Real Moms... Real Jesus: Meet the Friend Who Understands

by Jill Savage

Book Overview

Tired of feeling like no one understands your struggles as a mom? Look no further.

What does Jesus know about the everyday life of a mom? Plenty! Jill Savage, founder and director of Hearts at Home, introduces the real Jesus to real moms. Through chapters that examine key behaviors and decisions Jesus made during His life on earth, Jill brings those lessons right down to the tiring, laundry-filled, sticky-fingered days every mother...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0802483615
• ISBN13: 9780802483614
• Release Date: February 2009
• Publisher: Moody Publishers
• Length: 240 Pages
• Weight: 0.33 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.6" x 5.6" x 7.5"

Customer Reviews

Walking the Talk

Many inspirational books aimed at helping moms survive the chaos of the mothering years give fast-food spiritual answers, like a little Bible verse here and there. Jill gets right to the real answer of surviving and even thriving each day of raising a family, and that's to walk with Jesus through a deliberate intake of consecutive Bible reading. That's the strength of this book: encouraging readers to thoughtfully read the book of Matthew to rediscover the Jesus who can help them through the many deep and sometimes baffling issues of parenting. Jill's transparency in believing God for impossibilities (the adoption and blue car stories need to be shouted from the roof top!) add to the book's strength in helping women see Jesus as part of their lives every day. I admire Jill for juggling leadership of "Hearts at Home" whlie also giving her best to her large family.

Moms need more friends like this

This book is excellent. It helps you understand more of who Jesus is and how we can all relate to him as a friend. Each chapter provided such a parallel between Jesus' life and mine as a mom. From serving to sacrificing to forgiving to surrendering, Jill highlights how Jesus' life on this earth mirrors so much of what we do everyday. The chapters on prayer and faith, are very inspirational. The story about praying for bread and milk or even a blue car were amazing examples of faith. I can't wait to get with a group of moms and go deeper with this book as a study. So much more can be taken away from this.