In these pages, you will meet: ● A mother who hears the most beautiful word in the world ‘Mom’ from a son who came out of a 19-year coma just moments before. ● An NFL football star whose sacrificial giving to underprivileged kids is the result of the life lessons instilled by the single mother who raised him. ● A little boy who asks his mother about the daddy he has never met and then ends up playing matchmaker. ● A pregnant wife with cancer whose husband exhibits heroic love after she reveals a long-hidden secret. ● A mother who is gored by a marlin and, near death, curses God for taking her from her children and then experiences the depths of God's love.
Amazing Grace for Mothers is a retreat in a book that will help you celebrate the beauty and joy of motherhood. It is the perfect gift for any mother, whatever stage of motherhood she is in. Experience God's love. Experience his amazing grace.
Emily Cavins lives in Minnesota with her husband, Jeff, and their three daughters, Carly, Jaki, and Toni. Emily has written and published the autobiography of Holocaust survivor, Shony Alex Braun, entitled My Heart Is a Violin. She also serves as a group leader at one of Jeffís weekly Bible studies and enjoys reading, gardening, and bicycling.
Patti Maguire Armstrong is the mother of eight children. She worked in the fields of social work and public administration before staying home full-time to raise her children. As a freelance writer, Patti has written more than 400 published articles for both secular and religious publications. She has authored the book Catholic Truths for Our Children (www.raising catholickids. com) as a guide to help parents pass on the Catholic faith to their children. Patti and her husband, Mark, live in North Dakota, where they homeschool their children until high school. They are also raising a foster child from Kenya.
Jeff Cavins is the director of the Archbishop Harry J. Flynn Catechetical Institute in St. Paul, Minnesota. He is the founding host of EWTNís Life on the Rock and the author of the books My Life on the Rock and Iím Not Being Fed: Discovering the Food that Satisfies the Soul. For the past several years, Jeff has dedicated his life to developing The Great Adventure, a practical, interactive Bible study system that enables students to understand the chronological flow of Scripture. Jeff, his wife Emily, and their three daughters live in Minnesota.
Matthew Pinto is the founder and president of Ascension Press and the author or co-author of a variety of best-selling works, including the teen question-and-answer books Did Adam and Eve Have Belly Buttons?, Did Jesus Have a Last Name?, and Do I Have to Go? 101 Questions about the Mass, the Eucharist, and Your Spiritual Life. He is also the co-creator of the Friendly Defenders Catholic Flash Cards and the Amazing Grace Series. Matt also co-authored A Guide to the Passion: 100 Questions About the Passion of the Christ. Matt resides in Pennsylvania with his wife, Maryanne, and their six children.