3 Stars
I loved Every Woman a Theologian last year and was excited to dive into this one! This offers a hopeful vision of the Christian home as a place of discipleship, healing, and purpose.
She writes with enthusiasm about finding meaning in everyday tasks and building a culture of faith within our homes.
I loved the poetry included throughout and her stories about family, along with tips on setting routines and other ideas for maintaining a routine at home and worshiping the Lord in the every day mundane tasks.
While I appreciated this book, I struggled to fully connect with the book on a personal level.
My own home journey has looked very different from growing up in a chaotic, unstable environment where I really just wanted to get out of there as soon as I turned 18, to navigating life now as a special‑needs mother, where my home doesn't always have that routine or perfect look as many mom's crave. Some days we are just surviving honestly, lol. I don't really host people over or anything like that, so some things weren't relevant to me specifically.
Since I couldn't necessarily relate to a ton in this one or get a lot from it in the season of life I am in, my rating is really based on that, not the book itself I guess. The only negative comment I have on the book itself I guess is there were comments leading you to not worry about how your home really looks and to just be hospitable, but then leads you into all the things you do to keep you home orderly to make it hospitable, lol. I found that a bit contradictory.
Still, the book did leave me encouraged that I can continue breaking those generational curses of how I grew up and create beauty in my own home....intentionally shaping my home into a place of peace for my family.
A meaningful message, even if not a perfect fit for my season.
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