Audra Jennings

For the next two weeks, my blog team will be reviewing More for Mom by Kristin Funston, published by Abingdon Press . Learn more about the book, then enter to win a copy of your own. I'm giving away a book at the end of the tour. About More for Mom : Reset your spiritual and emotional health with these steps. More for Mom  will encourage women to stop believing the lie that more is needed from them, and start living with the truth that more is available for them. With real-life talk, humor and convicting biblical truths, Kristin Funston helps hard working mamas to look at each day and each facet of their life to discover what happens when they believe God has more for them than what they think the world needs from them. And what He has available is a whole and holy life, just waiting to be claimed – a salvation and day-to-day reality complete just as it is. The pieces of each mom’s life – the work life, mom life, social life, etc. – are mended together t...

For the next couple of weeks, my fantastic team of "I Read with Audra" bloggers will be reviewing Grit & Grace: Devotions for Warrior Moms by Suzanne Hadley Gosselin and Gretta Kennedy. I hope you'll take the time to read a little about the book then enter to win a copy of the book at the bottom of this post.  About the book:  Hang in There, Mama! For those moments when you think you’ll never live up to the Supermoms around you—when you’re elbow deep in the grind of diapers and laundry and peanut butter sandwiches—you need a good dose of  Grit and Grace . This refreshing collection of 90 daily devotions comes from two moms who’ve found themselves face-to-the-floor in need of encouragement and now offer it to you. Through humor and vulnerability, these short messages of truth remove the filters of perfection clouding your vision and bring clarity to your purpose as a mom. As you read the Scripture and prayer that accompany each day’s message, you’ll...

Part 2 of an interview with Debora M. Coty, Author of Too Blessed to be Stressed for Moms No one is immune to stress, least of all moms. That’s why Debora M. Coty , author of the best-selling Too Blessed to be Stressed series decided it was time to write an edition specifically addressing the stresses and needs in the daily life of moms. In Too Blessed to be Stressed for Moms (Shiloh Run Press, an imprint of Barbour Publishing) , Coty offers empathy, laughs, real-life stories, practical parenting survival tips, and fresh biblical insights to help frazzled moms of all ages hear God’s still, small voice through life’s chaos. Q: When your kids were young, what were some of the biggest stressors for you as a mom? One of my most niggling pet peeves is depicted in this little song I wrote one night while staring at the minefield that was my kitchen floor. It’s sung to the tune of “Three Blind Mice.” Go ahead — sing along. Then just try to stop. “Chunks” by Debo...

Part 1 of an interview with Debora M. Coty, Author of Too Blessed to be Stressed for Moms With her own offbeat brand of wit and near-wisdom, popular inspirational humorist Debora M. Coty addresses heart needs of moms drowning in the churning stress-pool of busyness. In her beloved mom-to-mom, grin-provoking style, Coty offers empathy, laughs, real-life stories, practical parenting survival tips, and fresh biblical insights to help you hear Papa God’s still, small voice through life’s chaos. Whether moms are struggling with stress related to attitude, time-management, guilt trips, patience, or something in between, Too Blessed to be Stressed for Moms (Shiloh Run Press, an imprint of Barbour Publishing) will deliver a much-needed smile and equip you with simple-to-implement tips for attaining the peace we all crave—the peace that passes all understanding. Q : Your book, Too Blessed to be Stressed , has been very popular since its release seven years ago. Why was now...