Delight-Full: 31 Days to a Happier Baby . . . And Wholehearted Motherhood
Truly delightful. Your heart will melt and your mouth will smile. It should be mandatory for every young mother to read this book. Kate Collins, a mother of eight young children, glories in the delights of motherhood, even in the midst of sleepless nights, selfless giving, and the challenges that mothers face each day. She lives the glory of motherhood according to Psalm 113:9 where God says He makes the barren woman to be a joyful mother of children.--Nancy Campbell, mother of 8 and editress of Above Rubies MagazineKate Collins' book is refreshing, fun, and practical, but that is only a secondary observation. Its real power took me by the hand (even as a veteran mom), gently led me beyond the obvious challenges of motherhood, and set my sight on its life-changing glory. Kate doesn't deny reality, nor does she let it taint her joy or cloud her vision of the ultimate, incredible privilege of nurturing eternal souls. She showed me how to be a better mother. Where we are tempted to fret and flounder in the daily trials of motherhood, in a culture ready to oblige us with its disdain of children,Delight-Fulloffers a timely shift back to the truth of the powerful calling on our lives. Families will be better whose moms have read this book.--Kelly Crawford, mother of 10 and blogger at GenerationCedar.comKate Collins has done all of us moms a favor in writing her sensitive and encouraging book,Delight-Full. I have found with my own family of fourteen children that the key to having their hearts is to make sure they know that I delight in being their mother. Children are, after all, expert heart readers, and they need to know that their sensitive hearts are in trustworthy hands. Kate has sent a challenging and uplifting wake-up call to young mothers everywhere: number your days, realize that your children are growing up quickly, and give yourself to the precious mission of motherhood.--Marilyn Boyer, mother of 14 and author of For You They Signed