Lord, Please Meet Me in the Laundry Room: Heavenly Help for Earthly Moms

by Barbara Curtis

’Seeking God in the journey of motherhood is what Barbara Curtis is all about. You will be challenged and inspired by her story of redemption that carried her from her abandonment as a child to radical feminism to her current life as the Christian mother of 12.’--Barbara Rainey, author and wife of Dennis Rainey, mother of six and grandmother of 5.Is your time with the Lord sometimes elbowed out by the demands of your family? Lord, Please Meet Me in the Laundry Room will help you find spiritual significance in the everyday world of a workaday mom. You will be unburdened, enlightened, and encouraged as you manage all the tasks that make motherhood such a high calling. God is bigger than any place you set aside to meet Him and as near as you invite Him to be.

Genres: Parenting, Nonfiction

136 pages, Paperback

First published January 29, 2004

Reviews

[Susan B · Rating 4 out of 5]

I have to confess this was the first book by Barbara Curtis that I have ever read. I bought it in hopes of inspiring me to greater success in my ongoing Laundry Wars. By page sixteen this book had touched my heart. That’s when the author said “somehow He made me understand that a mother of toddlers just isn’t like anyone else. Most of the time, my life was not under my control at all, but more like a series of random events. It was the way I responded to events that my spiritual life could be measured.” Much of the book is filled with autobiographical narrative addressing how the author grew to know God and become fulfilled in a traditional role of wife and mother. It’s an uplifting autobiography, short on the sad parts and long on the story of redemption and renewal.

Barbara Curtis has written other books but this one is “about more than teaching children to be self-reliant, orderly, and helpful. Because even if her children are the most self-reliant, orderly, and helpful children in the world, a mother who’s not finding joy in her daily life with them needs to know she can.” I suspect if you are familiar with her other works, this one may be a bit different.

It was a short read for me (finished in one sitting) but well worth the time. I came away refreshed and renewed. With so much emphasis on the importance of finding quality quiet time first thing in the morning, it was nice to hear a different point of view. Each and every menial task we complete throughout the day is a small opportunity for prayer.

This is a great book to give to a mom with young children. It’s filled with humor and honest and encouragement.