Close to Home: One Orthodox Mother's Quest for Patience, Peace and Perseverance

by Molly Sabourin

Overview

Close to Home is for every young mother who’s ever wished children came with an instruction manual; who’s ever longed for just one quiet minute to finish a thought or utter a prayer; who’s ever despaired of perfecting herself in time to become a good example for her children; who’s ever wondered why “happily ever after” takes so darn much work. With courage, humor, and unflinching honesty, Molly Sabourin addresses all these frustrations and more—offering not answers or solutions, but a new perspective, a pat on the shoulder, a reassuring “I’ve been there too, and there is hope.” Those who share her “quest for patience, peace, and perseverance” will see themselves in these pages, laugh a little, cry a little, and close the book with new strength to continue the quest.

Product Details

BN ID:	2940013207653
Publisher:	Conciliar Press / Ancient Faith Publishing
Publication date:	10/24/2011
Sold by:	Barnes & Noble
Format:	eBook
Pages:	192
File size:	3 MB

About the Author

Molly Sabourin is a freelance writer focusing on issues of family, faith, and community. She is also an Orthodox Christian, a wife, and a frenzied mother of four. Read more of her reflections at her Close to Home blog.

Editorial Reviews

he Orthodox Church is a repository of great and beautiful spiritual literature—much of which can make a mother of young children feel like she’s an irrelevant, distracted, decidedly non-spiritual entity with Cheerios in her hair. Is it possible to flourish and grow in your faith, while changing diapers and driving carpool? Close to Home shows that the answer is yes—and what’s more, you’re not alone.

Conciliar Press - Frederica Mathewes-Green,

he Orthodox Church is a repository of great and beautiful spiritual literature—much of which can make a mother of young children feel like she’s an irrelevant, distracted, decidedly non-spiritual entity with Cheerios in her hair. Is it possible to flourish and grow in your faith, while changing diapers and driving carpool? Close to Home shows that the answer is yes—and what’s more, you’re not alone.

Frederica Mathewes-Green,