Life's Too Short to Miss the Big Picture For Moms

by Simpson, Melanie

• ISBN13: 9780891121039
• ISBN10: 089112103X
• Format: Paperback
• Copyright: 2012-04-15
• Publisher: Abilene Christian Univ Pr

Summary

In the day-to-day work of a busy mother, it is easy to lose sight of the big picture. Melanie Simpson's inspirational, quick-read stories about her life and motherhood will help you keep the big picture in view. She invites you to listen in on her stories as if you were having lunch with your girlfriends. Book jacket.

Author Biography

Melanie Simpson has worn many professional hats: children's minister, worship leader, event coordinator, choir director, and currently, private teacher of piano and voice through her business, Melanie's Melody. She received the Teacher of the Year award from Kan' ISD as an elementary music teacher. She shares her adventures in her proudest role, motherhood, on her popular blog: www.melaniesimpson.coni. Melanie lives in Kary, Texas with her husband of fourteen years, Michael, and their two children, Julia and Zeke.

Table of Contents

Acknowledgments	p. 9
Foreword	p. 11
Introduction	p. 13
Children of God	p. 15
Confession	p. 18
The Waiting Place	p. 20
Diving In	p. 23
Complaining	p. 25
Taking Time	p. 27
A Dose of Reality	p. 31
Perspective	p. 34
Friends Forever	p. 36
Measuring Up	p. 39
When Sympathy Falls Flat	p. 42
Child-Raising and other Tales of Terror	p. 45
Winds of Change	p. 48
Fighting the Martyr Within	p. 50
KO in the Fifth Round	p. 53
Resolutions	p. 57
Saving and Waiting	p. 59
Repentance	p. 62
The Greater Thing	p. 65
Night	p. 67
Words	p. 70
A Poetic Mother's Day	p. 72
My Greatest Gifts	p. 74
Snapshots of Daddy	p. 76
"Melanie and the Terrible, Horrible, No Good Night"	p. 79
Stitches	p. 82
Road Trips and Ratings	p. 86
Hidden Treasure	p. 88
Temptation	p. 91
Family Camping (The Cold, Cold Night)	p. 94
Wake-Up Call	p. 96
Grace and the Babysitter	p. 98
Bless Your Heart	p. 103
Regrets	p. 105
The Move	p. 108
Confessions of a Parenting Failure	p. 111
Bye-Bye Baby	p. 113
The Gate	p. 115
Growing Up	p. 117
At the Movies	p. 119
One Last Ride	p. 121
Pottery Fun (Why Dads Get Ties for Father's Day)	p. 124
Manipulation Tastes Like Jelly Beans	p. 127
"The Change"	p. 130
One Man's Trash…	p. 132
The Note	p. 135
Behold the Power of Guilt	p. 137
My Girl	p. 140
Generation Gap	p. 142
Reading	p. 145
Clinic Theology	p. 147
Persistence	p. 150
The Baby Book	p. 155
The Mountain	p. 157
Church in the Woods	p. 160
Waiting Up	p. 162
"O Come, All Ye Faithful"	p. 165
Walking By Faith	p. 168
How to Heal a Broken Heart	p. 171
Magic	p. 174
The Birds and the Bees	p. 176
Confidence	p. 180
War and Peace	p. 182
Married to an Ironman	p. 184
No Good Deed…	p. 187
A Poopy Situation	p. 191
Breaking the Law	p. 195
Redefining Me	p. 199
The Problem with Brothers	p. 203
Preserving Innocence	p. 206
Man's Best Friend	p. 210
Generosity	p. 216
The Big Picture	p. 219
About the Author	p. 223
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