Almost Holy Mama: Life-Giving Spiritual Practices for Weary Parents

by Courtney Ellis

Overview

With the honesty of a close friend, the hilarity of a late-night comic, and the humility of a mom up to her eyeballs in diapers and dishes, Courtney Ellis invites us on a journey to draw closer God amid the joyful, mundane, exhausting days of young parenthood. Probing ancient Christian practices for renewal, Almost Holy Mama chronicles one mom's quest to discover an answer to her most pressing question: Can God use the challenges of parenthood to grow your character?

You long to spend time with God and catch your spiritual breath, but you find yourself honestly wondering—how and when? Ellis gets it. It's hard to carve out space for a "quiet moment" with God, let alone a "quiet time!" Instead of adding more tasks to your plate, Almost Holy Mama will help you integrate your spiritual practices into your daily life. From studying Scripture in the shower to listening in prayer at the foot of Laundry Mountain, Ellis finds that meeting God in sacred disciplines can breathe new life into one of life's most joy-filled and trying seasons.

Perfect for parents, gifts for expecting parents, single mother/father groups, foster parents and guardians, pastors, counselors, and more!

Product Details

ISBN-13:	9781628627909
Publisher:	Rose Publishing
Publication date:	07/01/2019
Series:	Aspire Press
Pages:	256
Product dimensions:	5.40(w) x 8.40(h) x 0.70(d)

About the Author

Micha Boyett, author of Found: A Story of Questions, Grace & Everyday Prayer

Courtney Ellis is a popular speaker and author of Uncluttered. A graduate of Wheaton College and Princeton Theological Seminary, her bylines include Christianity Today, MOPS International, Fathom Mag, and (in)courage. She lives in Southern California with her husband, Daryl, and their three children.

Table of Contents

TABLE OF CONTENTS:

1. Running on Empty, Longing for More

2. Car Rides & Contemplation—Finding Jesus on the Freeways

3. Sleepytime & Service—Sacrificial Love at the End of a Long Day

4. Eating & the Examen—Finding God at the Dinner Table

5. Laundry & Listening Prayer—Because Sometimes the Voice of God Sounds a Lot like the Dryer

6. Showering with Scripture—Wash over Me, Lord

7. Fasting from Facebook—Giving Up to Gain

8. Suffering & Stillness—Because Sometimes All You Can Do Is Nothing

9. Getting Ready with Gratitude—Thanksgiving amid Chaos

10. Travel & Pilgrimage—Going Away and Coming Home

11. Ceasing & Celebration—Discovering the Playful God

12. Almost Holy, Fully Loved—Where Do We Go from Here?