A Mother's Rule of Life

A few years ago my precious friend Jessica recommended this book to me. I read it cover to cover in about 2 days. Engulfed in it...amazed by it...loving it! Of course, when I read it I only had 2 boys (and they were a baby and little toddler), I wasn't homeschooling and life really wasn't as overwelming. Well now with 3 boys, homeschool in the planning stages and so much more responsibility I though it was a good time to pull the book off the shelves and dive in again. I think it might well be one of my favorite books of all time! She has such great ideas of how to incorporate God's high calling to you, prayer and truly loving everything you do (including the laundry and dishes!) She challenges you in every aspect of your day and helps you make a plan to better your days. It was written by a Catholic so there are a few things in the book that you might not agree with as far as religion goes, but I loved the book anyhow. So check it out...you won't be disappointed! (Below is the info on the book)


A Mother's Rule of Life

If you have ever heard of or tried "Fly Lady" and are looking for a Christian dimension to the ideas, this book is for you. For links to more information about A Mother's Rule of Life, please visit http://www.mothersruleoflife.com/

General Description:
On January 1, 2000, Holly Pierlot pounded her fist on the kitchen table and yelled at her husband, "I can’t take it anymore!"

Motherhood and homeschooling had overwhelmed her. The house was dirty, the laundry undone. Holly felt frustrated, discouraged, and alone. She couldn’t find time to snuggle and have fun with her five children or to go out with her husband. Yes, she loved Philip and she did love God, but she had come to resent Philip’s freedom and she almost never found time for prayer.

Today, everything’s better. Holly still home schools, but the house is cleaner, she gets more done, and the kids are happier. There’s less stress, less strife, and less housework. Holly’s been healed of past wounds that troubled her soul and her marriage. Best of all, she spends at least an hour each day in prayer and time each evening with Philip.

Holly brought about these changes with what she calls her Mother’s Rule of Life, a pattern for living that combines the spiritual wisdom of the monastery with the practical wisdom of motherhood.

Holly’s Rule is not just another set of schedules; it’s a way for Christian mothers to answer God’s call to holiness. With the help of your own Rule, you can get control of your own household, grow closer to God, come to love your husband more, and raise up good Christian children. In these wise and practical pages, Holly shows you how.

Do you want to be a better wife and mother? To have more order in your life? To grow in union with God? Are you desperate yet?

With your own Mother’s Rule of Life, you’ll transform motherhood and its burdens into the joyful vocation it’s meant to be. Learn from Holly Pierlot how to craft a Rule that’s right for you and your family. Then use that Rule to help God draw you, your husband, and each of your children into Heaven!

Link to buy the book discounted on Amazon:

http://www.amazon.com/Mothers-Rule-Life-Bring-Order/dp/1928832415/ref=pd_bbs_sr_1?ie=UTF8&s=books&qid=1209060341&sr=8-1