Hi Friends! I have the privilege of being on another book launch team this summer! What is that? Well, its a group of people who are given an advanced copy of a book to read and review and share with the world. It sounds fun because it is! And YOU are my world! So I get to share this brand new book with you!
The Middle Matters: Why that (Extra)Ordinary Life Looks Really Good on You, written by Lisa-Jo Baker is a great read. It's not a self-help or how-to book at all, instead this book contains short essays on all the aspects of life that we might struggle to find value in -- the middle of parenting, the middle of marriage, the middle of your living room, the middle of (my favorite) your muffin top and the list goes on.
There is excitement at the beginning of an adventure and the end contains a lot of glory and praise -- especially if you finish well! But the middle of nearly everything can feel hard, mundane, maybe even boring or unimportant. And Lisa-Jo's stories tell us that isn't true. She finds the treasures in the middle of life and calls us to find ours too. She says
"The middle is the place where our lives really live. This is the place where we have grown into the shapes of our souls even as we might have outgrown the shapes of our jeans."
I might not be the exact target market for this book (still technically in the early stages of marriage and parenting) but I enjoyed reading this book nonetheless. I found her voice and the truth she spoke to be that of a mentor telling me of whats to come and I appreciated that more than I can say. I so desperately need more mentors in my life!
I enjoyed reading her book. She writes in an almost poetic, storytelling style which made me slow down enough to enjoy the beauty of words and really grasp what she was saying. I loved reading the chapters she wrote to her children. Reading them felt like I was seeing into a mother's heart like never before and being reminded of the beauty of my own children. And looking forward to seeing them get older.
As I read, I kept thinking of people in my sphere of family and friends who would most definitely relate to Lisa-Jo's experiences and stories. My mom friends who run to all the sport practices and games; the parents who are raising the passionate middle schoolers with big dreams; the friends who find their marriages on a plateau-- not bad but not as great as they hoped. The sister who has moved nearly as often as the author and just wants to make a home. Lisa-Jo has a story for each of you!
This book isn't available yet, but you can preorder! There's a pretty sweet preorder package offered too, so it's worth checking out!
http://lisajobaker.com/the-middle-matters-book/
Hi Friends! I have the privilege of being on another book launch team this summer! What is that? Well, its a group of people who are given an advanced copy of a book to read and review and share with the world. It sounds fun because it is! And YOU are my world! So I get to share this brand new book with you!
The Middle Matters: Why that (Extra)Ordinary Life Looks Really Good on You, written by Lisa-Jo Baker is a great read. It's not a self-help or how-to book at all, instead this book contains short essays on all the aspects of life that we might struggle to find value in -- the middle of parenting, the middle of marriage, the middle of your living room, the middle of (my favorite) your muffin top and the list goes on.
There is excitement at the beginning of an adventure and the end contains a lot of glory and praise -- especially if you finish well! But the middle of nearly everything can feel hard, mundane, maybe even boring or unimportant. And Lisa-Jo's stories tell us that isn't true. She finds the treasures in the middle of life and calls us to find ours too. She says
"The middle is the place where our lives really live. This is the place where we have grown into the shapes of our souls even as we might have outgrown the shapes of our jeans."
I might not be the exact target market for this book (still technically in the early stages of marriage and parenting) but I enjoyed reading this book nonetheless. I found her voice and the truth she spoke to be that of a mentor telling me of whats to come and I appreciated that more than I can say. I so desperately need more mentors in my life!
I enjoyed reading her book. She writes in an almost poetic, storytelling style which made me slow down enough to enjoy the beauty of words and really grasp what she was saying. I loved reading the chapters she wrote to her children. Reading them felt like I was seeing into a mother's heart like never before and being reminded of the beauty of my own children. And looking forward to seeing them get older.
As I read, I kept thinking of people in my sphere of family and friends who would most definitely relate to Lisa-Jo's experiences and stories. My mom friends who run to all the sport practices and games; the parents who are raising the passionate middle schoolers with big dreams; the friends who find their marriages on a plateau-- not bad but not as great as they hoped. The sister who has moved nearly as often as the author and just wants to make a home. Lisa-Jo has a story for each of you!
This book isn't available yet, but you can preorder! There's a pretty sweet preorder package offered too, so it's worth checking out!
http://lisajobaker.com/the-middle-matters-book/
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