Of mess and moxie : wrangling delight out of this wild and glorious life

Of mess and moxie Wrangling delight out of this wild and glorious life

Jen Hatmaker

Book - 2017

Whether it's the time she drove to the wrong city for a fourth-grade field trip or the way she learned to forgive, Hatmaker offers a reminder to those of us who sometimes hide in the car eating crackers that we do have the moxie to get back up and get back out. She uses her own triumphs and tragedies to show that we can choose to live undaunted in the moment, and lead vibrant, courageous, grace-filled lives.

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Subjects
Women > Religious life > Christianity.
Christian life.
Published
Nashville, Tennessee : Nelson Books, an imprint of Thomas Nelson [2017]
Language
English
Main Author
Jen Hatmaker (author)
Physical Description
xxi, 266 pages ; 22 cm
Bibliography
Includes bibliographical references (pages 262-265).
ISBN
9780718031848
  • Introduction
  • Unbranded
  • Moms, we're fine
  • Beauty, food, fun, and naps
  • Grocery store theology
  • We live
  • Private Baby
  • How to (part one)
  • It's just paint
  • No strings attached
  • My soul mate Nexflix
  • Makers and dreamers
  • Defer and prefer
  • How to (part two)
  • Sanctuary
  • On exercise
  • The cabin
  • Doldrums
  • Identifiable signs of athletic greatness
  • Bonus moms
  • How to (part three)
  • Forgiveness school
  • Potato and knife
  • Fangirl
  • We were sort of medium
  • How to (part four)
  • String eighteen parties together
  • Rewoven
  • One more word as you go....
Review by Booklist Review

Popular Christian speaker, author, and HGTV personality Hatmaker here joins the ranks of blogger-moms turned humor authors. Women who want the grit and wit of Karen Alpert's I Want My Epidural Back (2016) without the colorful language and those who enjoy Glennon Doyle Melton's blog and books will embrace this one. Hatmaker tackles issues facing moms, especially those who are Christian, with fresh humor and perspective, giving readers the luxury of accepting imperfection, offering recipes, and starting each chapter with pithy quotes that set the tone on topics ranging from Southern fanaticism over football to the intense challenge of forgiveness. Readers should not expect a stock conservative approach here. Hatmaker shares the importance of reaching beyond comfort zones and extending welcomes. She owns the moxie she's writing about.--McIntosh, Joyce Copyright 2017 Booklist

From Booklist, Copyright (c) American Library Association. Used with permission.
Review by Publisher's Weekly Review

Bestselling humorist Hatmaker (For the Love), a blogger, pastor, HGTV star, and mother of five, will be familiar to any evangelical Christian reader. She's like a friend whose laugh that most of the time is fun to listen to but sometimes it's too much. Here, Hatmaker piles on stories about bingeing on food (or wine or Netflix) alongside a bevy of kid poop jokes and kids-learn-human-anatomy jokes. Tucked in between are conversational reflections designed to offer pastoral advice and empathy when things go wrong. Those who don't spend time in the evangelical subculture may miss some of the references (singer Sandi Patty, Baptist youth groups) and find that the humor relies on too many stereotypes of women, Erma Bombeck style. But those who find religious people humorless should certainly read this book. Hatmaker has humor in spades, which will please those looking for laughs, but her work will disappoint readers wishing for something with more depth. Agent: Curtis Yates, Yates & Yates. (Aug.) © Copyright PWxyz, LLC. All rights reserved.

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