Confessions of a Crispy Mom

By Laura Frances

Description:

A frazzled working mom of three, Delia Gray, struggles to keep her career, family, and sanity in tack. During one particularly bad day, she lashes out at everyone around her, including her father who has stopped by to visit. When she goes to apologize to him, he gives her a stack of letters from her mother who died when Delia was ten—something her mother asked him to hold onto until he felt Delia needed it most in motherhood. Delia's conflicted feelings towards her mother and the cancer that stole her life leaves her uneasy about whether or not to read them. But, when she does, she discovers a woman she never knew—who struggles with the same things in motherhood that Delia does. Funny and poignant, Confessions of a Crispy Mom is a deeply encouraging novel that will have you asking yourself: How do I make my years as a mom count the most?

Book Takeaway:

We all have limited time with our children. How we choose to spend that time can be led by what the world tells us we "should" do, or what we decide is best for all of us. How can we make our years as moms with children in our home count the most?

Why the author wrote this book:

A few years ago, a sweet friend and neighbor of mine was diagnosed with stage 4 breast cancer. We lost her so soon after her diagnosis that I was literally shocked at the realization of two things: not only how quickly our time with our children can pass, but how we allow things that don't matter to get in the way of loving our children to the best of our ability. I was deeply affected by what happened to her and wrote this book as I thought about what she might have been able to do for her children had she been given more time.