Shopping for Time: How to Do It All and NOT Be Overwhelmed
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Finding Joy and Fulfillment in All God Has Called You To Do
Overwhelmed. Miserable. Exhausted. These are the words that women often use to describe their busy lifestyles. How can you keep up with all the demands of work, family, and ministry? Carolyn Mahaney and her three daughters offer biblical hope to women who truly desire to glorify God with their time. These authors present five key practices to help you see that you really can do all that God has called you to do— finding joy, peace, and rest in the One who has designed every season of your life.
Carolyn Mahaney
Carolyn Mahaney is a pastor’s wife, mother, and homemaker. She has written several books along with her daughter, Nicole, including Girl Talk; True Beauty; and True Feelings. Carolyn and her husband, C. J., have four children and twelve grandchildren. They reside in Louisville, Kentucky, where her husband is the senior pastor of Sovereign Grace Church of Louisville.
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7 ratings2 reviews
- Rating: 4 out of 5 stars4/5A nice short book, the subtitle ("how to do it all and NOT be overwhelmed") appealed to me. The message of this book is that God gives us time to do everything we should be doing. First we need to realise that there is a difference between what God has ordained for us to do and what we might want to do. Second, follow their five tips: get up early, have a quiet time, spend some time thinking about your priorities, evaluate relationships, and depend on God. I found the writing style jarred a little (I'm English, that could be why) but overall a reasonable book. I intend to follow their advice, but the shortcoming of all such books is that it's hard to put into practice.
- Rating: 4 out of 5 stars4/5I did it! I joined the 6 A.M. Club....and I don't go to bed until 11pm!This book is short and to the point. It equipped me to get my schedule in order, which gives me more time to do things that are important and things I enjoy. It isn't another "How To" book because it teaches you WHY you do what you do.
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Shopping for Time - Carolyn Mahaney
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Crossway on FacebookCrossway on InstagramCrossway on TwitterLike most women today, I struggle with feelings of too much to do and too little time to do it
! My friend Carolyn Mahaney, along with her daughters, offers practical, biblical advice to help us plan, evaluate, strategize, and make wise choices concerning our time and priorities. As a godly mentor, Carolyn takes us by the hand, points us to God’s Word, shares out of her own life experience, and shows us how to apply God’s timeless truths to the contemporary challenges we face as women.
—NANCY LEIGH DEMOSS, author; Revive Our Hearts
radio host
"We can actually do all that God has called us to do . . . and we can do it in a peaceful, joyful manner and get sufficient rest beside." When I read that, a light flashed on in my soul. Of course! I knew that! Once again Carolyn, Nicole, Kristin, and Janelle have created a book that’s fun to read and filled with truth that resonates because it’s biblical and practical and manageable.
And lest I start to feel overwhelmed, their husband and dad, C.J., inserts another comforting truth: Only God gets his to-do list done each day.
—NOËL PIPER, wife, mother, grandmother, and author of
Faithful Women and Their Extraordinary God
Shopping for Time offers a glimpse into the delightful Mahaney household. Through the effective use of a shopping metaphor, the conversational style engages the reader from start to finish. Quotes from carefully selected resources would make for excellent further study. This book offers no simplistic solutions to the perils of superwoman syndrome. Instead, it deliberately leads women to the bedrock of biblical priorities and then suggests real life methods by which to apply them. The wise woman will redeem her time by prayerfully heeding the seasoned advice of Carolyn Mahaney, one of God’s choicest servants, and her amazing, godly daughters.
—MARY K. MOHLER, wife of Dr. Albert Mohler,
president of The Southern Baptist Theological Seminary
OTHER CROSSWAY TITLES
Girl Talk
Carolyn Mahaney and Nicole Mahaney Whitacre
Feminine Appeal
Carolyn Mahaney
Shopping for Time: How to Do It All and NOT Be Overwhelmed
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Library of Congress Cataloging-in-Publication Data
Shopping for Time: How to Do It All and NOT Be Overwhelmed
Carolyn Mahaney . . . [et al.].
p. cm.
ISBN 13: 978-1-58134-913-9 (tpb)
ISBN 10: 1-58134-913-0
1. Christian women—Religious life. I. Mahaney, Carolyn, 1955– II. Title.
BV4527.S435 2007
248.8'43—dc22 2007008075
Crossway is a publishing ministry of Good News Publishers.
To
CALY and TORI,
future shoppers of time.
CONTENTS
Introduction
Chapter One
Shopping for Time
Chapter Two
The First Tip: Rise Early
(Joining The 5 am Club)
Chapter Three
The Second Tip: Sit Still
(Sitting at Jesus’ Feet)
Chapter Four
The Third Tip: Sit and Plan
(Taking a Personal Retreat)
Chapter Five
The Fourth Tip: Consider People
(Evaluating Relationships Carefully)
Chapter Six
The Fifth Tip: Plan to Depend
(Being Productive in Daily Life)
Conclusion
Notes
INTRODUCTION
It’s one o’clock on a Friday afternoon and the four of us, Mom and daughters, are sitting around Mom’s kitchen table. The grandsons and granddaughters have been deposited in various rooms throughout Mom-Mom’s house for rest times or naps. And we’re enjoying carryout from our favorite Greek restaurant down the street.
It’s girl time, for just a little while. And because we’re the best of friends, we’ve been looking forward to this hour at Mom’s kitchen table all week long.
Janelle has one eye on her French fries, which are crisping in the oven. Perfectly cooked fries are her idea of gourmet cuisine. Kristin’s already gulped down about two gallons of Mom’s southern sweet tea. To watch her drink, you’d think she hadn’t had a drop of liquid in two days, that girl. Nicole’s too busy talking to eat much of her meal. Mom, the steady, dependable one, is placidly enjoying her usual order—a Greek salad with grilled chicken. In the middle of the table, where the centerpiece used to be, is a giant container of feta cheese, which we all take turns dumping on our food. It would sound more polite to say we sprinkle it on our food, but that wouldn’t be quite accurate. To be completely honest, you’d have to say we like a little Greek food with our feta cheese.
Each daughter usually comes with her own agenda. Janelle has funny stories to tell and we laugh until we choke on our food (or drink, in Kristin’s case). Kristin seems to have an endless supply of heartbreaking tales, and we have to cut her off before we get too depressed. Nicole brings a list of serious issues to discuss, which sound very much like the ones she brought up last week (although she claims they are entirely different).
Mom is the listener and chief advice dispenser. And as fellow pastors’ wives and mothers, we daughters have oodles of questions we’ve been storing up all week. What do I do when the boys won’t share their toys?
How should I counsel a woman who struggles with condemnation?
What is one way I can encourage my husband as he juggles his work and school load?
When one of us asks a question, the rest of us jump in with our opinions—all at the same time. But in the end, we look