You'll Laugh About This Someday: Devotions for Frazzled Moms

by Melissa Howell

Life is often a blur for busy moms. Rushing kids to school, to the doctor, to the dinner table, to bed only to repeat it again the next day. And the next. So what s a mom to do? Mother of four, Melissa Howell speaks to the mess of madness and mayhem that is life with littles, and says, God calls me into His presence to be still. Be still and know that I am God, He invites (Psalm 46:10) this is good news for those of us in mommyland, who find stillness and quiet hard commodities to come by. Because it means that even if our surroundings are in chaos, our souls can be anchored deep in the stillness that comes from certainty in God s power. You ll Laugh About This Someday is filled with humor, life lessons, and deeply spiritual insights into the world of motherhood that will encourage and bless moms everywhere. It s not your typical devotional book. But then again, there s nothing typical about the adventure we call motherhood!

176 pages, Paperback

Published November 23, 2015

Reviews

[Becky]

I spent several weeks reading this book, treating it as a daily devotional (I believe it was intended this way) and a way to get my morning started. So when I finished and prepared to rate it here, I hesitated between four and five stars. But I as thought back over what I’d experienced in Howell’s pages over the last couple of months, I realized that what I appreciated most was her brilliant way of surprising me with the direction she chose to head in each chapter. I would progress through the setup, perhaps feeling skeptical and expecting the same tired conclusion and “lesson,” but then, out of the blue, Howell would veer around a corner I didn’t even see coming. Sometimes it was less dramatic than that, but my point is that she explored unexpected thoughts, ideas, and yes, lessons. She gave me pause to think about scenarios I’ve seen and experienced and read over and over again in a new way—perhaps simple, subtle newness, but new nonetheless. I appreciate Howell’s honesty—she doesn’t shy away from admitting her own doubts, struggles, and frustrations; she doesn’t hide the fact that she and her husband, despite being pastors, allow their kids to watch “Frozen” and that their children know what light sabers are. They’re human. And average. And she doesn’t have any qualms talking about herself being a pastor, too, despite being part of a church that adamantly refuses to acknowledge women in the clergy. This book is brave, heartfelt, open, and thought-provoking. I intend to read this again in the not-too-distant future; this time, with a journal.

[Jaclyn Knight]

Insightful & inspiring devotional for moms. She gets what it’s like to be a mom & brings spiritual applications into real trials moms face. A scriptural tie in & study guide questions are listed after the reading & enlarge the blessing you receive by reading this book.