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Professionalizing Motherhood is a call to consider that working at motherhood full-time is a valid, worthwhile career choice and provides a resource to equip the professional mother to successfully develop and sharpen each skill she needs to excel and grow in her field. This expanded edition comes with a leader's guide and personal reflections.
List of contents
Foreword..7
Acknowledgments ...9
Introduction .11
PART 1:SHIFT YOUR THINKING
1. Professionalizing Motherhood ...17
2. So What Did You Do Today? 31
3. Take Care of the Caregiver ....47
PART 2:DETERMINE YOUR STRATEGY
4. Do You Know Your True Value?.67
5. Is Your Family Marriage-Centered? ...79
6. Where Are My Coworkers? ..91
PART 3:TOOLS OF THE TRADE
7. Fun: You’ve Got to Have a Good Time! ..105
8. Prayer: An Indispensable Tool .119
9. Creativity: Let the Creative Juices Flow! 137
10. Grace: It Has a Place in Your Home ...155
11. Humor: Let’s Laugh a Bit! ..173
12. Organization: I Can’t Go Anywhere
without My Planner! 187
PART 4:ESTABLISH YOUR CAREER TRAINING AND DEVELOPMENT
13. Develop Your Partnership with God .199
14. Parent with Purpose ..211
About the author
Jill Savage is a writer, speaker and the founder of Hearts at Home. Author of Professionalizing Motherhood and Is There Really Sex After Kids?, she leads the Hearts at Home organization in its mission to exalt God while encouraging, educating, and equipping mothers in their personal and family lives. She and her husband, Mark, live in Normal, Illinois, with their five children.
Summary
Professionalizing Motherhood is a call to consider that working at motherhood full-time is a valid, worthwhile career choice and provides a resource to equip the professional mother to successfully develop and sharpen each skill she needs to excel and grow in her field. This expanded edition comes with a leader's guide and personal reflections.
