The Peaceful Mom by April Cassidy (Book Review)

The Peaceful Mom: Building a Healthy Foundation With Christ as Lord

by April Cassidy

(received in exchange for an honest review)

Genre- Religion / Christian Life / Family

Published by- Kregel Publications

Copyrighted- 2018

Number of pages- 280

Age Group- Adult

Description of book- paperback, listed price- $16.99, ISBN 978-0-8254-4463-0

Do you know what it takes to be a peaceful mom? Or do you live in a very stressful house.  April Cassidy has written this book filled with Bible verses, personal stories, and lots of practical advice to help bring peace.

The Peaceful Mom was written in two parts, the first about your relationship with God, and the second one about how to parent on a daily basis.  There are also four appendices, which include more information about having a relationship with God.

About the Author-

April Cassidy currently lives in South Carolina with her family.  She blogs and is a part-time pharmacist.  She has written The Peaceful Wife and The Peaceful Single Girl.  Her website is www.peacefulwife.com.

My thoughts-

All of the pages in this book are full of information.  I could and should look at this book a few times a year to make sure I am taking advantage of the advice given by Cassidy.

I really liked how this book was divided into two sections, with one section about the relationship between God and myself and the other about parenting on a daily basis.  My favorite chapters were about avoiding mistakes and modeling respect. 

I liked:

• Cassidy’s personal stories and that of others.
• the Bible verses with lots of text to make it relevant to me.
• the prayers at the end of each chapter.

I would have liked to have:

• questions at the end of each chapters, so I could have a way to move forward.
• information at the end of that would recap the most important parts of the chapter.

I recommend this book to others.

Disclosure of Material Connection- I received The Peaceful Mom, by April Cassidy, for free from Kregel Publications’ Blog Tour.  All links were current when posted.  I was not required to write a positive review.  The opinions I have expressed are my own or those of my family.  I am disclosing this in accordance with the Federal Trade Commission’s 16 CFR, Part 255.

The book "Mommy Wars" by Leslie Morgan Steiner

As a stay-at-home mother I just had to read Mommy Wars, by Leslie Morgan Steiner. I wanted to get see what other mothers say about working or staying at home. I thought she chose twentysix very intersting women. These women have done many different things, like working from home, working outside the home and not working at all. I would have liked to see more stories written by mothers who did not work at all.

My children are recently three and five. I have started the blogs I have, because I would like to earn enough money so that their father does not have to work so much and he can pursue his own dreams. I guess I am now one of the work-at-home mother's even though I am only earning a couple of dollars a day. If there is anyone who knows of some good ideas where I can earn more money with my blogs it would be greatly appreciated. I grew up being able to eat all three meals with my father and I would like my children to have the same chance.

If you would like to read "Mommy Wars" go to your local library. This book was copyrighted in 2006 and published by Random House. It has 331 pages, but is a quick read. There are not as many wars in this book as you would think, the title is deceptive. Enjoy.