Author: Jen Hatmaker
One-sentence summary: Jen takes the reader through several relevant topics of womens’ lives today and speaks truth about them in a hilarious and poignant way.
B.A.D. Girls Book Rating: 9
Our favorite thing about it: The honesty and the humor.
Our least favorite thing about it: That there wasn’t more.
Main Topics of Discussion: Church, Parenting, Faith, Balance, Love, Calling
Our favorite quote: “If it isn’t also true for a poor, single Christian mom in Haiti, it isn’t true.”
Notes: It’s no surprise that we loved this book because we all love Jen’s blog and some of her other books that we’ve read. This book just really spoke to us…where we are as women and moms right now. The whole book felt very honest to us, which we have come to really appreciate. Although we said we would have loved to read more – and that was the only real negative for us – we also acknowledge that the book’s message was strengthened by the brevity.
Our favorite chapter – by a landslide – was “Worst Beam Ever.” Again, it just spoke to us where we are with our busy lives and people pulling at us from all sides. Jen’s metaphor of a balance beam resonated and was presented in such a way that we felt something we had been thinking was finally articulated in the best way. It also gave us a clear picture of how to better decide what goes on our beam and what doesn’t. Without guilt.
Jen’s more serious thoughts (and there were many) were punctuated by hilarious random thoughts on life, parenthood, and womanhood. The laughs interspersed with the raw truth was just the right recipe for a fun and easy, but incredibly powerful read.
Memorable Meeting Moments: We celebrated Dara’s birthday
What We Ate: We ate at Chuy’s and then went to Lindsay’s house for dessert and discussion.
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