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This Blessed Mess
Pat Livingston grew up believing that if you work hard and do what you think is right, all will be well. No one told her that life would be chaotic. But the chaos of ordinary life can be just another name for energy and power, untamed and unformed but not bad. It can be shaped and channeled, tamed and reinterpreted in ways that unleash our creativity.
Now in dozens of good humored stories filled with hope and encouragement, she shares with us her lifetime of taming chaos.
She not only invites us to do the same but also assures us that in the midst of all the “messiness” we’ll discover, as she did, a blessing…and a hope.
Now in dozens of good humored stories filled with hope and encouragement, she shares with us her lifetime of taming chaos.
She not only invites us to do the same but also assures us that in the midst of all the “messiness” we’ll discover, as she did, a blessing…and a hope.
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First published September 1, 2000
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August 14, 2019
Great topic but poorly written
May 9, 2014
My husband and I heard Patricia Livingston speak at our church back in the fall of 2010 right before my daughter Penelope was born. I purchased three of her books and read the first right away. The other two ended up in my TBR bookcase. I finally pulled out This Blessed Mess during Lent and I vastly enjoyed it. It was a great book for Lent and for a particularly stressful time period in my life.
The subtitle of This Blessed Mess is “Finding Hope Amidst Life’s Chaos.” Part one of the book is the “Interplay of Chaos and Creation”. It discusses how chaos gets into our busy lives and has great examples from Patricia Livingston’s own life. Part two of the book is what helps you to move forward. This includes such items as “Holding on to a Core Beliefs,” “Caring for Ourselves and Others,” Laughing Amongst the Mess” and many more.
As a Catholic mother I greatly enjoyed this book. I read a chapter a day in the morning as I got ready for work. It is a slim book and really made me thing about how to embrace the chaos of life as a working mother and to make sure my Christianity is involved as well. A great book, I’m glad I finally read it!
Book Source: I purchased this at Patricia Livingston’s talk at Holy Rosary in 2010 and got it autographed!
This review was originally published on my blog at: http://www.lauragerold.blogspot.com/2...
The subtitle of This Blessed Mess is “Finding Hope Amidst Life’s Chaos.” Part one of the book is the “Interplay of Chaos and Creation”. It discusses how chaos gets into our busy lives and has great examples from Patricia Livingston’s own life. Part two of the book is what helps you to move forward. This includes such items as “Holding on to a Core Beliefs,” “Caring for Ourselves and Others,” Laughing Amongst the Mess” and many more.
As a Catholic mother I greatly enjoyed this book. I read a chapter a day in the morning as I got ready for work. It is a slim book and really made me thing about how to embrace the chaos of life as a working mother and to make sure my Christianity is involved as well. A great book, I’m glad I finally read it!
Book Source: I purchased this at Patricia Livingston’s talk at Holy Rosary in 2010 and got it autographed!
This review was originally published on my blog at: http://www.lauragerold.blogspot.com/2...
December 2, 2008
Recommended for anyone who feels hurried. I would read it but I am too busy. Maybe later!
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