Mothering from Scratch: Finding the Best Parenting Style for You and Your Family

by Melinda Means, Kathy Helgemo, Suzie Eller (Foreword by)

Overview

Discover Your Personal Parenting Style

Most parenting books present a cookie-cutter approach—which may or may not apply to all personalities and family dynamics. Mothering From Scratch shows mothers how to develop their own style that helps them be the best mom for their kids and restores the joy of mothering.

Full of solid biblical truth, this book encourages moms to

• explore their personalities and examine their strengths and weaknesses in order to find what works for them
• tap into the resources surrounding them and get mentoring and support from other moms
• push past the fear of change or doing it wrong and allow room for grace in their mothering

Melinda Means and Kathleen Helgemo provide a flexible, customizable approach to help moms discover their optimal parenting style.

Product Details

ISBN-13:	9780764212642
Publisher:	Baker Publishing Group
Publication date:	01/20/2015
Pages:	208
Product dimensions:	5.40(w) x 8.40(h) x 0.60(d)

About the Author

Melinda Means is a writer, speaker, and mom blogger at Mothering From Scratch (www.motheringfromscratch.com), as well as women's ministry director at First Alliance Church in Port Charlotte, Florida. Her work has appeared in Focus on Your Child newsletters, CBN.com, In Touch magazine, and Lifeway's Journey magazine. She is mother to two teenage children, a daughter and a son. She and her family live in Punta Gorda, Florida.

Kathy Helgemo started out as an English teacher after graduating from Florida State University, moved through various other jobs, and landed in her current one as a freelance writer from home. She blogs with Melinda at www.motheringfromscratch.com. Her blog posts have been featured on thesitsgirls.com, the Women of Faith website, and Parent Society's Mommy Blog Hot List. She and her husband, Ben, have four children and live in Port Charlotte, Florida.

Table of Contents

Foreword Suzanne Eller 11

Acknowledgments 15

Introduction: How Did We Get Here? 17

Section I Welcome to the Mothering Kitchen

1 New Motherhood Starts With a New Plan 23

2 All Mothers Can Start From Scratch 34

3 What Happens When You Feel Like You're Not a Good Mom? 45

Section II The Spicy Realities of Motherhood

4 Mothering the Way You're Made 57

5 Claiming Your Identity and Aligning Your Priorities 69

6 Good News: Your Future Won't Spoil 81

Section III Sifting It All Out

7 Working With What Your Mama Gave You 97

8 Tasting and Seeing What Is Good 109

9 Mom Mentors: Turning Rivals to Resources 121

Section IV Mothering With Wisdom and Grace

10 Satisfying Self-Care 139

11 Valuing Your Role 152

12 Creating Home 163

13 Feeding Your Soul 177

14 Depending on God's Power 190

Appendix 199

Notes 203

About the Authors 205