When was the last time you had an uninterrupted conversation? Being a mom shouldn't mean you rarely get to finish your sentence. In this witty book for moms, Tracey Bianchi encourages mothers to cultivate deep friendships, create healthy rhythms for their families, and give back to the world beyond your own doors. Each chapter ends with a "Five Mom-Tested Tips" section, a "Thumbs Up and/or Down" section to record your thoughts on the reading, and a "Books, People, and Other Random Stuff" section for additional resources.

Parenting young children is an all-consuming task that can make moms feel isolated, disconnected, and ineffective beyond the walls of their own home. They want to have a part in the bigger scheme of things, to have real friends, and to make the world their children will inherit a better place.

In this witty, encouraging book, Tracey Bianchi guides moms on a journey toward celebrating and discovering the underlying rhythm of their lives and how that rhythm pulls them into vibrant relationships. Through stories of her own life as a mom and the experiences of others, she shows moms how to gracefully engage the people who cross their paths rather than viewing others as tasks on a list. She also offers a way to find balance in this busy exercise called motherhood.

Tracey Bianchi is the author of Green Mama and has been an active speaker, writer, and participant with MOPS for over seven years. She has three young children, a fabulous husband, and a goldfish named Stinky Pete. They live in the Chicago area where Tracey serves as a ministry leader at Christ Church of Oak Brook and maintains a freelance career that includes speaking and writing for a wide variety of organizations. She earned her MDiv from Denver Seminary and needs a ton of coffee to make all of this work.

"In Mom Connection, Tracey Bianchi reaches up and unzips every mom's heart and makes us instantly friends with her. Real. Winsome. Approachable. Like us but still herself, Tracey convinces us we can connect. And once we realize we've connected with her, we're ready and prepared to connect with all the others in our lives."
--Elisa Morgan, president emerita, MOPS International; publisher, FullFill; author, She Did What She Could

"Every mom knows that amidst its many blessings, the journey of motherhood brings its share of challenges. Tracey Bianchi understands what you are experiencing and provides comfort, candor, counsel, and companionship through the pages of this deeply encouraging book. Your heart, soul, and mind will be nourished and fed by Tracey's wit and wisdom, and after reading Mom Connection, you'll appreciate anew the essential truth that you need not travel this journey alone. Every mom I know should read this book!"
--Helen Lee, author of The Missional Mom and cofounder of Redbud Writers Guild

"Such intimacy and wisdom! This practical and fun read encourages moms everywhere--motherhood may not always be 'peppy bliss,' yet in the midst of it we find our unique groove by connecting with our own hearts, families, friends, and God."
--Shayne Moore, activist; author, Global Soccer Mom

"If you've ever felt alone as a mom, you must read this book! Reading it is like sitting down for coffee with a hip mentor mom (who still has preschoolers at home), and listening to her realistic, witty advice and authentic, fearless admission of her own insecurities and questions. Instead of just saying 'be yourself,' Tracey Bianchi says, 'You are not alone!' and offers specific ways to find friends and thrive as a mom. Her 'mom-tested tips' in each chapter are practical, doable, inspiring. She offers specific ways that we can trust ourselves (and God!) enough to find meaningful connections with others that will empower us as moms. Highly recommended!"
--Keri Wyatt Kent, popular MOPS speaker and author of Deeper into the Word and Breathe

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