Fit To Burst by Rachel Jankovic
Jessalyn Hutto
“If you are like me, then motherhood may be the first time you were really tested in the business of laying down your life. I am not saying I never did anything hard before I became a mother, but motherhood is different. For one, most other challenges that I had experience with ended. Motherhood is not just a job, it is an identity. More importantly, it is an identity that begins and ends with giving.” (Rachel Jankovic, Fit to Burst)
There are a lot of mothering books out there. Many of them promise commiseration, practical help, vision, or encouragement, but few of them offer all of the above in short, 3-5 page chapters that a mom of little kids will actually have time to read and savor. Fit to Burst: Abundance, Mayhem, and the Joys of Motherhood does just that. Each chapter is barely longer than a blog post, but filled with the wisdom and wit we have all come expect in Rachel Jankovic’s writing. It is good that the chapters are short, because their depth demands lengthy contemplation and let’s face it, someone in our home is peeing in a bathroom waste basket and in moments we will have to decide whether said basket will be cleaned or chucked. Wait, is that just in my home? In any case, I’m sure that every mom with little ones will appreciate not only the short chapters, but most importantly the insightful words within them!...
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