Book Review and Giveaway: Too Blessed to be Stressed for Moms by Debora M. Coty

Disclosure / Disclaimer: I received this book, with the acoompanying giveaway, free of charge, from Rread with Audra Book tours, for review purposes on this blog. No other compensation, monetary or in kind, has been received or implied for this post. Nor was I told how to post about it

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For some of us, school has been back in session for a steady 2 months, others for about a month, others are just getting there but feeling the craziness roll all over them already.

HOW stressed ARE you?



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Take this quick quiz,and then come back here for a super way to de-stress AND get past all the craziness.

No one is immune to stress, least of all moms. Hey, I scored CRAZY "sirens blaring" when I took the quiz! That’s why Debora M. Coty, author of the best-selling Too Blessed to be Stressed series decided it was time to write an edition specifically addressing the stresses and needs in the daily life of moms. In Too Blessed to be Stressed for Moms(Shiloh Run Press, an imprint of Barbour Publishing),Deb offers empathy, laughs, real-life stories, practical parenting survival tips, and fresh biblical insights to help frazzled moms of all ages hear God’s still, small voice through life’s chaos.

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Synopsis:

Do you feel like you’re drowning in the everyday stress-pool? . . .

Wish you could make busy-ness a business so you’d be a millionaire? . . .

Welcome to the maternal order of slightly sagging sisters of the 'hood. The motherhood. 

With her own offbeat brand of wit and near-wisdom, popular inspirational humorist Debora Coty addresses heart needs of moms drowning in the churning stress-pool of busyness. In her beloved mom-to-mom, grin-provoking style, Coty offers empathy, laughs, real-life stories, practical parenting survival tips, and fresh biblical insights to help you hear Papa God’s still, small voice through life’s chaos. 

Whether you're struggling with stress related to attitude, time-management, guilt trips, patience, or something in between. . .this humor-filled volume will deliver a much-needed smile and equip you with simple-to-implement tips for attaining the peace we all crave—the peace that passes all understanding.

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Sampler:

You can checks out a sampler from the book by clicking HERE!

And let's listen to Debora, before I give you my review!



Review:


As you saw in the sampler above, the book is broken down into 4 sections, covering important parts of motherhood- "why Didn't Anyone Warn Me", "So Where's the Ding-Dang Motherhood Manual", "Coloring My World With the Crayons god Gave Me", and "Mothering is a Lifetime Gig", which echo the different steps we ALL go through in motherhood! From there there are multiple chapters in each section. Each chpater has it's on topic and begins with a bible quote, and a 'goal' for the chapter. Then Debora gives you a story, or thoughts on the subject. That is followed up by a quote from different sources. The last part of the chapter is "Navigating the Hood', and asks readers different questions about the topics at hand, and to think how the topic applies in their lives. Then Debora tried to give a creative way to apply them!

I found myself laughing most of the way through the book! Debora really has a knack for finding stories that everyone can relate to, and showing us how to find the humor in events that seem to rock our world, and make us think we can't mother right, and to show us that not are we fdoing a fine job, but everyone else is struggling along with us. There is NO perfect parent or perfect child. We all have the flaws that God gave us, but with Debora's help we can realize that those 'flaws' may just be our biggest strengths! This is a book for moms already in the trenches, and those about be, both will find themselves going back to the book, over and over, for it's nuggets of wisdoms and support! 

The blog tour for this book will be September 24 – October 12

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To celebrate the release of Too Blessed to Be Stressed for Moms,
and to bless a mom that needs to de-stress,
Deb is giving away a “Take a Day for Mom” $75 VISA Cash Card!

The card can be used by a mom for a day of pampering,
or just getting away and enjoying a day to herself.

Do you need a day away or know a mom that does?
(Is that a trick question?)


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Then, enter the giveaway and share it with all your friends.

(Another little secret… You don’t have to prove you are a mom in order to win!)

But hurry! The giveaway ends when the tour does!

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About the Author:


Debora M. Coty is a popular humorist, speaker, and award-winning author of numerous inspirational books, including the bestselling Too Blessed to be Stressed line. Deb considers herself a tennis junkie and choco-athlete (meaning she exercises just so she can eat more chocolate). A retired piano teacher and orthopedic occupational therapist, Debora currently lives, loves, and laughs in central Florida with her husband, Chuck, and three grandbuddies and one grandprincess. 

Readers can connect with Debora M. Coty via her website, deboracoty.com, or on Facebook (AuthorDeboraCoty)
Twitter (DeboraCoty) and Instagram (DeboraCoty)

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