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What's a rundown mom to do? Her spirit yearns to soar, but her feet--and faith--are stuck in the diaper-by-diaper mud of everyday responsibilities. How can she de-muck when she's chronically exhausted and relentlessly robbed of abundant life by the joy-sucking dully-funks? This offbeat glimpse of reality with a tangy twist helps busy moms get in touch with rejuvenating joy and empowering faith! In mom-to-mom, smile-eliciting style, humorist Debora Coty doesn't lollygag around the hot topics such as enduring marriage, embarrassing children, defeating depression, and grossfully (er, gracefully) aging. Unique insights and outrageous coping tips are shared alongside sisterly hugs and warm encouragement. Mom Needs Chocolate is a veritable grocery list of mud-between-your-toes issues, tackled with witty frankness and wild abandon. Young-at-heart mothers of all ages will enjoy hilarious and heartwarming stories that apply Scripture to real life and remind them how to hear God's still, small voice amidst blathering kids, howling pets, and snarling traffic!

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Publié par	Baker Publishing Group
Date de parution	01 avril 2009
Nombre de lectures	0
EAN13	9781441224774
Langue	English
Poids de l'ouvrage	1 Mo

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Bubble baths are nice, massages are oh so relaxing, and chocolate is necessary to life itself. But there’s one more thing that moms need to survive, and that’s a daily dose of laughter. Mom Needs Chocolate helps meet this need. Whether you have kids at home, or whether you’ve already raised yours, this book is a fun and fast read for moms of all ages. Motherhood has its rewards, and Debora Coty is one of them.
Martha Bolton
Author of more than 50 books,
including Didn’t My Skin Used to Fit?
Fabulous, solid ideas from a fine writer.
Sue Buchanan
Author of I’m Alive and the Doctor’s Dead, Friends Through Thick and Thin, Duh-Votions and The Bigger the Hair, the Closer to God
Open this book and pour the contents liberally to sweeten the atmosphere of your home, your head and your heart. Deb knows how to unwrap mom-truth in the most delightful way. Mom Needs Chocolate is an invigorating way to treat yourself to a delicious timeout. Go ahead, mom . . . you deserve it!
Patsy Clairmont
Women of Faith speaker
Author, Catching Fireflies
Debora definitely knows what it’s like to be a mom from those early toddler years right through the teen years. She honestly shares about the trials and frustrations, right along with the joys and rewards of mothering, all with a laugh-out-loud sense of humor. No topic is off-limits. This book will surely entertain you, but more importantly, it will inspire you to be the mother you always hoped to be!
Linda Danis
Author of 365 Things Every New Mom Should Know
Debora Coty gives us a laugh charge and a life charge that’s better than a mocha latte in this delightful read full of real and relatable stories of seeking the joy of the Lord in the trenches of motherhood. Faith-building and fun, witty and wise—get ready for miles of smiles and encouragement that just doesn’t quit!
Rhonda Rhea
Speaker, radio personality and humor columnist
Author of Amusing Grace, Turkey Soup for the Soul—Tastes Just Like Chicken, Who Put the Cat in the Fridge? and I’m Dreaming of Some White Chocolate
I thoroughly enjoyed Debora Coty’s Mom Needs Chocolate ! Her humor and down-to-earth observations make the book not only a great read but also a practical encouragement for women everywhere. Read a chapter a day, and use it as a devotional. I promise you, you will either start your day with a smile, or end with one! And then pick up a copy for a friend!
Holly Wagner
Author of GodChicks, Daily Steps for GodChicks and WarriorChicks

© 2009 Debora Coty
Published by Revell a division of Baker Publishing Group P.O. Box 6287, Grand Rapids, MI 49516-6287 www.revellbooks.com
Revell edition published 2014
ISBN 978-1-4412-2477-4
Previously published by Regal Books
Ebook edition originally created 2014
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Library of Congress Cataloging-in-Publication Data is on file at the Library of Congress, Washington, DC.
Scripture quotations are from the following:
ASV— The American Standard Version, Thomas Nelson and Sons, first published in 1901.
CEV—Contemporary English Version. Copyright © American Bible Society, 1995.
KJV — King James Version. Authorized King James Version.
THE MESSAGE— Scripture taken from THE MESSAGE. Copyright © by Eugene H. Peterson, 1993, 1994, 1995. Used by permission of NavPress Publishing Group.
NIV —Scripture taken from the Holy Bible, New International Version ®. Copyright © 1973, 1978, 1984 by International Bible Society. Used by permission of Zondervan Publishing House. All rights reserved.
NASB — New American Standard Bible, © 1960, 1962, 1963, 1968, 1971, 1972, 1973, 1975, 1977, 1995 by The Lockman Foundation. Used by permission.
NLT —Scripture quotations marked ( NLT ) are taken from the Holy Bible, New Living Translation, copyright © 1996. Used by permission of Tyndale House Publishers, Inc., Wheaton, Illinois 60189. All rights reserved.
TLB —Scripture quotations marked ( TLB ) are taken from The Living Bible, copyright © 1971. Used by permission of Tyndale House Publishers, Inc., Wheaton, IL 60189. All rights reserved.
Published in association with the literary agency of WordServe Literary Group, Ltd., 10152 S. Knoll Circle, Highlands Ranch, CO 80130.
To my soul sisters who help me out of many a pothole as we bump along the rocky road of motherhood together: Cindy, Jan, Cheryl, Gloria, Sandi, Marianne, Brenda, Betty, Sharon, Denise and Sherry. And to my two wonderful children without whom I wouldn’t be a hot mama: Matthew Charles and Christina Ruth. “Rock me a little bit, Mama, just rock me a little bit.”
Contents
Introduction
1. My Cups Runneth Over
Pregnancy
2. Greed for Seed … or Chocolate
Piggishness
3. Marriage: Desert or Beach?
Marital Harmony
4. The Perfect Gift
Spiritual Gifts
5. I’m Terribly Sorry … Sort of
Repentance
6. Does Growing Mold Count as Gardening?
Remembrance
7. Didn’t that Verse Say “Loathe Your Neighbor”?
Loving Our Enemies
8. An Uncommon Tail
Motivation
9. Even Moses Started Out as a Basket Case
Forgiveness
10. Under Control
God’s Omnipotence
11. Duty Doesn’t Call, It Screams
Balancing Work and Family
12. The Lion, the Itch and the Wardrobe
Depression
13. Grace for Guppies
Childrearing
14. Clay-Colored Roots
Heritage
15. Sweet Persimmons
Judging Others
16. Biting off More than We Can Chew
Setting Priorities
17. Prickly Little Arrowheads
Children
18. I Ain’t Dead Yet
Aging
19. Raisins Are Merely Patient Grapes
Patience
20. Rutabagas in Our Tomato Patch
Accepting Others
21. Coincidence Is When God Chooses to Remain Anonymous
Trust
22. Dancing in King David’s Shoes
Expressing Joy
23. The Sword on My Shoulder
Healing
24. One-Way Conversations
Prayer
25. “Sag” Is a Four-Letter Word
Self-Image
26. Gnawing the Hand that Feeds Us
Gratitude
27. Just a Humble Blade of Grass in God’s Garden
Humility
28. A Fowl but Fair Lesson
God Cares
29. Suck a Lemon, Spit the Seeds
Endurance
30. Can’t Take Many More Surprises!
New Life in Christ
31. Burn, Baby, Burn
Encouraging Others
32. Ferrari or Minivan?
Investing in Family
33. Pl-a-a-ay Ball!
Sportsmanship
34. Memories: Make ’Em or Break ’Em
Creating Positive Memories
35. Harried Porter
Self-Control
36. I Prefer My Rocky Road on a Cone, Please
God’s Guidance
37. A Sugar Addict in a Carbo-phobic World
Nutritional Choices
38. Beauty Is in the Lies of the Beholder
Slaves to Fashion
39. A Hero Is As a Hero Does
Role Models
40. Don’t Knock the Flock!
Judging Others
41. Everybody Knows a Turkey
Infectious Attitudes
42. Ain’t Nothin’ Like a Good Love Story
True Love
43. Loose Change
Menopause
44. Adjusting Our Spiritual Antenna
Holy Spirit Whisperings
45. Gimme that Old-Time Religion
Trust
46. Poxes on Those Little Foxes
Intimacy
47. Cooking Up Joy
Culinary Adventures
48. Passing the Test
Perseverance
49. He’s Got My Goat
Redemption
50. Keeping Christ in Christian Holidays
Celebrating Christ
51. Sweetest Dreamzzzz
Sleep Deprivation
52. I Fought the Lawd, and the Lawd Won
Submission
53. Forget Pennies from Heaven—I Want Twenties!
Money Grubbing
54. Losing the Big “L”
Winning Attitude
55. Ode to Daddy
Godly Parenting
56. Beauty Is the Beast
Self-Worth
57. Becoming God’s Garbage Girl
Loving Your Neighbor
58. Poppies from Poopies
Rejection
59. Pressure Creates Both Diamonds and Volcanoes
Peer Pressure
60. Dashing the Joy-Sucking Dully-Funks
Triumphant Humor
Acknowledgments
Visit with the Author
Introduction
Who says communion with God must be serious hands-piously-folded periods of prayer on bended knee? Yeesh! As busy moms, who has time for that ?
I say God is a living creator who breathes His spirit into those devoted to Him in a dynamic, 24/7 relationship. He wants to communicate with us by walking, talking, scraping peanut butter out of the carpet and driving carpool right alongside us.
Whether working within or without our homes, we mothers are consumed by schedules, deadlines, responsibilities, debts— the muck and mire of everyday living. Our spirits yearn to soar but our feet are stuck fast in the mud of daily obligations. We’re chronically exhausted and a few fries short of a Happy Meal. Somehow the joy of the Lord checks out on our doorstep.
How, then, can we rejuvenate and redirect our steps toward positive spiritual growth on a day-by-day, diaper-by-diaper level?
Sister, grab a triple chocolate chunk cookie and a cup of hot tea. Come chill with me. Together we’ll rediscover God’s divinely orchestrated levity of love all around us. And our Father has an amazing sense of humor! He made us, didn’t He? Humor is God’s catalyst for releasing joy into our souls! He’s the master of heaven and mirth, creator of aardvarks, spoonbill platypuses and cowlicks. And He wants us to be filled with His joy, not weighed down by the joy-sucking dully-funks.
Blast those dully-funks, a mother’s archenemy!
Oh, c’mon girl, you’ve been there—that black hole when nothing particularly bad is happening, just nothing good . Our minds fog, emotions go numb, eyes glaze over; and we move like autotrons in a perpetual state of spiritual dullness.
A busy woman can spend weeks, even years, in the dully-funks, functioning, taking care of her family but NOT experiencing the fullness of life Jesus promised to believers in John 10:10: “My purpose is to give life in all its fullness” ( NLT ).
That’s what this book’s all about—a mom helping other moms trust God to interject His joy as we learn to apply His Word in our crazy, mud-between-the-toes, help-us-Jesus-before-we-tear-our-last-hairs-out real li