I must admit I am the biggest fan of Apologia materials. Each time I see the Apologia vendor pop-up on the Schoolhouse Review list, I make sure not to miss filling it out. They have the best homeschooling materials and the best inspirational books for Homeschooling parents like me. Flourish: Balance for Homeschool Moms by Mary Jo Tate is no exception.
Mary Jo Tate has been through a lot in her lifetime. She was left alone, a single Mom with four very young sons to raise. It was her need to survive, to make it through and make a good life for her sons that lead her to the concept behind Flourish and later the writing of this wonderful book.
Mary Jo Tate is a survivor. She took skills that she knew she had and turned to them when most people would wallow in self-pity, in order to make a life for herself and her sons. She wanted to be home with her boys when they needed her most and she didn’t want her job to prevent that. So Mary Jo did what she knew best and began to use her editing skills to create her own business to make ends meet.
As people began to question how she did it all, she explained that she wasn’t a SuperMom but simply a Mom who had a need. She quickly learned that if she wanted to succeed she’d need to get out of her comfort zone. Once she did she began to Flourish!
As written within the book, “Flourish means to grow vigorously, luxuriate, be revived or abound.” (Flourish by Mary Jo Tate, page 6)
When you flourish, you thrive. This then trickles down into the lives of others. Particularly, into the lives of your family.
Balancing life is hard. Mary Jo Tate knows that all too well. She struggled in life until she began to find her own way to flourish and through this book she hopes to help other Mom’s like her, like me and you, flourish too.
As a bonus this book is filled with encouraging quotes and notes from great minds and Moms as well. These inspiring tidbits are wonderful reminders and full of positive thoughts. All are there to help us thrive through the trials of life until we flourish on our own.
This book contains 16 chapters, each of which focus on a different aspect to encourage Moms like you and I to grow and to make our own lives flourish. There are over 250 pages to help you learn to Flourish in your own life. There are two additional appendixes in the back of the book as well. Appendix A shares recommended resources to use with the book. Appendix B shares forms for planning to be used along with the book as well. As with all Apologia books, there is also an additional website sharing book extras that will be a welcoming surprise to any Mom.
I cannot begin to explain the encouragement found within the pages of this book. This book is designed to help you learn to balance your life. The goal is to help you make the most of your personal and business life and to find balance together. It will help you set goals and find ways to limit interruptions to make the most of your day to day.
If you are a Mom who is struggling to find balance in life, then this is a must read for you. If you are a Homeschooler who is looking for encouragement, this is definitely a book for you. If you need a welcoming reminder that being a homeschooling Mom is where you should be, then, yes this book is for you too!
Flourish will help each of us to find balance, to find Faith, to find so much more than you could even begin to imagine in the days of our homeschool lives.
You can purchase your own copy of Flourish: Balance for Homeschool Moms by Mary Jo Tate from Apologia for $15 plus shipping costs. This book is for Mom’s of all ages. This is a must read book for any Homeschooling Momma and it will speak right to your heart. Get it today!
You can also find Flourish and Mary Jo Tate in the following places online:
Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/FlourishAtHome
Twitter: https://twitter.com/maryjotate
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