Moms: A Personal Journal [Paperback]

Paula Hagen (Author), Vickie Lopiccolo Jennett (Author)

Book Description

Publication Date: January 2000

This book is newly revised and expanded. It examines the dynamics of motherhood: self-acceptance, stress, spirituality, feelings, personal growth, and friendships. Designed to be used within a MOMS group, each journal encourages women to relect on life experiences, share their stories, and fully realize the sacredness of motherhood.

--This text refers to an out of print or unavailable edition of this title.

Editorial Reviews

Review

Many of us today are recognizing the need to develop in our busy lifestyles the daily discipline of reflection; really, of claiming our lives, our stories as revelatory of God's love. MOMS: A Personal Journal is an important resource for this prayerful activity, especially for those whose vocation is that of being a mom. --Edward Sellner, author of Mentoring: The Ministry of Spiritual Kinship and Soul-Making: The Telling of a Spiritual Journey

MOMS: A Personal Journal is for you and for your real but sometimes neglected personal needs. Try it! --Fr. William J. Fitzgerald, St. Gregory Parish, Ralston, Nebraska

I so wish I had a MOMS group when my sons and I were younger. As it is, I have only in later years learned to share, to journal, and to grow as I see your young mothers doing now. --Donna M. Hanson, secretary, office of social ministries, Spokane, Washington

MOMS: A Personal Journal is for you and for your real but sometimes neglected personal needs. Try it! --Fr. William J. Fitzgerald, St. Gregory Parish, Ralston, Nebraska

I so wish I had a MOMS group when my sons and I were younger. As it is, I have only in later years learned to share, to journal, and to grow as I see your young mothers doing now. --Donna M. Hanson, secretary, office of social ministries, Spokane, Washington

MOMS: A Personal Journal is for you and for your real but sometimes neglected personal needs. Try it! --Fr. William J. Fitzgerald, St. Gregory Parish, Ralston, Nebraska

I so wish I had a MOMS group when my sons and I were younger. As it is, I have only in later years learned to share, to journal, and to grow as I see your young mothers doing now. --Donna M. Hanson, secretary, office of social ministries, Spokane, Washington --This text refers to an out of print or unavailable edition of this title.

About the Author

Paula Hagen, OSB, is a nationally recognized family ministry consultant, writer, trainer, and retreat director. She created the Ministry of Mothers Sharing (MOMS) and currently promotes the ministry nationwide through workshops, leadership training, and retreats. She is an active member of the Benedictine community at St. Paul's Monastery and co-author of the series of MOSM books.

Vickie LoPiccolo Jennett is a professional writer and family ministry volunteer. A graduate of Iowa State University with degrees in journalism and industrial relations, she currently resides in Chandler, Arizona, with her husband and two children. --This text refers to an out of print or unavailable edition of this title.

Product Details

• Paperback: 96 pages
• Publisher: Resource Pubns; Revised edition (January 2000)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 0893905089
• ISBN-13: 978-0893905088
• Product Dimensions: 9.8 x 6.7 x 0.5 inches
• Shipping Weight: 8.8 ounces
• Average Customer Review: 5.0 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (1 customer review)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #1,298,516 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)

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5.0 out of 5 stars simple, but inspiring journal/book, March 14, 2006

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This review is from: Moms: A Personal Journal (Paperback)

I joined a "MOMS" group (Ministry Of Mothers Sharing) at my church, and we use this "text"/journal for our "class". Considering it's a pretty fast and easy read (what mom has a lot of time on her hands after all??) it's a rather in-depth journaling experience. This is a Christian-based journal, and I highly recommend finding or forming your own MOMS group (purchase facilitator's manual to start your own). It's inspiring to meet other women who feel and experience the same things as you!

But the journal is great even on its own. There are seven "chapters" that touch on: 1)self-esteem and self-acceptance; 2)stress, worries, and anxiety; 3)everyday spirituality; 4)feelings; 5)personal growth; 6)expressing values in friendships; 7)continuing the journey. Each chapter is imbedded with questions and space to journal your answers.

While some of the issues you choose to journal about may be about being a mother, the journal is broad enough for any woman (or man) to use to find better self-understanding in whatever type of life she/he leads. For example, I've found much of my journaling is about my relationship with my husband more than with my kids, but other women in my MOMS group do focus more on their kids. Some focus more on their relationship with their parents. Whatever you focus on in the present may be a different topic than one you would focus on in a few years, so some women take the MOMS class again (or do another journal).