upon yourself. He wants to set you free from the prison of false expectations and whispered lies. He longs to raise you up as a confident woman secure in her position as a daughter of the King.\u201d<\/p>\n

The book will be available for purchase soon locally and from Amy\u2019s website<\/a>. I will continue updating the details as they come. If you\u2019re a Mom, read this book. If your best friend is a Mom, grab her a copy. Get another one for your own Mom. Because, 100% of the sale of the first printing of this book will go to the Monroe County United Ministries<\/a>:\u00a0to create lasting solutions to economic, educational, and social injustice in our community. Once again proving that one Mom can make a difference.<\/p>\n

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