Running Through the Raindrops: Finding Joy in the Chaos of Raising Kids

by Lori Elliott

Lori Elliott is the wife of a pastor, holds a full-time job and is a mother of four, including a special needs child. Although motherhood can be overwhelming, stressful and chaotic, there are those magical moments when the joy and humor you find make all the craziness seem worthwhile. She occasionally gets five minutes of quiet, and uses her blog as therapy.

So far she has come up with the following rules for motherhood: 1) Running away doesn’t solve anything—you’ll miss the chaos and go back before you thought you would. 2) Don’t sweat the small stuff, like housework. The dishes can wait. 3) When you get overwhelmed, try to have a sense of humor, take a breath and let it go. 4) Life doesn’t go the way you planned, so trust in God to take you where you need to be. If we trust in God, even when we can’t see where he is leading us, we receive unexpected blessings that we wouldn’t have dreamed to ask for!

78 pages, Paperback

First published May 1, 2013

Reviews

[Jaclyn · Rating 3 out of 5]

It took me a while to get used to the choppy format. It wasn't until about halfway through the book that I realized this is a series of blog posts, not a memoir as I expected, from the author, who is a pastor's wife and mother of 4. Would have been helpful if the different posts had had headings with the dates to make it easier to follow. There are some heart-warming moments, some laugh out loud moments, and some moments when you wonder, "How does she do it?" Content is a 4 star, format is a 2 star from me. So, averages out to 3 stars.

[Candi Foster · Rating 4 out of 5]

This book (a collection of the author's blog posts) is authentic & humorous; full of stories of daily life with kids.