( 5 reviews )
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( 2 of 2 found this review helpful ) Posted: Mar 10 2007
As a book for moms, this is a quick and easy read. I think I read it in less than 24 hours even with 3 small kids. Chapters are nice and short but Danielle has a way of conveying her wisdom with real life stories that are interesting and that just take you in.
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( 7 of 7 found this review helpful ) Posted: Jun 2 2005
That's how this book came to me. I came across Danielle's Blog, became a fan of her work and was interested in reading her book but hadn't gotten around to ordering it. Then that following Sunday the Pauline Sisters were at church selling their books and they had 'My Cup of Tea'. I absolutely had to buy it at that point. When I started reading it, I got tears in my eyes because she understood exactly what I, a stay at home mom with small children was going through. I loved her story about not finishing her cup of tea and that's exactly what happens here day after day...but it is all so worth it. I had to E-Mail her right away after reading that and let her know that I had bought her book and knew exactly where she was coming from. Like she says herself in the introduction..."In trying moments, we want reassurance that our feelings are normal, shared by many women, and that we will survive them." Amen to that. I later joined an online Catholic mom's group and ran into Danielle again there...that really nailed the 'God-incidence' aspect of it for me. I was meant to read this book and be encouraged in my role as a Catholic mom and I know that you will be too.
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( 11 of 11 found this review helpful ) Posted: May 9 2005
I have long admired the wonderful writing of Danielle Bean, so it is a treat to own a collection of Danielle's inspirational essays. Her warm tone and the attention to the small blessings in the life of every mother remind me to thank God for my own role as mother. Danielle writes about the everyday occurrences in the life of a Catholic Mom with a voice that will sound familiar to you - it's your voice, my voice, the voice of my mom...the voice of all of us who are working diligently to love and raise our children to be wonderful individuals who know and love their faith. Somehow she manages to find words for the many situations that occur along life's path - the crazy ones, the sweet ones, the ones that make us cry and the ones that make us laugh out loud. Treat yourself or a special woman in your life - you will find yourself enriched by the experience and counting your own blessings along the way.
