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Preparing for motherhood doesn't mean you must devote yourself strictly to medical topics--it's also a time of emotional and spiritual change, a proper focus on which can get lost amid the business of doctor's appointments and preparing for a baby's arrival. Great with Child is one woman's saga of pregnancy, from the first desire to become a parent to the baby's first birthday. While simultaneously mothering two children and working, author Debra Rienstra has managed to write a lucid and loving journal of her experiences that will resonate with mothers-to-be. Combining a richly informed feminism with an equally informed faith, Rienstra's ruminations on motherhood cover everything from comments on Genesis to happily comparing herself to a "warm, sloppy fountain." In the afterword, she writes, "My experience with motherhood is very ordinary." Yet it's this sense of the ordinary that makes this book so easy to relate to--the balancing of work, children, and personal needs is familiar to any parent. Both sweetly absorbed and intelligently thoughtful, her writings are a welcome addition to the world of books on motherhood. --Jill Lightner
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