A Moment with God for Mothers: Short Heartfelt Prayers for Moms of All Ages

By Margaret Huffman

Short, heartfelt prayers for moms of all ages.

Each of the pocket- or purse-sized books in the A Moment with God series provides 58 brief prayers that can be read in a few short minutes at any time of day. Each prayer features Scripture for reflection and is appropriate for personal or group devotion.

A Moment with God books
-- offer prayers for daily life situations
-- address common concerns and needs
-- make ideal gifts!

• Language: English
• Publisher: Dimensions for Living
• Release date: Jun 1, 2011
• ISBN: 9781426744716

Margaret Huffman

Margaret Anne Huffman is the author of A Moment with God for Mothers from Dimensions for Living and a regular contributor to dimensions for Living's 365 Meditations series. Margaret Anne lives in Indiana where she is a freelance feature writer. Her husband, Gary, is a pastor. They have three children and two grandchildren.

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PRAYERS FOR

EVERY MOTHER

MARGARET ANNE HUFFMAN

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DIMENSIONS

FOR LIVING

N A S H V I L L E

A Moment with God for Mothers: Prayers for Every Mother

Copyright © 1997by Dimensions for Living

All rights reserved.

No part of this work may be reproduced or transmitted in any form or by any means, electronic or mechanical, including photocopying and recording, or by any information storage or retrieval system, except as may be expressly permitted by the 1976 Copyright Act or in writing from the publisher. Requests for permission should be addressed to Dimensions for Living, 201 Eighth Avenue South, P.O. Box 801, Nashville, TN 37202.

This book is printed on aeid-free, recycled paper.

Library of Congress Cataloging-in-Publication Data

    Huffman, Margaret Anne.

A moment with God for mothers : prayers for every mother/Margaret Anne Huffman.

     p. cm.

ISBN 0-687-12130-2 (pbk.:alk. paper)

1. Mothers—Prayer-books and devotions—English.

    I. Title.

    BV283.M7H84 1997

    242'.8431—dc21

97-14987

Unless otherwise noted, all Scripture quotations are from the Holy Bible: New International Version. Copyright © 1973, 1978, 1984 by the International Bible Society. Used by permission of Zondcrvan Bible Publishers.

Those noted NRSV are from the New Revised Standard Version Bible, copyright © 1989 by the Division of Christian Education of the National Council of the Churches of Christ in the United States of America, and are used by permission.

Those noted TLB are from The Living Bible, copyright © 1971 by Tyndale House Publishers, Wheaton, Ill. Used by permission.

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CONTENTS

Becoming a Mother

Lost Sleep

Home, Dusty Home

Helping Little Ones Cope

Discouraged

Following Mary's Example

Hurting for My Child

In the Company of Mothers

Blessings for My Child

Hurry Up!

Interruptions

Simple Wonders

Finding Time for Prayer

Teaching Discernment

Bad Words

Careless with My Words

A Mother's Apology

Why, Mommy?

No More Patience

A Rough Day

My Efforts Seem Useless

If Only

Cleaning Out My Soul

Broken Pieces, Mended Hearts

Single Mother

Who's Mom's Favorite?

Outsmarting the