Finding Time For Serenity: Every Woman's Book of Days

by Barbara Cawthorne Crafton

Almost every woman knows the press of busy days - days when we can't keep track of what we've done (or haven't done), much less find five minutes to rest. These daily meditations from best-selling author Barbara Crafton - wife, grandmother, priest, retreat leader, and spiritual director - will help women restore the balance and bring perspective into their daily lives. Crafton explores the things women know bags under the eyes, people who monopolize meetings, office politics, middle-age pride, kids leaving home, faith, love, destiny, the impossible images women's magazines perpetuate, friendship, and many more. Here she becomes the wise and funny friend every woman needs every day.

238 pages, Kindle Edition

First published October 11, 1994

Reviews

[Karunnya Menon · Rating 3 out of 5]

At the start of 2020, I was not reading so much. So I decided to pick a book from which I could read a piece each day of the year. That's when I found this beauty by Barbara Crafton.

This book has helped me not only come out of a reading slump but also lifted me up on bad days. Some essays made me cry, others made me laugh; but each and every one made me think. Finding Time for Serenity follows Barbara's life with a diary entry for each day. She speaks of not only herself and family, but also of the myriad of people she comes across in her life. It is truly fascinating. And though I did sometimes miss and read a month's worth together, it really brought me a sense of peace, that 2020 needed.

[Katy Lovejoy · Rating 5 out of 5]

I like this. It's not quite a devotional but also at the same time is...?

[Joan · Rating 5 out of 5]

The wide variety of essays in this book lends perspective to my busy days. Crafton blends together the trivial and profound to bring comfort and clarity.