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    Hard Is Not the Same Thing as Bad: The Perspective Shift That Could Completely Change the Way You Mother
    Hard Is Not the Same Thing as Bad: The Perspective Shift That Could Completely Change the Way You Mother
    Hard Is Not the Same Thing as Bad: The Perspective Shift That Could Completely Change the Way You Mother
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    Hard Is Not the Same Thing as Bad: The Perspective Shift That Could Completely Change the Way You Mother

    By Abbie Halberstadt and Lindsay Long

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    A PUBLISHERS WEEKLY BESTSELLER

    Bestselling author Abbie Halberstadt helps women see how God can use the everyday     trials of motherhood to radically transform how they view hardship and grow them to become more like Jesus.

    “Why me, Lord?”
     
    Amid the toddler tantrums, the mealtime melees, and the backseat blowups, have you found yourself asking God that same question? Maybe even screaming it into a couch pillow? You’re not alone.
     
    Your most trying moments as a mother can quickly spiral into discouragement, hopelessness, and sometimes even resentment toward God or your family—partly because our culture has conditioned us to believe that anything this hard can’t possibly be good for us.
     
    Abbie Halberstadt, author of the bestselling M Is for Mama, shares scriptural wisdom and lessons learned from her own challenges as a mama of ten to help shift your perspective on the hardships of motherhood and of life, in general.
     
    When you begin to see struggles as a necessary part of God’s plan for your spiritual growth, you can discover supernatural peace and purpose, even when you’re down in the deepest trenches of motherhood.
     
    LanguageEnglish
    PublisherHarvest House Publishers
    Release dateSep 5, 2023
    ISBN9780736986762

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    • 4/5
      Nuggets of wisdom in here, and lots of encouragement for mothers.
    • 5/5
      Abbie calls you out and up from the lies of social media driven mediocre motherhood and reminds you through the Word of God what Biblical motherhood looks like. She shares some of her own experiences going through the “sanctifying work of motherhood,” which no one arrives at this side of Heaven, but gives me hope that my legacy as a mother can point my kiddos to the one who is good despite my shortcomings. Every woman should read this book, but especially Christian mamas.

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