I’ll admit that when I first started reading this book, I almost put it down. It made me feel guilty for the wasted opportunities in my life as a mother. I felt overwhelmed by my underachievement.
However, don’t let Satan do you the same way. I refocused and kept reading. Instead of allowing Satan to condemn me, I allowed God to show me some wonderful ways to make changes in my home. It’s so easy to get caught up in the worldly day-to-day buzz of life. It’s so much easier to let my son play his video games, so that I can veg out in front of the computer after a long hard day at work. However, that is not God’s purpose for Matthew or for me. No, I’m not saying throw either component out. Just be smart with your time.
God put us here on this earth for His ministry. He seeks out the lost and we should be living in a way that reaches a hand out to the lost, the poor, and the needy.
This book really touches on a much-needed lifestyle change for any person who claims to be a Christian! I encourage you to read, whether your children are babies or almost grown. I have a teenager and a pre-teen and with God’s help, I will be making some changes.
Book Summary:
We all must seek to be missional in our life journey. The evangelical subculture, however, tends to reduce the domain of the Christian mom to that inside the walls of her house. But the reality is that today’s Christian moms come from a full range of personal and professional context, whether they are homemakers, full-time in the marketplace, or somewhere in between. Numerous Christian mothers today are living missional lives, using their gifts and abilities to further God’s kingdom by engaging the world around them. They artfully, passionately, sometimes messily, juggle multiple callings and demonstrate in their modern day contexts how they are emulating the woman of noble character in Proverbs 31.
The Missional Mom will affirm Christian mothers who desire to not only to build their homes in a Christ-like way, but engage the world with their skills, abilities, and interests. It won’t minimize the importance of a woman’s role in her home but it will encourage her to not ignore the stirrings God has planted within her to extend her influence.
I received a copy in exchange for my honest review. For more information, visit Moody Publishers
ABOUT THE AUTHOR: 
HELEN LEE is an award-winning freelance writer and editor with nearly two decades of experience publishing in the Christian market. She is the co-editor of and contributor to Growing Healthy Asian-American Churches (IVP, 2006) and co-founder of the Best Christian Workplaces Institute, which runs the annual “Best Christian Places to Work” survey. Helen has written numerous articles for publications such as Christianity Today, Today’s Christian Woman, re:generation quarterly and Leadership Journal (LJ). In both 2008 and 2009, her articles for LJ earned Higher Goals awards in reporting from the Evangelical Press Association. As a former editor and writer with Christianity Today, she has worked with or interviewed a wide range of evangelical luminaries, such as Michael Card, J.I. Packer, and Chuck Colson. She is married to classical pianist and Moody Bible Institute professor Brian Lee; together they have three young sons. Helen is also a homeschooling mom and seeks to provide her sons with a classical Christian education; she and her family reside in Chicagoland.