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Work That God Sees: Prayerful Motherhood in the Midst of the Overwhelm
Moms, you pour yourselves out day after day. How about some powerful refilling, in small, manageable doses?
Short chapters. White space. Deep-down hope, and out-loud laughter.
Because you have what it takes. You are not alone – we’re in this together. Whether you see it or not, you are making progress. You are persevering, and standing your ground. You’re stronger than you used to be. You are watched over and known by the God who notices every detail, and He meets you in these mundane moments and is breathing them into mighty movement.
This is the entire Work That God Sees series in one: all six little books with their snarky recipes, crafty patterns, and questions for personal journaling or small group discussion, plus 25 pages of new stories, recipes, and lessons you can learn at someone else’s expense. Watch out for the cayenne pepper – don’t say I didn’t warn you.
Short chapters. White space. Deep-down hope, and out-loud laughter.
Because you have what it takes. You are not alone – we’re in this together. Whether you see it or not, you are making progress. You are persevering, and standing your ground. You’re stronger than you used to be. You are watched over and known by the God who notices every detail, and He meets you in these mundane moments and is breathing them into mighty movement.
This is the entire Work That God Sees series in one: all six little books with their snarky recipes, crafty patterns, and questions for personal journaling or small group discussion, plus 25 pages of new stories, recipes, and lessons you can learn at someone else’s expense. Watch out for the cayenne pepper – don’t say I didn’t warn you.
312 pages, Paperback
Published November 7, 2020
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About the author
Shannon Guerra
20 books18 followersShannon Guerra is an author, wife, ministry leader, and mama of eight kids via birth and adoption. She lives in Wasilla, Alaska, and writes about personal growth, heart wholeness, and living deep and wide at www.copperlightwood.com.
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July 27, 2022
I read this book, one entry at a time, most days after my devotions for a few months. It is such a warm, quirky, relatable, powerful, and encouraging read. I felt like I could sit down and have coffee with the author. I felt seen and simultaneously challenged to seek God’s face and trust His timing and His will more. Plus, there’s a few related recipes thrown in for fun.
I definitely recommend this to any Christian mom, but honestly, most of it applies to anyone. I found myself reading excerpts aloud to my husband and the kids often.
I definitely recommend this to any Christian mom, but honestly, most of it applies to anyone. I found myself reading excerpts aloud to my husband and the kids often.
November 24, 2020
I am not much of a non-fiction reader, but as I’ve gotten older and my family has grown, I’ve found myself needing to dig deeper into truths I’ve known all my life. I’ve started expanding my reading into books such as this one, and I can honestly say that I’m better for it. I need books like this in my life where I can grab a page or two at a time, and feel like I’ve been given extra nourishment on top of God’s Word.
As a mom, I know I often feel inadequate, barely giving my children what they need. There’s always something begging for attention at the end of a busy workday – usually dinner or bath time or playtime or bedtime or sickness or….well, you fill in the blank. It’s so hard for us moms to find time for ourselves, and when we do, we think if “I had one more minute to do anything on my to-do list, I’d…” instead of giving ourselves some time to breathe. Needless to say, I’ve been through every bit of this and more lately, and then Shannon’s little book fell into my life. Wow, just wow… I freely admit to full-on ugly, cleansing tears on more than one occasion as I just let myself soak in every single word.
There is an abundant sense of grace in every single segment. As a mom of way more children than me, I can’t believe that she does all the things she does, but she freely admits that she gets it wrong sometimes. Don’t we all?! How refreshing is was to see things through a true real-life lens of God’s immeasurable grace and love, not one that Pinterest tells us we should look through for our self worth.
Mamas, this book is for you. It’s broken down into quick segments that fill you up a couple of minutes at a time. It reads like a conversation of real life sprinkled with God’s Word, and it is a gem through and through.
As a mom, I know I often feel inadequate, barely giving my children what they need. There’s always something begging for attention at the end of a busy workday – usually dinner or bath time or playtime or bedtime or sickness or….well, you fill in the blank. It’s so hard for us moms to find time for ourselves, and when we do, we think if “I had one more minute to do anything on my to-do list, I’d…” instead of giving ourselves some time to breathe. Needless to say, I’ve been through every bit of this and more lately, and then Shannon’s little book fell into my life. Wow, just wow… I freely admit to full-on ugly, cleansing tears on more than one occasion as I just let myself soak in every single word.
There is an abundant sense of grace in every single segment. As a mom of way more children than me, I can’t believe that she does all the things she does, but she freely admits that she gets it wrong sometimes. Don’t we all?! How refreshing is was to see things through a true real-life lens of God’s immeasurable grace and love, not one that Pinterest tells us we should look through for our self worth.
Mamas, this book is for you. It’s broken down into quick segments that fill you up a couple of minutes at a time. It reads like a conversation of real life sprinkled with God’s Word, and it is a gem through and through.
November 17, 2020
What a refreshing and encouraging work of art. Simple enough to read with ease, yet complex enough to leave you seeing the bigger picture.
April 30, 2024
I thoroughly enjoyed this collection… like a warm blanket to a cold and tired soul. It’s been a few years since I was in the thick of it: the homeschooling, the piano lessons, the scouts and 4H and other activities. Back then I only read snippets of Shannon’s blog posts when I could sneak them in, but they always connected with me right where I was on any given day.
Now that the house is quiet, my life has changed from teaching my own children to teaching other peoples’. And I can take as much time (relatively speaking) as I’d like to sit and ponder Shannon’s writings. Not surprisingly, they STILL offer hope and connection, to those who are still “in the thick of it,” and to those whose seasons of life look very different as well. I plan to share this with a dear friend with five busy “littles” and I pray it will encourage her.
Thanks, Shannon, for always pointing us back to the true Source of hope: God’s abiding presence in His Word!! Your insights are both humorous and wise, and your writing is a beautiful gift to us all!
Now that the house is quiet, my life has changed from teaching my own children to teaching other peoples’. And I can take as much time (relatively speaking) as I’d like to sit and ponder Shannon’s writings. Not surprisingly, they STILL offer hope and connection, to those who are still “in the thick of it,” and to those whose seasons of life look very different as well. I plan to share this with a dear friend with five busy “littles” and I pray it will encourage her.
Thanks, Shannon, for always pointing us back to the true Source of hope: God’s abiding presence in His Word!! Your insights are both humorous and wise, and your writing is a beautiful gift to us all!
October 28, 2022
This one started a little slow for me in, and it took me a while to get into the groove of her narrative voice. Once I did though, I began to really love it.
I don’t really like “mom books“ because they’re often more discouraging than encouraging for me. This one is very different. It enters into the honesty of struggle without being grim and pulls out encouragement and joy without being glib. Plus she’s just funny. I finished it and immediately loaned it to someone I care about.
I don’t really like “mom books“ because they’re often more discouraging than encouraging for me. This one is very different. It enters into the honesty of struggle without being grim and pulls out encouragement and joy without being glib. Plus she’s just funny. I finished it and immediately loaned it to someone I care about.
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