Out of nowhere I’m hit with a sense of nausea and a headache. I was fine this morning. I just read a text from a friend that confirmed her son has the flu. Maybe it’s sympathy sickness? I pray it is only sympathy and not the real deal!!!
However, I will admit this is a good time for me to highlight a fellow Choose-Now Author, Jennifer Maggio.
Her book, ‘Peace & The Single Mom: 50 Moments of Calm in the Chaos’ was released last week and I do believe it will help so many women out there that are faced with the tough position of raising and providing fo
r a family alone.
I know many mom’s who are not quite single but their husbands travel the majority of the year as well. This would be a good one for you too! She has great insight and personal experience going through those lonely and difficult times.
Peace and the Single Mom by Jennifer Maggio
Fifteen years ago, I found myself curled in a ball in the middle of my cold, bathroom floor, crying hysterically. No one could possibly understand the depths of my pain. When would this misery end? I was a broken. I had no money, few friends, and no hope. How was I going to raise these children alone for 18 years? How could I make it financially? Would my circumstances every change?
My circumstances did change. I made it through those early years of parenting alone. I got involved in my local church (albeit a difficult journey), rededicated my life to the Lord, and slowly began the challenge of digging myself out of a financial hole. My heart slowly found rest. I leaned on the Lord, when everyone else had failed me. And I never forgot what it was like to be that lonely, overwhelmed single mom.
My new book, Peace and the Single Mom: 50 Moments of Calm in the Chaos, exists to walk another single mom through the certain loneliness she has felt, but also to guide her to God’s faithfulness, to wholeness, to finding humor, and ultimately, to peace. It was written as my “thank you” for all God has done in my own life. It was written as my encouragement to that mom who feels no one understands. I love that it fills a gap in the market, where many single moms don’t need another sermon. They don’t need another book that makes them feel they are light years away from being a good Proverbs 31 woman! They want to hear about God’s grace, His faithfulness, his unconditional love for them. That’s what Peace and the Single Mom is.
Picture Peace and the Single Mom as your girl time with me, as we sit in your living room, sipping coffee, with our feet on the furniture.
Jennifer Maggio is an award-winning author and speaker whose personal journey leaves audiences riveted. She is founder of The Life of a Single Mom Ministries and Overwhelmed: The Single Moms Magazine. For more info, visit www.jennifermaggio.com
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Consider this book as a gift for yourself or for that friend you know could really use some encouragement, especially as we head into the holiday season.
Now pray for me as I gear up for my taxi and chef duties even as I still feel not up to par. All the more to be thankful for Neal who has asked, “What can I do to help?” God bless him. 🙂
Blessings
Shannon