Splashes of Serenity: Bathtime Reflections for Drained Moms

by Elaine W. Miller

Book Overview

A fairy-tale wedding does not guarantee a happilyever- after marriage'no matter how charming the prince is. Days will come when life and marriage tap our reserves. For new brides with high... This description may be from another edition of this product.

• Format: Hardcover
• Language: English
• ISBN: 193258756X
• ISBN13: 9781932587562
• Release Date: January 2005
• Publisher: Baker Books
• Length: 60 Pages
• Weight: 0.80 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.4" x 8.2" x 8.5"

Customer Reviews

An ocean of encouragement

Elaine Miller is unbeleivably blessed as a writer. The Lord has given her a talent that will touch your heartstrings. You will laugh; you will cry; you will count your blessings. The diversity of this book will allow every mother who reads it to relate to and gain insite from many of the stories included in this book. Grab a cup of tea, pull up your favorite chair, couch or bathtub and sink into Splaces of Serenity. Thank you, Elaine, for allowing our Lord Jesus Christ to minister to me through you.

Elaine Miller understands and inspires....

Quite simply, one of the best parenting books I have ever read. Genuine, relevant, spiritual - Elaine Miller captures the essence of motherhood and shares her experience in a way that feels like it was written by your closest friend.

Refreshing and Rejuvinating for the Hearts of Moms

When you're at your wits end take a breather with Splashes of Serenity for a few moments. You and the rest of your family will be thankful for her deeply human vignettes, reflections, humor, and gracefilled advice. I never considered my two-year-old's tantrum to be a plea from his tender little heart, "don't give up one me, I'm really a good boy." Yet Elaine Miller knows that Moms have tantrum moments too, times when we don't know how to cope, and look up at heaven saying, "don't stop loving me," or I'm new at this God, and I need your help to get through this moment. Taking time for you and your family when you feel "torn in two," or in three or in four, Miller reminds us that we are all children, constantly learning how wonderfully made we really are. Miller also reminds us that from the bliss of that newborn face to the most difficult heart wrenching situations, "God owns it all," and that He won't abandon us on this journey of raising the children we have been loaned, truly little angels afterall. Very refreshing, uplifting, and thought provoking. When I started reading it, I couldn't put it down. Now, in short fused moments, it soothes the rough moments when I return to some favorite places for help. Thanks for sharing your wisdom, Elaine. A wonderful gift to all moms, from the new moms to the seasoned moms we look to as mentors.

Fill the Bathtub; Fill Your Heart

Splashes of Serenity by Elaine W. Miller is a book of comfort and love for mothers with a foundation of Scripture guiding each family story followed by a restorative meditative passage. As warm bathwater soothes our tired bodies the one page stories and meditations soothe one's heart and soul. This book is written for moms and urges us to stay focused and work through individual situations no matter how difficult that might be. However, anyone could benefit from reading the love-filled one page passages.