Mothering and Blogging

Mothering and Blogging
Author: May Friedman
Publisher: Demeter Press
Total Pages: 220
Release: 2009
Genre: Computers
ISBN:

Foreword: Small World: maternal blogging, virtual friendship, and the computer-mediated self / Judith Stadtman Tucker -- Someone else's shoes: how on-blog discourse changed a real life adoption / Dawn Friedman -- Blogging pregnancy: ultrasonography, Connectivity and identity construction / Julie Palmer -- I kid you not: how the Internet talked me out of traditional mommyhood / Jennifer Gilbert -- Kindred keyboard connections: how blogging helped a deafblind mother find a living, breathing community / Lisa Ferris -- Marginality in the mamasphere: queers racializing the family tree / Shana Calixte and Jillian Johnson -- Meter Politikon: On the "politics" of mommyblogging / Catherine Conners -- Blog for Rent: How marketing is changing our mothering conversations / Jen Lawrence -- LesbianFamily.org: expanding the understanding of motherhood and visibility of lesbians, or "Um. If you don't mind my asking ... how does a lesbian get pregnant?" / Liza Barry-Kessler -- Beyond Cute: A mom, a blog, and a question of content / Melissa Wilkins -- Blogging the Romanian mother: "motherhood" and "mothering" intertwined / Oana Petrica -- Web 2.0, meet the mommyblogger / Ann Douglas -- Schadenfreude for Mittelschmerz? or, why I read infertility blogs / May Friedman "HEY CELEBS! QUIT THAT BEHAVING! DON'T MAKE US COME DOWN THERE!": Celebrity moms, babies, and blogs / Elizabeth Podnieks.

Design Mom

Design Mom
Author: Gabrielle Stanley Blair
Publisher: Artisan
Total Pages: 289
Release: 2015-04-07
Genre: House & Home
ISBN: 1579656552

New York Times best seller Ever since Gabrielle Stanley Blair became a parent, she’s believed that a thoughtfully designed home is one of the greatest gifts we can give our families, and that the objects and decor we choose to surround ourselves with tell our family’s story. In this, her first book, Blair offers a room-by-room guide to keeping things sane, organized, creative, and stylish. She provides advice on getting the most out of even the smallest spaces; simple fixes that make it easy for little ones to help out around the house; ingenious storage solutions for the never-ending stream of kid stuff; rainy-day DIY projects; and much, much more.

Becoming Mother

Becoming Mother
Author: Sharon Tjaden-Glass
Publisher:
Total Pages: 280
Release: 2015-08-01
Genre:
ISBN: 9780996332804

"Becoming Mother" tells the story of a woman becoming a mother. It is a reflective memoir that spans from pregnancy through the end of the first year postpartum. It follows the author as she resists, denies, copes with, and ultimately embraces her identity as a mother. This isn't a guide or a parenting book. Its goal isn't to convert you to one brand of motherhood or another. Instead, its goal is to show you what becoming a mother can be like. Without sarcasm. Without boasting or martyrdom. Just the plain, messy truth of what it's like for one to become two.

Writing Motherhood

Writing Motherhood
Author: Lisa Garrigues
Publisher: Simon and Schuster
Total Pages: 339
Release: 2008-05-06
Genre: Family & Relationships
ISBN: 0743297385

Part instruction, part inspiration, this resource shows women that just as mothering is rich in material for writing, writing is an invaluable tool for mothering.

M Is for Mama

M Is for Mama
Author: Abbie Halberstadt
Publisher: Harvest House Publishers
Total Pages: 241
Release: 2022-02-01
Genre: Religion
ISBN: 0736983783

Mama of ten Abbie Halberstadt helps women humbly and gracefully rise to the high calling of motherhood without settling for mediocrity or losing their minds in the process. Motherhood is a challenge. Unfortunately, our worldly culture offers moms little in the way of real help. Mamas only connect to celebrate surviving another day and to share in their misery rather than rejoice in what God has done and to build each other up in hard times. There has a be a better way, a biblical way, for mamas to grow and thrive. As a daughter of Christ, you have been called to be more than an average mama. Attaining excellence doesn’t have to be unsettling but it will take committed focus and a desire to parent well according to God’s grace and for His glory. M is for Mama offers advice, encouragement, and scripturally sound strategies seasoned with a little bit of humor to help you embrace the challenge of biblical motherhood and raise your children with love and wisdom. Mama, you are worthy of the awesome responsibility God has given you. Now it’s time to start believing you can live up to it.

Free Woman

Free Woman
Author: Lara Feigel
Publisher: Bloomsbury Publishing USA
Total Pages: 336
Release: 2018-05-08
Genre: Biography & Autobiography
ISBN: 1635570964

A genre-defying memoir in which Lara Feigel experiments with sexual, intellectual and political freedom while reading and pursuing Doris Lessing How might we live more freely, and will we be happier or lonelier if we do? Re-reading The Golden Notebook in her thirties, shortly after Doris Lessing's death, Lara Feigel discovered that Lessing spoke directly to her as a woman, a writer, and a mother in a way that no other novelist had done. At a time when she was dissatisfied with the conventions of her own life, Feigel was enticed by Lessing's vision of freedom. Free Woman is essential reading for anyone whose life has been changed by books or has questioned the structures by which they live. Feigel tells Lessing's own story, veering between admiration and fury at the choices Lessing made. At the same time, she scrutinises motherhood, marriage and sexual relationships with an unusually acute gaze. And in the process she conducts a dazzling investigation into the joys and costs of sexual, psychological, intellectual and political freedom. This is a genre-defying book: at once a meditation on life and literature and a daring act of self-exposure.

The Ministry of Motherhood

The Ministry of Motherhood
Author: Sally Clarkson
Publisher: WaterBrook
Total Pages: 226
Release: 2009-01-21
Genre: Family & Relationships
ISBN: 030756410X

Because Motherhood Isn’t Just a Job. It’s a Calling. A mother’s day is packed with a multitude of tasks that require energy and time: preparing meals, washing clothes, straightening and cleaning the house, and caring for children. These jobs all are necessary and crucially important. But in the dailyness of providing for a child’ s physical, emotional, and social needs, vital opportunities for spiritual nurture and training can be overlooked. This doesn’t have to be the case. You can focus your energy on what matters most. Learn how you can: • Make Life’s Mundane and Nitty-Gritty Moments Work for You and Not Against You. • Discover Ways to Make Character-Building a Natural Part of Live. • Teach Your Child in the Same Way Jesus Taught the Disciples. • Pass on Crucial Gifts that Will Serve Your Family for a Lifetime. Using biblical wisdom and practical teachings, Sally Clarkson shows how you can make a lasting difference in your child’s life by following the pattern Christ set with his own disciples–a model that will inspire and equip you to intentionally embrace the rewarding, desperately needed, and immeasurably valuable Ministry of Motherhood.

The Brave Art of Motherhood

The Brave Art of Motherhood
Author: Rachel Marie Martin
Publisher: WaterBrook
Total Pages: 226
Release: 2018-10-09
Genre: Self-Help
ISBN: 0735291403

Full-time FindingJoy.net blogger, speaker, marketer, podcaster, and single mom of seven, Rachel Marie Martin presents a rallying cry to anyone who believes the lie that she is "just a mom." Over the years, you willingly pour everything you have into your family, but in the process, you lose the essence of who you are. In her characteristic raw and visceral style, Rachel teaches you how to rewrite the pages of your story, follow your passion, and discover the beauty of who you are. Drawing on lessons from her own incredible journey--together with insight from conversations with thousands of other women--Rachel encourages moms to break cycles, take off masks, and prevent fear from taking control. She balances her "no excuses" approach with breathing room and grace for those messy moments in life and mothering. Rachel reminds you there is always a reason to hope, to move forward, and to dare the impossible. You can make changes. You can pursue dreams, find yourself, and live a life of deep happiness and boundless joy. Stop waiting for "someday." Take hold of the moment, and say yes to your dreams.

My Mom Is a Foreigner, But Not to Me

My Mom Is a Foreigner, But Not to Me
Author: Julianne Moore
Publisher: Chronicle Books
Total Pages: 50
Release: 2013-08-27
Genre: Juvenile Fiction
ISBN: 1452129754

“Moore captures the children’s complicated mix of feelings: embarrassment, defiance, pride, appreciation and, most palpably, love.” —The New York Times Academy Award–winning actress and New York Times–bestselling author of the Freckleface Strawberry series Julianne Moore pays homage to all the Muttis, Mammas, and Mamans who are from another country. A foreign mom may eat, speak, and dress differently than other moms—she may wear special clothes for holidays, twist hair in strange old-fashioned braids, and cook recipes passed down from grandma. Such a mom may be different than other moms, but . . . she is also clearly the best! Vividly illustrated by Meilo So, this funny and heartwarming picture book about growing up in multiple cultures celebrates the diverse world in which we live.

Rise of the Girl

Rise of the Girl
Author: Jo Wimble-Groves
Publisher: Penguin
Total Pages: 310
Release: 2021-11-09
Genre: Family & Relationships
ISBN: 0744058481

Help your daughter become her best, well-rounded self. Raising a girl is complicated. Empowerment messages and incredible achievements are everywhere, yet poor self-esteem, peer pressure, and fear of failure are very real threats. This essential parenting guide shows you the seven most common issues holding girls back from reaching their full potential. Inside the pages of this inspirational parenting book, you’ll discover: • Action plans for seven key areas of your daughter’s social, emotional and mental health. • Guided dialogues with customizable options to make them age-appropriate. • Practical parenting tips for raising a girl. • Inspirational accounts from famous moms, dads and daughters. Does your beautiful, talented daughter tell you she’s ugly and useless? Would she rather stay alone in her room, scrolling her phone, than join you on a family day out? This parenting reference book highlights all signs that your daughter is struggling to cope with the demands of modern life. Follow the practical parenting advice to help your wonderful girl see how great she is already and how much greater she can become! Packed with 7 age-appropriate action plans, parenting advice and guided conversation starters, Rise of the Girl will give you the tools you need to guide your daughter through this challenging world and prepare them for amazing adulthood. It’s the perfect parenting book for girl moms and dads raising confident, resilient and powerful women!