EXPANDED NOW WITH LEADER S GUIDE AND DISCUSSION QUESTIONS. Just a mom? There s no such thing. Motherhood isn t a second-rate occupation. It is a career that can maximize your talents and strengths to their fullest. Look past the surface of mothering---the endless tasks and frantic pace---to the incredible skills required to raise your children while nurturing your marriage. The truth is clear: You re a professional in one of the most dignified, demanding, and rewarding fields any woman can find. Upbeat, candid, and engaging, Professionalizing Motherhood will do more than help you radically redefine how you see yourself. It will guide you toward practical development as a career woman who specializes in the home. Jill Savage helps you determine a strategy and set goals for professional training and growth. From the foundational to the practical, you ll learn about Establishing your mission Developing a network of coworkers Discovering your value in Christ How marriage and mothering work together Organizational and homemaking basics Taking care of your personal needs Professionalizing Motherhood casts a fresh and meaningful vision for mothering as a worthy career choice for this season of your life."

Jill Savage, founder of Hearts at Home ministries, and Pam Farrel, cofounder of Masterful Living Ministries, can shout "Yes" to the question, "Got Teens?" They offer common sense solutions, insightful research, and creative ideas to help women guide their children successfully into adulthood. Moms don't have to be perfect, just prepared with practical, biblical tools to identify and develop each child's strengths make choices over what kids can do and who with turn around destructive behavior or bad habits Tweens and teens need strong moms who know which parental role to play at the right time. Moms will discover how to serve as a defender, a shepherd, a CEO or one of the other twelve vital roles.

Love Your Kids for Who They Are.

Mom and dad, your kids are created in God's image, not your own. Jill Savage and Kathy Koch will guide you in truly appreciating your kids. They will teach you how to study and become an expert on your children, because you cannot fully embrace them until you truly know them.

Written in a passionate, candid, and personal tone, the authors will instill within you hope and contentment. You'll be inspired to apply the practical, realistic, and relevant ideas and tactics Jill and Kathy share.

Special needs kids will also be addressed in the book.