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About Jeannie Cunnion
She is a mom to four boys who range from toddler to teenager. She holds's a Master's degree in Social Work. She is a frequent speaker at women's conferences and parenting events around the country. And her work has been featured on outlets such as The Today Show, Fox News, The 700 Club, and Focus on the Family.
Jeannie's passion is encouraging women to live in the freedom for which Christ has set us free, and her writing is woven with humility, transparency, humor, Biblical wisdom, and a contagious love for the Good News of God's grace.
Jeannie would love to connect with you through her website - jeanniecunnion.com - or on Facebook and Instagram @JeannieCunnion
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Blog postWe could fairly say that suffering is a word that sums up 2020. It’s not the only word that sums up the year, but it is certainly one of them. We have been stripped of so much. Some of the stripping has been immensely painful, and yet, some of it has served a good purpose, such as forcing us to re-evaluate our priorities and focus on what matters most.
We were confronted by our lack of control, which was both frightening and freeing. We were served circumstances we would never choose,2 weeks ago Read more -
Blog postI think about you so often and want to know how I can be supporting you and praying for you. I know parents who are truly cherishing this time and stewarding it well to support those on the front lines, and I know parents who are being totally crushed by this season and feel like they’re not going to make it another day. I also know a lot of parents who fall somewhere in the middle. I’ve found myself in all of these places, just depending on the day (or hour!) and I’m guessing you can relate.9 months ago Read more
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Blog postI never imagined I’d be sharing a post about how God is growing us through a pandemic. I pray this note finds you and your family well and feeling held in God’s hands. If I can pray for you in any specific way during this time, please don’t hesitate to reply and let me know. I am alongside you under His grace.9 months ago Read more
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Blog postMerry Christmas, from our family to yours!
It’s been another wild and wonderful year for our family, and we are so grateful for God‘s faithfulness through the challenges and celebrations of the past year. He is so good!
It required a little begging and bribing but we man
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Blog postI don’t have “one word” or a New Year’s resolution this year but while driving alone in my car (a rarity, indeed!) and chatting with God about some things that were on my heart for my kids, God gave me four words that I could not ignore. I tried, oh trust me, I tried to ignore the words. I tried to convince myself those four words were merely of my own imagination and not from God. But throughout the rest of the day, the four words settled in my soul and I received2 years ago Read more
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Blog postI was pushing my cart through the décor section in Target when my toddler spotted the Christmas section across the way and exclaimed, “Look Mom, it’s a Christmas tree.” Had he not been buckled in, he may have ejected himself with enthusiasm. I wasn’t surprised that my little guy was excited to see the beautifully lit tree. What did surprise me was the answer he gave when I responded and asked, “You’re right buddy. That is a Christmas tree! Do you remember what Christmas is2 years ago Read more
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Blog postSince many of us are sending our kids back to school, I wanted to share some ideas on how we might do that as a #momsetfree. I hope you enjoy it and find some relief from the stress as you read it!
Every summer my husband and I take our four boys to Palmetto Bluff, SC. The
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Blog postI'm guessing you've picked up on a theme in my writing lately. You probably know by now that I love writing about the things we’ve been set free from. We’ve been set free from the pressure to be perfect, the striving to be enough, and the need to control the outcome of all we pour into our kids. We’ve been set free from the power of sin, the sting of shame, the grip of guilt, and the weight of our worries. And so much more. But today I thought it would be fun to chat on the blog about wh3 years ago Read more
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Blog postMy husband, Mike, and I had one of our biggest fights on Mother’s Day.
We’d recently moved from our tiny apartment in NYC to a small town about an hour north in Connecticut. The thing I missed most about living in the city was the bagel shop I’d frequented several times a week.
So when Mother’s Day rolled around, my husband secretly schemed to surprise me. He woke up all three of our small children at 5:30 a.m., loaded their sleepy heads into our minivan, and made the one3 years ago Read more -
Blog postThere's a familiar pressure trying to make it’s way back into my heart. So I’m calling it out and sharing it with you in case you know this one too. It’s the one that whispers, “Your child’s path is decided by how well you parent.” It’s not surprising that these pressures (aka lies) come creeping back. There’s enough messaging in our culture to make us feel like it’s all riding on how well we perform as parents. But strangely enough, this specific pressure once stemmed from me taking scri3 years ago Read more
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Blog postWhen our oldest son turned thirteen we wanted to do something special for him - something that would help him see himself through God’s eyes of love and mercy. So we asked a group of men, who know our son well, to write him a letter. We asked that they do two things. First, we asked them to share what they see in him. We wanted them to speak words of life over our son. And we also asked them to share their wisdom about what God has taught them through both failure and success, and how3 years ago Read more
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Blog postGrowing up as a preachers kid, I have very fond memories of Easter. The church where my Dad pastored always held a Good Friday service that I can remember vividly, even now. The most memorable part being when we would walk up to the front, as one would do to receive communion, but on Good Friday, my father would also place a nail in our palm. A nail like the one that was driven into the hands of our innocent Christ.
But my father didn’t just gently place the nail in our palm. He3 years ago Read more -
Blog postFriend, You are SET FREE for freedom! I pray and hope that this month has been an opportunity for you to truly discover how the promises of God empower us to parent in the assurance of His sovereignty and grace!
To wrap up this series, I want us to briefly turn to the book
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Blog postAt the end of a difficult day, when our weaknesses have been underlined AND highlighted in the ways we have parented our kids, it can be all too easy to believe the lie that a bad day makes us a bad mom. So if you’ve had some difficult days lately, and the enemy has tempted you to think that anyone and everyone could be doing a better job parenting your kids than you, can I encourage you today. I believe this is what God wants you to know when you fear you are damaging your kids and disa3 years ago Read more
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Blog postI just love The Message paraphrase of Romans 8:38-39. “Absolutely nothing can get between us and God’s love because of the way that Jesus our Master has embraced us.”
Doesn’t it paint just the most tender and beautiful picture? Jesus has embraced us! And nothing – no sin, no shortcoming, no shame – can wedge its way into that embrace. Jesus holds us THAT TIGHTLY in His embrace.
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Blog postI recently had coffee with a friend who is a first-time mom, and her adorable baby is getting older and beginning to look more like a tantruming toddler. She is also pregnant with her second child. So to say she was feeling really overwhelmed and defeated on this particular day would be an understatement.
This particular friend is familiar with how my parenting journey began, which just means she knows that when I first became a mom, and I had 3 little boys under 5, I had u3 years ago Read more -
Blog postWe need to remind each other that we’re not alone. As my pal Heather MacFadyen says “Don’t Mom Alone.” We need each other to remember that we aren’t the only ones who feel overwhelmed by the magnitude of influence we carry, and we feel terribly inadequate to help our children navigate the hardships they face. We know we’ve got only one shot at this, and we desperately want to get it right for them. But while we’re doing the very best we can to raise overcomers and world changer3 years ago Read more
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Blog postOne of the questions that came up in a recent podcast I did was this: Why can it be so hard to trust God with our kids? Is it because we think we know what’s best for them? Is it because we think we have bigger dreams than God does for them? Is it because we don't like feeling like we don’t have control over them? Oh yeh, I had to admit that all of those things tempt me to put my trust in my parenting rather than in God’s providence.
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Blog postWhen was the last time you remember saying to another mom something like, “I’ve totally got this. Parenting just isn’t that hard for me. I mostly feel like I know what I’m doing and the pressure to get it all right doesn’t really bother me. I don’t know why everyone else is so stressed out.”
Oh, wait. You can’t remember the last time you said something like that? Sweet, we can stay friends! Because I can’t remember the last time I said that either. In fact........I’ve never3 years ago Read more -
Blog postA friend of mine joked over the weekend, “I always resolve to be a more patient mom on January 1st. And I usually give up by mid-January. And then I just feel guilty. So this year I didn’t make a resolution to be more patient because I don’t need more mom guilt in my life.” She was kidding, but she wasn’t.
I know mom
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We moms are told that we have to get it all right so our kids turn out right. We’re told that their entire futures are riding on our ability to perfectly orchestrate their lives. And we’re told that the strength of their faith hinges on ours. And we begin to believe that if we just try hard enough, we can actually “be enough.”
These impossible standards leave us stuck in worry, anger, guilt, comparison, and shame.
Jeannie Cunnion gets it. And in Mom Set Free she reveals how the Good News of the Gospel empowers us to live—and parent—in the freedom for which Christ has set us free.
Jeannie invites us to journey alongside her as we learn to:
* Lay down what God has not asked us to carry so we can thrive in what He has.
* Embrace our significance in our children’s lives in light of God’s sovereignty.
* Trust God with the children He has entrusted to us.
* Receive God’s grace so we can reflect God’s heart to our kids.
It’s time to breathe deeper, walk lighter, and reclaim the wonder and adventure of parenting.
"Rarely do I ever find myself agreeing with everything I read in a book. But Parenting the Wholehearted Child is the book I wish I'd written. Jeannie has given parents a profound gift within its pages."
—Kathie Lee Gifford, actress, singer, playwright, songwriter, and co-host of the Today Show's Fourth Hour
Your kids aren’t perfect. And you don’t have to be either.
Are you exhausted from the pressure to be a perfect parent raising perfect children in this imperfect world? Do you ever wonder, “How did these precious children get stuck with a parent like me?” If so, let these grace-drenched pages saturate your heart with God’s unfailing love while also equipping you to be a vessel of God's unconditional love to your children.
With authenticity, conviction, and a lively sense of humor, Jeannie guides you on a transformative journey into raising wholehearted—not perfect—children, who live from the freedom found in being wholeheartedly loved (and liked!) by God.
Parenting the Wholehearted Child equips you with biblical wisdom and practical ideas to teach your children that they are fully accepted by God, not because of anything they do or don’t do but because of everything Jesus has already done for them.
Woven throughout the book is the good news that it is God’s extravagant grace—not your perfect performance—that transforms the hearts of children.