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Klappentext You're busy and tired and craving peace---and you're not alone. Pressing Pause: 100 Quiet Moments Where Moms Can Meet with Jesus offers you a calm and still way to start your day, to refresh yourself in Jesus and drink deeply of his love so that you are ready to turn and pour out love, time, and energy to those who matter to you most---your family! Zusammenfassung Kids bickering? Schedule jam-packed? Dishes and laundry both piled up high? Perhaps it's time you pressed pause and took a moment for yourself. Pressing Pause offers you a calm way to start your day! to refresh yourself in Jesus and drink deeply of His presence so that you are ready to pour out love! time! and energy into the people who matter most to you. With these 100 encouraging devotions! moms will: Begin each day with Scripture Draw on God's powers by discovering His Word Learn practical ways to love and serve Pressing Pause is perfect for: Any mother wanting to approach each day with a positive mindset and develop a closer relationship with God Motivational gifts! birthdays! Mother's Day! or Christmas Moms! ages 25-50 Whether you're juggling a career! kids' schedules! and church commitments or you're covered in spit-up and anxious about what the next 18 years might hold! you can carve out a few quiet moments to rejuvenate your spirit.
About the author
Karen Ehman is a New York Times bestselling author who has written 22 books and Bible studies including the 2020 ECPA Devotional of the Year Settle My Soul: 100 Quiet Moments to Meet with Jesus and Keep It Shut: What to Say, How to Say It, and When to Say Nothing at All, which has sold over 300,000 copies. Married to her college sweetheart, Todd, she is a mom of three and “Grandma Kit” to two. She enjoys collecting vintage Pyrex kitchenware, strolling area farm markets, and spending her days feeding the many people who gather around her mid-century dining table to process life and enjoy her county fair blue-ribbon winning cooking. She resides in rural Central Michigan.
Ruth Schwenk is the founder of the popular blog TheBetterMom.com and the trusted author of several books, including In a Boat in the Middle of a Lake (coauthored with her late husband, Patrick), Jesus, Calm My Heart, The Better Mom Devotional, and, with Karen Ehman, Settle My Soul, Pressing Pause, and Trusting God in All the Things. Writing from her own journey of both deep joy and heartbreaking loss, Ruth brings honesty, comfort, and hope to women in every season of life. A Michigan football superfan and self-proclaimed foodie, Ruth calls the beautiful state of Michigan home, along with her four children, two pugs, and their loyal Labrador retriever. Connect with her at ruthschwenk.com.
Summary
Refresh yourself in Jesus and drink deeply of His presence so that you are ready to pour out love, time, and energy into the people who matter most to you.
Kids bickering? Schedule jam-packed? Dishes and laundry both piled up high? Perhaps it's time you pressed pause and took a moment for yourself. Pressing Pause offers you a calm way to start your day.
Whether you're juggling a career, kids' schedules, and church commitments or you're covered in spit-up and anxious about what the next 18 years might hold, you can carve out a few quiet moments to rejuvenate your spirit.
With these 100 encouraging devotions, moms will:
- Begin each day with Scripture
- Draw on God's powers by discovering His Word
- Learn practical ways to love and serve
Pressing Pause is perfect for:
- Any mother wanting to approach each day with a positive mindset and develop a closer relationship with God
- Motivational gifts, birthdays, Mother's Day, or Christmas
- Moms, ages 25-50
Just a few minutes each day can help you center your heart and mind on what God has for you as His beloved daughter. So, resist the rush. Halt the hustle. Press pause and find some calm in the chaos.
