Using the story of Nehemiah from the Bible, author Susan Merrill lays out a template to aid mothers as they “dare to parent in today’s world.” Five lucky winners will get a free book and t-shirt!
How is your teenager coping with emotions? How are you helping your teenager cope with these emotions? Dr. Mary Lamia takes an in-depth look common emotions that are encountered throughout life and combines research-based information with real life experiences to help parents and their teenagers gain powerful insight into a significant part of who they...
Miracles and Moments of Grace is a compilation of stories from women of all walks of life who all have something in common: they are all mothers. The author, Nancy Kennedy, has done a beautiful job at recording and collecting stories of hope, love, hardship, joy, worry, or as we could simply say, motherhood. ...
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Apr 20, 2013 • What do teenagers really need in order to grow up to be responsible and happy adults? This book offers excellent food for thought.
A new book from the author of Dad Rules. We're giving a copy away!
With Spring right around the corner, I knew I needed some ideas for how to have fun in the outdoors. This book is just what I needed to help incorporate the outside world into our day--it is easy to read, has lots of great ideas for every season, and perfect for families with children of...
For those of us currently surrounded by little ones, may I suggest Rachel Jankovic's "Loving the Little Years." Her honest, yet hopeful, Christian perspective on how mother's sacrifices are real and essential made me reflect on how I handle some of the day-to-day in my home.
I found this an utterly fascinating read despite the fact that I have breastfed my two children. It helped me to understand both sides of the “feeding frenzy” and feel more empathy towards all mothers.
I've read this book many times. Each time I read it, I find specific nuggets of practical wisdom that I can immediately incorporate into my parenting. I use it daily--no hourly!
We have a little treat to get you ready for NEXT Christmas!
If you're looking for ways to make your Christmas more Christ-centered, Aubrey Degn recommends Kirsten Holmberg's Advent with the Word as a wonderful way to spiritually prepare ourselves for the holidays.
The Power of Moms recently published our first book! Mary Jenkins was kind enough to send in this informative (and glowing!) review. Thanks, Mary!
As my children’s health care advocate, I really want to have a good relationship with our physicians and be able to communicate effectively with them. I felt like this book was a very helpful glimpse into the mind of physicians and provided me with practical skills to better partner with them.
This free e-book packs dozens of helpful organizational tips in bite-sized pieces. When you’re feeling frazzled and disorganized, it can be overwhelming to sit down and read a huge book on organizing. These simple suggestions can get you on the road to sanity quickly!
Stephanie Nielson, creator of NieNieDialogues.com, has written an inspiring book that will remind you just how important family is.
Meg Meeker is a pediatrician who, drawing on her experiences with patients' mothers and other women in her life, has identified what makes happy mothers tick.
Filled with uplifting messages for each day of the month, When Motherhood Feels Too Hard is a powerful reminder of the divine role of mothers and the divine help they are entitled to. Through personal experiences, poems, scriptures and quotes, author Kelly Crawford offers mothers a spiritual lifeline for when it “feels too hard.”
Does living "stress-free" sound too good to be true? This book will not take the "stressful" things out of your life, but by describing a series of stress-reduction techniques, it will teach you to respond beautifully to the pressures each of us face. I just wish I had read this 15 years ago!...
How do you define balance? Does balance look like a scale to you, where every aspect of your life gets the same amount of time and energy? Or does balance look like a baseball field where you're trying to run around the diamond fast enough to touch each base? These are common “myths” that we...
This book gives the reader freedom to accept that life does not have to be perfect in order to be rich and rewarding. Joy can be found in spite of circumstance, and contentment and peace are far greater reward than short-lived success.
Just in time for Father's Day, we're giving one lucky reader a copy of Treion Muller's book, Dad Rules!
In their second book, Michelle and Jim Bob Duggar, best known for their TLC show “19 Kids and Counting”, talk about their family systems, beliefs, traditions, and give readers “an up-close view of how they make it work.”
Ann Pleshette Murphy was the editor-in-chief of Parents magazine for ten years. Drawing on her own experience, that of other mothers, and experts' advice, Murphy provides a funny, relate-able guide to motherhood.
WhattoExpect.com was kind enough to send us this series to review and they will also give all three books to two lucky POM readers! Giveaway details at the end of the article.
In this powerful book by Whitney Johnson, each of us can receive the inspiration and information needed to step outside of our comfort zones, give life to the possibilities around us, and actually achieve our dreams.
In No Biking in the House Without a Helmet, Greene reflects on her journey to adoption, raising children (both biological and adoptive) and what it means to be a family.
As any mother who has made a wise choice in a tense moment can recall, the confident feeling that follows is priceless.This book teaches how thoughts directly determine our actions; mantras can uplift our thoughts and allow us to act wisely.
This novel is historical fiction, and it helped me realize how fortunate I am and how important it is to use my free time wisely. The other thing that really hit me after reading this was the impact of a mother's love.
This is hands-down the best book I've ever read about helping children to develop a healthy, beautiful, meaningful perspective of the world.
There are so many great ways to love a child! The book: "The Five Love Languages of Children", is a great way to figure out the love language of your child and how to best communicate YOUR love to them on THEIR level.
Corn on the cob for a mid-afternoon snack? I would never have thought of that. In this book there are plenty of easy and helpful tips for a well-fed, slimmer, and happier you.
Katrina Kenison is a mother of two sons. Over the course of year, she wrote down her reflections on trying to live life simply. The result is a wonderful collection of thoughts, stories and suggestions for enjoying motherhood, moment by moment.
Do you ever feel like you have no control over your children? Does anyone ever not feel that way!? This is a great book about the power of being positive.
While most of this book is a handy guide of age-appropriate books for boys, it also contains great information on, as the cover says, “how to engage boys in reading in ways that will change their lives.”
Confession: I am a neat freak. I used to ask my mom if I could organize her kitchen cupboards...just for fun. You get the picture…I'm weird!
This is my go-to book for streamlining and organizing my home!
I was a new mother and had a baby that did not sleep very well. I lived in a fog and I was desperate for sleep. A friend saw the bags under my eyes and recommended this book, and it truly changed my perspective on the importance of sleep.
This is an older book that kind of jumped out at me at my local library. “Don't set goals?! Now that sounds like something I could really be good at!” In reality, the author doesn't have anything against goals, just the way that we tend to go about them. Instead of setting a goal,...
I've seen Anna Quindlen quoted in several books and articles I've read on motherhood, so I decided to go straight to the source. “Loud and Clear” is a collection of columns the author wrote for Newsweek and it covers a myriad of topics ranging from parenting to politics. While I didn't...
Do you ever wonder why one child comes unglued if you get mad at them while your other could care less? This is a fantastic book that helps you understand different personalities--first and foremost, your own. By taking a short quiz at the beginning, you find out what “color” you are: red, blue, white or...
I believe that I can learn from anyone, even if I don’t agree with them, particularly if they share their successes and failures in achieving something. Amy Chua does just that in her book as she recounts how she helped her children become great musicians.
I started writing these lines with the intention of sharing the many secrets I’ve learned about working from home and raising children. The more I got into it, the more I realized I was sharing my innermost insecurities about being a mother...
This book is a wonderful resource for parents who want to raise emotionally healthy children. The authors explain specifically the ways children receive and perceive our love, and the book helps parents learn how to keep their children’s emotional love tanks full with unconditional love so that they can then...
This book does a beautiful (and hilarious) job spelling out the incredibly high expectations we set for ourselves, and then it provides a "shot in the arm" to cure us all from this problem. With chapter titles such as "I Love Being a Mom, I Just Hate Doing It," and "Am I a Bad...
I'm just going to quote from the back cover...it describes it well: "If the latest 'breakthrough' child-development theory, parenting technique, or child-appropriate diet makes you worry or groan (or just want to lie down for a nap), it's time to make way for Momfidence! Paula Spencer, parenting...
This is a popular business book, written to encourage us to deal with change in a healthy, productive manner. Although the book itself doesn't specifically address motherhood issues, one of the best things a mom can learn is how to be flexible. Several great ideas are compiled into this fun book--and it takes...
An amazing woman shares her story of how she survived during the Rwanda genocide in 1994 when she and seven other women huddled silently together in a cramped bathroom for 3 months. She shares how she relied on faith in God and the power of forgiveness to overcome.
This book has been widely publicized, so you most likely know the basic premise. It is “The Owner’s Manual for Extending Your Warranty.” The book goes through your basic body systems and then discusses how they function best and what we can do to stay feeling our best. Young is less and how you look...
This is not Nicholas Sparks’ usual love story. It is a memoir written with his brother of their adventurous three week trip around the world together. As they travel they reflect on their life growing up and how their experiences affected each of them in different ways.
James Allen has put together a beautiful collection of thoughts and ideas designed to improve the way we think. The book is only 50 pages long, but it is powerful, inspiring, and amazing! The description from the front cover reads, “Throughout his life, James Allen (1864-1912) sought an oasis of tranquility amidst...
As the mother of three small children, I used to waste time and energy moping that despite my desire to maintain a clean and orderly home, I would never have four hours to clean the entire house. Using the 15-minute-a-day approach has brought amazing results! My home is never immaculate, but now it...
Well, mostly I just like the lists. It is easy for me to find topics my children are interested and then check those books out from the library. I also really like the extra ideas the author gives, such as little crafts or snack ideas to go along with certain books. My favorite...
This was probably one of my favorite “mom” books because Jane spoke about the heart of what we are experiencing as mothers. She did not place judgment on women who are not stay-at-home moms, nor did she set herself up as the ideal mother. I was hesitant to read this book because I...
I love the idea of reaching your potential. This book’s theme centers around the idea of reaching your divine potential, that we are all on earth for a purpose. I love that these are talks, separate from each other, so I can read in short bursts of time, rather than all at once. ...
In this beautiful book, Patricia Holland teaches mothers how to find peace and joy, in spite of the not-so-peaceful moments of motherhood. Her book is written to a Christian audience but focuses on principles that are important to every mother: putting essentials ahead of...
Colleen Down contests that it does not take a village to raise a child. Villagers do not show up with dinner at six or provide your teenager with braces or potty-train your preschooler. It takes a mother to raise that village. Colleen is a stay-at-home mother of seven children who “decided to ignore...
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