Because Crack is Illegal: A 30-Day Devotional for Moms

by Raema Mauriello

Will my kids need therapy? How many cups of coffee is really unhealthy? I think I wore this yesterday, will people notice? Would a 6 hour nap be acceptable? Did I bathe today? Is glue and Play-Doh a food group? Is my kid's head abnormally large? Why does everything smell like pee? I ate Oreos for lunch again. What is twerking? Why is my phone sticky? How many hours until I can go back to bed? Has anyone invented a time machine yet?

This book doesn't answer any of these questions, but it does give you an opportunity to laugh at someone else's ridiculous life for once. For the next thirty days this book will make you laugh, give you hope and inspire you to be who you have been created to be and to do what you have been created to do.

Genres: Nonfiction

76 pages, Kindle Edition

First published March 21, 2015

About the author

Raema Mauriello is a mother of four and works as the Director of Operations for Treasured Vessels Foundation as well as a staff pastor and project manager at Shoreline Dallas. She is the author of Because Crack is Illegal and The Struggle is Real and her career started as a Navy Journalist and a Search and Rescue Swimmer. She graduated from Liberty University with her Bachelors of Religious Studies, continues to serve in ministry and writes a weekly blog. To buy exclusive copies to 'because crack is illegal' before it's on shelves visit my website www.raemam.com

Reviews

[Monique Torres · Rating 5 out of 5]

Awesome book for moms

Absolutely love this devotional, she hits it right on the head everything is moms go thru daily. I love that she is real about our lives, about our fears, insecurities, and hurts, about our crazy kid filled lives. Definitely recommend this book

[Coco Harris · Rating 4 out of 5]

Honestly, I bought this book because the title is on point y’all! Haha! This was a great devotional for moms. I enjoyed the snippets of convos & photos that demonstrated relatable aspects of motherhood that was at the beginning of each days devotional. I think this book would appeal more to moms who have mid-aged children (less for those of babies or teenagers - as far as relatability to the author’s personal analogies). Some days really hit home for me more than others, but that’s true with any devotional. I am excited to share this with other moms with similarly aged kids & think they’d enjoy it! I related to all of the personal stories & felt each day was substantial in content yet slim in length (which is ideal for a mom devotional bc time is essence!)

[Sara · Rating 4 out of 5]

What I needed to hear

These devotions were meant mostly for stay at home Moms, but Raema has a way to get into all hearts through the word of God & His words mixed with hers were just what I needed as I slowly read through this book over a series of months.

[Jenny · Rating 5 out of 5]

Real life devotional.