Mom Enough

Are you mom enough? The cover of a popular magazine asked this haunting question in bold red letters that hung over the startling image of a young mother nursing her four-year-old. When the issue hit newsstands, it re-ignited a longstanding mommy war in American culture. But it turns out this was the wrong question, pointing in the wrong direction. There is a higher and more essential question faced by mothers: Is he God enough? This short book with twenty-four short contributions from seven young mothers, explores the daily trials and worries of motherhood. In the trenches, they have learned how to treasure God and depend on his grace. The paradox of this book is the secret power of godly mothering. Becoming mom enough comes as a result of answering the burning question above with a firm no.

1. Opening Credits
2. Editor's Preface
3. Chapter 1: Motherhood Is a Calling (and Where Your Children Rank)
4. Chapter 2: Motherhood Is a Mission Field
5. Chapter 3: Motherhood Is Application
6. Chapter 4: How Eternity Shapes Our Mundane
7. Chapter 5: Desperate, Breathless, Dependent Parenting
8. Chapter 6: Are You Mom Enough?
9. Chapter 7: The End of the Mommy Wars
10. Chapter 8: Mommy Wars in the Local Church: A Parable
11. Chapter 9: Mommy Wars Are Spiritual Wars
12. Chapter 10: A Pregnant Woman's Defense Against the Schemes of the Devil
13. Chapter 11: The Everyday Question of Motherhood
14. Chapter 12: A Treasure Greater Than Our Homes
15. Chapter 13: Femininity: June Cleaver, Clair Huxtable, or the Valiant Woman?
16. Chapter 14: The Amazing Calling of Motherhood
17. Chapter 15: Grace Greater Than All Our Worries
18. Chapter 16: The Most Frightening Prayer I Could Pray for My Children
19. Chapter 17: It's Good to Be a Jar of Clay
20. Chapter 18: The Real Life of the Pro-Life Home
21. Chapter 19: A Tantrum for My Transformation
22. Chapter 20: Kissing the Wave
23. Chapter 21: A Prayer for the Worried Mom's Heart
24. Chapter 22: Our Children for Our Joy
25. Chapter 23: The Idols of a Mother's Heart
26. Chapter 24: Missional Motherhood
27. Closing Credits