Our Top 10 Books for Mom 2016

Are you looking for gift book ideas for the moms in your life? Here are our FaithGateway Top 10 book selections for Mom! These titles will bring comfort, sisterhood, understanding, wisdom, direction, and load of laughter for every mom.

1. The Broken Way

Ann Voskamp sits at the edge of her life and all of her own unspoken brokenness and offers up The Broken Way. This one’s for the lovers and the sufferers. For those whose hopes and dreams and love grew so large it broke their willing hearts. This one’s for the busted ones who are ready to bust free, the ones ready to break molds, break chains, break measuring sticks, and break all this bad brokenness with an unlikely good brokenness. You could be one of the Beloved who is broken — and still lets yourself be loved. Learn more…

2. 7 Women

Bestselling author Eric Metaxas gives us seven captivating portraits of some of history’s greatest women, each of whom changed the course of history by following God’s call upon their lives. Each of the world-changing figures who stride across these pages—Joan of Arc, Susanna Wesley, Hannah More, Sister Maria of Paris, Corrie ten Boom, Rosa Parks, and Mother Teresa—is an exemplary model of true womanhood. Learn more…

3. Uninvited

New York Times bestselling author Lysa TerKeurst leans into the deeply personal topic of rejection and takes readers on a journey to explore its roots; the lies we believe as a result; and the truth about who God is, who we are, and what it looks like to live loved. Learn more…

4. The Magnolia Story

Are you ready to see your fixer upper? These famous words are now synonymous with the dynamic husband-and-wife team Chip and Joanna Gaines, stars of Fixer Upper on HGTV. The Magnolia Story is the first book from Chip and Joanna, offering their fans a detailed look at their life together. From the very first renovation project they ever tackled together, to the project that nearly cost them everything; from the childhood memories that shaped them, to the twists and turns that led them to the life they share on the farm today. Learn more…

5. Amazing Grace Adult Coloring Book

Delight your heart and lift your spirit with inspirational words from a beloved hymn. As you walk through the pages of this beautiful and interactive coloring book, you will find rest and peace that will allow you to quiet your mind and heart. Peaceful garden images filled with blooming flowers, butterflies, and birds are a blank canvas to be colored. The illustrations are accompanied by words from the timeless, inspirational hymn “Amazing Grace.” Learn more…

6. 66 Ways God Loves You

God’s Word is many things—instructive, historical, poetic. Yet to Jennifer Rothschild, the Bible is first and foremost a love letter. In 66 Ways God Loves You, she walks readers through each of the 66 books of the Bible and shows, in concise and meaningful ways, how each story is a reflection of God’s love for His people. Learn more…

7. Grace Not Perfection

Have you been told you can have it all, only to end up exhausted and out of sorts with the people you love? Are you ready for a new way of seeing yourself—and your chaotic, beautiful life? Learn to live simply. Hold yourself to a more life-giving standard in Grace, Not Perfection, and allow that grace to seep into every part of your life. Learn more…

8. Falling Free

Shannan Martin had the perfect life: a cute farmhouse on six rambling acres, a loving husband, three adorable kids, money, friends, a close-knit church—a safe, happy existence. But when the bottom dropped out through a series of shocking changes and ordinary inconveniences, the Martins followed God’s call to something radically different: a small house on the other side of the urban tracks, a shoestring income, a challenged public school, and the harshness of a county jail (where her husband is now chaplain). And yet the family’s plunge from “safety” was the best thing that could have happened to them. Falling Free charts their pilgrimage from the self-focused wisdom of the world to the topsy-turvy life of God’s more being found in less. Learn more…

9. How to Manage Your Home Without Losing Your Mind

Bring your home out of the mess it’s in and learn how to keep it under control. “The dirty little secret about most organizing advice is that it’s written by organized people,” says blogger, speaker, and decluttering expert Dana K. White. In How to Manage Your Home Without Losing Your Mind, Dana explains that cleaning your house is not a onetime project but a series of ongoing premade decisions. Her reality-based cleaning and organizing techniques debunk the biggest housekeeping fantasies and help readers learn what really works. Chapter titles include. Learn more…

10. 5 Minutes with Jesus: A Fresh Infusion of Joy

With her signature honesty, vulnerability, and humor, bestselling author Sheila Walsh helps you find joy and perspective in the midst of your fast-paced life. Every entry features a devotion, a guiding takeaway, and Scripture that will nourish and sustain you. These five minutes with Jesus might just become the most meaningful moments of your day. Learn more…

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Your Turn

If you’re looking for a gift for the moms in your life, look no further! What were your favorite titles of 2016? Come join the conversation in the comments!