Creative moms often feel as though they must lay their passions down once the Children arrive, if for no other reason than there is no time.
The same reasons are often forwarded for stepping out of church ministry activities. When Christian women become mothers, they often feel expected to give up their creative pursuits to parent properly.
But God has something special in mind for creative women during this intense season of mothering.
In Life Creative: Inspiration for Today’s Renaissance Mom (Kregel Publications) authors Wendy Speake and Kelli Stuart show that “a mother’s natural bent toward imagination doesn’t just wither and die with the birth of a child. This core component remains part of her intricate design.”
In our social media age of handcrafted children’s parties, artistic Instagram photos, tutorials for renovating old furniture into new treasures and blogs filled with poetry, prose and other expression, clearly a brand-new generation of inspired women is rising up.
Wendy Speake and Kelli Stuart know that struggle.
While they acknowledge some seasons of mothering require setting artistic pursuits aside, they also argue these seasons don’t have to last until empty nest time.
Instead, mothers with creative gifts are called to use them actively to bless their families, their communities and everyone they encounter. “Life Creative is not a book about raising children,” Speake shares. “This is a book for moms, written by moms and including the stories of other moms . . . on a journey to embrace our God-given design in the midst of motherhood!”
In this book, the creative mom will discover:
• Why the world needs her art
• How this Life Creative begins at home
• When art can turn a profit
• Her part in this modern day Renaissance
Inspiring and encouraging, Life Creative celebrates the ways mothers can live their art in the midst of mothering.
Speake and Stuart share the stories of women such as author and speaker Angie Smith, recording artist Ellie Holcomb and jewelry designer Lisa Leonard, who are balancing their unique talents and giftings with the daily demands of motherhood.
By following God’s leading to embrace His gifts, renaissance moms can model the joy of obedience for their families.
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Find Speake online at wendyspeake.com, on Facebook (WendyJSpeake) and on Twitter (@Wendy_Speake).
