Audra Jennings

An interview with Julia Roller, author of Mom Seeks God Part 2 of 2 All moms understand how the hectic pace of life can make it difficult to spend time focusing on your spiritual life. When the kids need to be fed and the laundry folded, prayer and Bible study can take a backseat. Julia Roller’s life changed forever when she became a mom, and as she experienced some post-pregnancy complications, she found herself spiraling into exhaustion and depression – feeling like an absolute failure. Though she felt far from God, she began to try to reconnect to her faith. Through study and practice she has learned how to make her spiritual life a priority. She shares this encouragement with other moms in her new book Mom Seeks God: Practicing Grace in the Chaos (Abingdon Press/April 1, 2014/ISBN: 9781426771026/$15.99). Roller seeks to inspire other mothers by sharing about her struggles as a new mom and how she was able to reconnect with God by reintroducing spiritual discipline into he...

An interview with Julia Roller, author of Mom Seeks God Part 1 of 2 When caring for a baby it often becomes difficult to focus completely on God. When exhaustion sets in and the baby is crying, prayer and meditation tend to take a backseat. When nap time dictates your daily routine, going to the weekly women’s Bible study is often the first thing taken off the calendar. When mother and author Julia Roller’s first son was born, like all new moms, her world was changed in more ways than she ever could have imagined. Perhaps most surprisingly, she found herself unprepared for the impact motherhood would have on her spiritual life. In her new book Mom Seeks God: Practicing Grace in the Chaos (Abingdon Press/April 1, 2014/ISBN: 9781426771026/$15.99) , Roller inspires other mothers by sharing about her struggles as a new mom and how she was able to reconnect with God by reintroducing spiritual discipline into her newly changed life. Q: How did the birth of your first son chan...

Motherhood as a Spiritual Discipline Mom Shares Unexpected Faith Lessons When caring for a baby it often becomes difficult to focus completely on God. When exhaustion sets in and the baby is crying, prayer and meditation tend to take a backseat. When nap time dictates your daily routine, going to the weekly women’s Bible study is often the first thing taken off the calendar. When mother and author Julia Roller’s first son was born, like all new moms, her world was changed in more ways than she ever could have imagined. Perhaps most surprisingly, she found herself unprepared for the impact motherhood would have on her spiritual life. In her new book Mom Seeks God: Practicing Grace in the Chaos (Abingdon Press/April 1, 2014/ISBN: 9781426771026/$15.99), Roller inspires other mothers by sharing about her struggles as a new mom and how she was able to reconnect with God by reintroducing spiritual discipline into her newly changed life. Having written with and edited for Rich...