Treasuring Christ When Your Hands Are Full: Gospel Meditations for Busy Moms

This book is gospel centered. It may seem elementary to some, but honestly we all need to hear the gospel daily. She takes the everyday chaos and mundane and reminds us what it’s for.

I usually don't take the time to review books but I must speak up on this one. I bought it for a baby shower gift and was offered the Kindle version for a good price after my purchase so I bought it. (I am grandmother to 12 so I probably would not have read it otherwise.) I COULD NOT STOP READING! I highlighted, wrote passages in a journal, texted to friends and I'm about to read it again. Thank you, Gloria Furman, for your passionate words sharing the life-changing Word of God, your humble heart and endearing true-life stories. SO.MUCH.TRUTH. If you love God and His truths please read this book and give it away. Young moms will be so encouraged--and they need it badly! Actually ALL moms will take away deep encouragement and worship!

Just what my tired heart needed. If you want fresh inspiration to be an effective mom for all the RIGHT reasons and your heart resonates with Scripture, you will love this book. Gloria does a beautiful job pointing moms back to the Gospel and uses the Gospel to show us how much we need Christ in our daily lives. This is NOT a book of child rearing tips and handy hints for homemaking....in fact she says in the beginning that she is avoiding that on purpose. She is simply focusing on RE-focusing the heart of the MOM to rest in Christ and draw her strength from the Gospel. If that is where you feel like you are falling short, then be assured you will be blessed by reading it! The book is very well written and the small size of the book (and relatively short chapters) make it easy for a busy mom to read. It is a great size for a gift book too!

Gloria Furman knows how to communicate the Gospel to women in a way that is winsome yet powerful. This little book packs so much depth and encouragement; it should be read over and over. I am not a young mother (I’m actually a grandmother), but this book is applicable for any woman regardless of age or situation. I am so pleased to see that she has a new book coming out. I have read all her books and will continue to do so because they are not only refreshing but extremely instructive for the soul! After reading Gloria’s books, the reader walks away with the desire for the Gospel to be the “predominant, defining, reality” of her life. Gloria Furman teaches us what it means practically to treasure Christ and His work on the Cross. We need more voices like hers.

What a challenging and encouraging read ... as moms are challenged and encouraged to give God ALL the glory. Motherhood is about Him, and for Him, and Gloria Furman writes about this absolutely beautifully.Reading "Treasuring Christ When Your Hands Are Full," has given me great confidence in the Lord and what I'm called to as a Mom. I've highlighted so much of the book to reference back to ... I especially love: "God has a great work for everyone to do. Mother your children with all your might-yes, and even with all your flaws and all your sins. And in the obedience of this faith, magnify the glory of his grace and do not grow weary in doing good." It's easy to feel weary as Moms, but Gloria reminds us to rely on God's strength.As Gloria says, "It is a gift that points us to Jesus." What a gift motherhood is! Mom's souls need this book!!

I am a mom to 3 boys under 5 and rarely have more than 10 minutes to read. This book was perfect because the Scriptures were frequently used and used in a correct context; the book wasn't written in such a way that I HAD to remember what the previous chapter was which made it perfect for me to pick up sporadically and read, and she does such a good job at frequently demonstrating the Gospel's application to life that no matter where I picked the book up and no matter for how short a time I was able to read, I felt encouraged in my faith and motivated to mother my kids with an eye towards eternity, not just nap time.

Well-written, absolutely brimming with Scriptures throughout the text incorporating the truth of our real identities with present day struggles. I am very encouraged by the author's openness with her own journey of being sanctified, as well as encouraged by the simple and fundamental truth that all of our parenting boils down to the Gospel. Who we are in Jesus, how we are growing to be more like Him in ministering His likeness to our kids, is so much more important than any parenting style/philosophy. The author does not beat this fact into the reader, but it is I believe a central truth that has most impacted me in reading this book.

As a mother of 6 this book kept me coming back for more grace-filled perspective on the realities of motherhood and how the gospel applies specifically to me as a mother. It was equally challenging/convicting as it was uplifting and encouraging! I couldn't put it down and that is saying something because I don't naturally find time to read in great length much any more. I chapters are broken up and easy to put down and come back to. I enjoyed the author's down to earth and easy to read writing style. She is mindful to share stories and supports her writing with appropriately applied scripture. This book is a great jumping off point to further study in the Word.

Reading this book felt like reading a long, disorganised blog post. But I agree with all the writer said (apart from her view on evil spirits, she needs to look more into that, I advise reading Wayne Grudem on the subject) and I found reading it to be encouraging and inspiring. I like her emphasis on relying on God's strength and realising how much we need Him. I read parts of it again when I needed it.

It is so easy to loose perspective and to forget that the Gospel should be in everything we do and in every little moment of our lives. I started reading this book thinking it was a quick and easy "how to" guide for busy people and this book turned out to be a unexpected blessing with further more fruit than a "how to" guide would ever produce. I can't wait to read the other books from this author.

Really enjoyed this book. So many books for moms out there are all about parenting or self-help tips. This book is refreshing because it is all about loving Jesus- just what this busy and often distracted Mama needs!

Nice reminders to keep treasuring Christ in all the busyness. I look forward to getting round to finding time to finish it!

Very helpful advise. Really helped me order my thoughts about juggling motherhood and my faith.