__Nothing changes a woman like motherhood.__   
  
Becoming a mom affects your relationships with everyone--your spouse, your parents, your friends, and even God. During this time of life, you need to feel nurtured and loved by solid connections you can trust. But in the chaos of raising children, cultivating relationships can take a backseat to just getting the kids fed and to school on time.  
  
Author Lisa T. Bergren helps busy moms like you prioritize your relationships with others and offers practical ideas to enhance your six key relationships: with self, spouse, friends, family of origin, community, and God. With in-depth research, heartfelt personal experience, and expert advice, Bergren shows you how to keep vital relationships during the parenting years.   
  
Whether you have just brought home a new baby or you're still trying to find your footing raising young children, you will benefit from the wisdom found in this book.   
  
  
"Lisa Bergren gets it! Navigating the joys and challenges of motherhood takes heart, prayer, and a few good laughs, which Lisa provides. She's encouraged me to look beyond my role of mom and stepmom and actually see myself again. Wow, what an epiphany!"--Carolyn Castleberry, cohost of CBN's Living the Life on ABC Family Channel and author of It's About Time!   
  
"Lisa Bergren put to words what I'd always felt as a mom but was not always able to verbalize. This book makes me feel as if I belong to a special club. It also makes me understand why relationships are so needed in day-to-day life on this planet. Good stuff!"--Tricia Goyer, author of Blue Like Play Dough and Generation NeXt Parenting  
  
Lisa T. Bergren is the bestselling author of more than thirty books, including God Gave Us You. She is a freelance editor, cofounder of www.FamilyTripster.com, and a blogger on www.BusyMomsDevo.com. She lives in Colorado with her husband, Tim, and their three children.

Lisa T. Bergren is the bestselling author of more than thirty books. She is a freelance editor, cofounder of www.FamilyTripster.com, and a blogger on www.BusyMomsDevo.com. She lives in Colorado Springs, Colorado, with her husband, Tim, and their three children.

Motherhood changes a woman. And it affects her relationships with everyone. Moms need solid connections they can trust and relationships that are growing in order to feel nurtured and loved. But in the chaos of raising children, cultivating relationships can take a backseat to just getting the kids fed and to school on time.  
  
Author Lisa T. Bergren helps busy moms prioritize their relationships with others and offers practical ideas to enhance their six key relationships: with self, spouse, friends, family of origin, community, and God. With in-depth research, heartfelt personal experience, and expert advice, Bergren shows women that keeping their six key relationships vital may take work--but it's well worth the effort. Whether she has just brought a new baby home or is still trying to find her footing raising young children, every mom can benefit from the wisdom found in this book.

Lisa T. Bergren helps busy moms prioritize their relationships with others and offers practical ideas to enhance their six key relationships: with self, spouse, friends, family of origin, community, and God.

Bergren, Lisa T.

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Introduction

1. Well, Enough About Me. What do You Think About Me?: How Becoming a Mom Changes You

2. Who are You Again? Oh Yeah, the Guy I Married: How Becoming a Mom Changes a Marriage

3. My Family Tree is Suddenly a Forest: How Becoming a Mom Changes Your Relationship with Your Family of Origin

4. The Club No One Talks About—But Should!: How Motherhood Changes Friendships

5. Globa-Mama: How Becoming a Mom Changes Your Relationship with the World

6. A Father’s Love: How Becoming a Mom Changes Your Relationship with God

Conclusion: A Final Word... I Know, I Know, Enough Already!

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Helps busy moms prioritize their relationships with others and offers practical ideas to enhance their six key relationships: with self, spouse, friends, family of origin, community, and God.

Motherhood changes a woman. And it affects her relationships with everyone. Moms need solid connections they can trust and relationships that are growing in order to feel nurtured and loved. But in the chaos of raising children, cultivating relationships can take a backseat to just getting the kids fed and to school on time. Author Lisa T. Bergren helps busy moms prioritize their relationships with others and offers practical ideas to enhance their six key relationships: with self, spouse, friends, family of origin, community, and God. With in-depth research, heartfelt personal experience, and expert advice, Bergren shows women that keeping their six key relationships vital may take work - but it's well worth the effort. Whether she has just brought a new baby home or is still trying to find her footing raising young children, every mom can benefit from the wisdom found in this book.

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