Graced and Gifted: Biblical Wisdom for the Homemaker's Heart [Paperback]

Kimberly Hahn (Author)

Book Description

Publication Date: August 15, 2008

The second in a series of Bible studies based on Proverbs 31, Graced and Gifted offers tools to help you create a home that will be a place of beauty and peace where the needs of your loved ones are met. Applying Sacred Scripture, Church teaching and pastoral wisdom, Kimberly Hahn helps you explore:
Time management
The art of homemaking, from creating a pleasant environment to clutter management
Food preparation; making meals a time of communion
Cultivating a garden
The importance of housework

Graced and Gifted also includes chapters on each of the sacraments as they relate to the tasks of homemaking. Discussion questions help you apply the material to your own life and make the book a valuable resource for small group discussion. Graced and Gifted is also available on DVDs featuring a lively presentation of the material by the author

Editorial Reviews

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Women of all ages will find useful tips and inspiring help in Graced and Gifted to aid our families and homes in becoming the domestic church it is meant to be.
Women of all ages will find useful tips and inspiring help in Graced and Gifted to aid our families and homes in becoming the domestic church it is meant to be. --Johnnette Benkovic, founder, Full of Grace: Women and the Abundant Life Foundational Study Series.

...provides fresh and ample reflections on what it means to be a homemaker. I consider a prayerful and pondering read of Graced and Gifted to be instrumental for a re-formation of societal attitudes toward the homemaking vocation. --Holly Pierlot, Mother's Rule of Life website.

…a true gift for any woman seeking inspiration, support and encouragement as she embraces her vocation and aims to serve God by serving her family. --Danielle Bean, author, Mom to Mom, Day to Day: Advice and Support for Catholic Living

About the Author

KIMBERLY HAHN is the author of Chosen and Cherished: Biblical Wisdom for Your Marriage; Life-Giving Love: Embracing God's Beautiful Design for Marriage and coauthor, with her husband, Scott Hahn, of Rome Sweet Home: Our Journey to Catholicism. She is the mother of six children and is a frequent conference speaker on topics related to marriage and family life.

Product Details

• Paperback: 242 pages
• Publisher: Servant Books (August 15, 2008)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 0867168919
• ISBN-13: 978-0867168914
• Product Dimensions: 7.9 x 5.1 x 0.8 inches
• Shipping Weight: 10.4 ounces (View shipping rates and policies)
• Average Customer Review: 4.6 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (5 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #169,094 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)

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20 of 21 people found the following review helpful:

4.0 out of 5 stars Bible Study on Marriage and Family, January 6, 2009

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This review is from: Graced and Gifted: Biblical Wisdom for the Homemaker's Heart (Paperback)

Graced and Gifted, subtitled Biblical Wisdom for the Homemaker's Heart, is based on Proverbs 31. It is the second segment of Life-Nurturing Love, a series of 24 Bible studies on marriage and family life. Graced and Gifted is presented in six parts, each with two chapters on a homemaking topic followed by a brief reflection on one of the sacraments.

In Chapter 10 Hahn points out that housework is God's work and that the Proverbs 31 woman provides structure for her own tasks and those of her household. In short, she brings order to her home. Hahn sites numerous Old Testament references to people assigned to "keep" certain areas, such as tabernacles, prisons, and the harem. The Lord calls each of us to be house keepers, Hahn writes. "We are watchful of those who enter, protective of those within and aware that we are stewards of our home." Further topics include homemaking in imitation of God, menial/meaningful work, and an amusing riff on why moms always get the trash. She reveals that to be true in her own family then tells of a Nigerian village whose phrase for "mother" can be translated as "woman who cleans dirt." She then shares her own seven-step process for making a house a home and three techniques for "maintaining the space."

Across chapters, Hahn offers practical advice for dealing with children's emotional and intellectual concerns. One of her boys, aged six, said that he prayed daily that he wouldn't go to hell. She explained that, through Baptism, he is God's child, and God wants him to waken each day "thankful you are God's son, eager to please him."

Back matter consists of a bibliography; notes; and four appendixes: questions for intergenerational women's study groups, key questions for buying a home, making a house a home, and outlines for the video version.

10 of 12 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars She has done it again!, September 13, 2008

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Kimberly Hahn has done it again. This wonderful Bible Study for Women based on Proverbs 31 follows on the heels of Chosen and Cherished and brings the reader in the direction of home making as an act of love. This is so well written that you feel as though Kimberly was sitting with you and chatting over a cup of tea. I look forward to her next book!

2 of 2 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Love It, April 8, 2010

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It's a great book. I recommend you read it with A Mothers Rule of Life, it's like the soul of the Rule. But Kimberly Hahn's books are great and this book is no different. It has a few practical suggestions but most of it is investingating the why. Yes, we do this because we love or family's but this book takes you deeper then the obviouse answer. I can't recommend it highly enough.