Review: Good tips, but the encouragement is what makes it 5 stars
Rating: 5 out of 5
Date: 03 20, 2014
Tricia has a heart for encouragement, so she wrote the book Balanced: Finding Center as a Work-at-Home Mom to help all of us who are moms and we work at home (in any capacity).In eleven chapters, she discusses stories of her own unbalanced times, as well as her more balanced times. But she's quick to remind us that we can never be completely balanced. Not even for one day. Something always needs to give."And even the hard stuff, especially the hard stuff, that we face today is preparing us to be the people He has designed us to be." - p. 39Tricia offers practical tips on how she's done that within these chapters. Each chapter also includes a "tips from the trenches" section with quotes from other work-at-home moms. These moms are mainly writers and many of Tricia's tips focus on writing, but she explains (and I agree) that these tips can be applied to most at-home jobs.  Each chapter also includes "think on this" quotes from various books, related Scripture, and "pause and reflect" questions to help you put these ideas in practice. All these components combine to show that work-at-home moms (with the right focus) can benefit their families, their own creativity and growth, and their purpose in God.Tricia offers a reoccurring theme throughout this book: finding balance is really about more than finding balance. It's about finding center. For Tricia (and myself, and many of you reading), finding center means focusing on Christ. This book remains very faith-focused, which is a needed and continual reminder of the mindset and work purpose we all need."My work-at-home journey moved from me trying to prove myself to allowing God to prove what He could do through a weak vessel like me." - p. 65Tricia's motto: "I want to live the type of life I can write about."Disclosure: I received a free electronic copy of this book from the author in exchange for my honest review. All opinions expressed are my own. I was not compensated in any other way.