Memory Making Mom: Building Traditions
That Breathe Life Into Your Home by Jessica Smartt is a gift to mothers.
Thank you for writing this, Jessica!
This book encourages moms to go the extra mile: to
iron the cloth napkins and put flowers on the table (not every day) because our
husbands and children are our most treasured people, and creating special
moments for our most special people creates memories and solidifies bonds that
will last.
Smartt gets it. When I read her passage about “When
Church Is Hard” and she described the mom of young children with shoulders
sagging and tears running down her face, she was describing me at church a few
weeks ago—wondering if it was worth it. And of course it is. Smartt reminds her
readers that church is worth it. Special family meals are worth it. Holiday
traditions are worth it. Celebrating milestone is worth it. The extra effort to
treasure our families in life’s small moments are all so very worth it.
I absolutely love this book and will read and
reference it again and again. Jessica Smartt is a refreshed and balanced mom.
Many books for moms assume that their audience is harried, frazzled, and
annoyed by their kids. Smartt writes to an audience who believes raising kids
is a blessing and a privilege and who recognizes the importance of putting
energy in the right places—the places of lasting impact.
Smartt encourages moms to create moments, days, and
years that embrace their children in a healthy hug.
The
publisher has provided me with a complimentary copy of this book through
BookSneeze®. I was not required to write a positive review.
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