Deb Weakly - The Help Club for Moms: Inspirational and Practical Help for You, Your Home, and Your Family

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This book will refresh weary moms in their glorious task of raising their children to know and love Jesus. Motherhood draws on deep resources that must be refilled regularly. Deb Weakly and her Help Club for Moms team do just thatthey pour into us so that we have something to pour out to our children. This resource is full of Scripture, prayers, personal stories, honest reflection, and practical encouragement. It not only brings strength and hope but also invites you into a community of mothers who care deeply about the things that matter most.

Dr. Michelle Anthony

executive pastor, Family Ministries, New Life Church, Colorado Springs

Im so thankful for the Help Club for Moms! This amazing community helps me through a new transition in life with two little ones. They say it takes a village to raise kids...I say it takes a Help Club!

Rachael Bamfield

member of the Help Club for Moms at New Life Church, Colorado Springs

The Help Club for Moms is a tangible expression of what can occur through vision, hard work, collaboration, and prayer. I have had the privilege of seeing this wise woman approach in action. Every woman needs someone to understand what shes going through. Deb Weakly and her prayerful team not only understand but roll up their sleeves to come alongside you. This is your go-to resource for raising children!

Yvette Maher

chief development officer, Dream Centers

The Help Club for Moms is a timely book that speaks directly to the needs and desires of a womans heart. Deb Weakly and her team embody the very word passion as they write out of a deep well that is both practical and profoundly wise. Readers will feel safe in being who they are while also embracing the wisdom found in these pages.

Stephanie Henderson

executive pastor, Women, Media, and Communications, New Life Church, Colorado Springs

Help Club for Moms is a precious ministry helping thousands of women live out their God-given vocation as mothers. I am so thankful for this new resource, which is sure to become your trusted companion as you walk faithfully with Jesus in taking care of the little ones Hes entrusted to you.

Andrew Arndt

associate and teaching pastor, New Life Church, Colorado Springs

Do you need some friends who understand your everyday challenges, celebrations, and conundrums? The Help Club for Moms contains a wealth of wisdom, distilled from women just like you who want to be the best moms they can be. Start from the beginning or jump right to what you care most about. This resource can change how you experience your days with your kids and those in your world. It is filled with heartfelt, practical, Spirit-led encouragement you can use. Come join the club!

Dr. Cheryl L. Meredith

chief ideation officer, Navigators Workplace

The Help Club for Moms is fabulous!

David Eaton

president and cofounder, Axis Student Ministries

The Help Club for Moms has a profound and powerful vision and is impacting lives on the other side of the world. Love Jesus Church in Capetown, South Africa, believes in the program and is grateful for the opportunity to participate. Through the Help Club for Moms, we believe families will be changed and churches will be strengthened in Cape Town.

Kacy Ladd

womens ministry director, Love Jesus Church, Cape Town, South Africa

The Help Club for Moms is a cup of cold water in the marathon of motherhood. Moms sharing from their experiences, misfires, mishaps, and milestones spill forth on these pages. Their ideas and encouragement are relatable and personal. This book will help fuel your passion for Jesus through the work of the Holy Spirit in your parenting. May you feast on what this gifted group brings to the table!

Blythe Daniel

author of Mended: Restoring the Hearts of Mothers and Daughters

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The Help Club for Moms

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This book is humbly dedicated to our precious

Lord and Savior, Jesus Christ.

We love You with our whole hearts

and are forever grateful for Your amazing love.

May You be glorified through every word,

and may Your kingdom grow with each heart You touch.

Our husbands, who have supported us every step of the way: Randy Weakly, Kim Mast, Kassidy Carson, Bill Davis, Hugh Jones, Adam Porter, Brian Sanders, Todd Valdois, Luke Willis, and Larry Lain.

Daphne Close, Heather Doolittle, Leslie Leonard, and Tara Fox, your patience, wisdom, and loving labor helped form the foundations of the Help Club for Moms. God has used your faith to reach thousands of women around the world for the gospel of Jesus Christ. Amanda Hennessey, Ashley Hughes, Danielle Novotny, Elise Turner, Gabby Campbell, Jackie Hall, Janelle Folz, Karen Behnke, Karolyn Dicken, Kathryn Egly, Kristi Valentine, Linda Steppenbacker, Michelle Hammers, Rachel Kindervater, Rebecca Bornman, Rebekah Measmer, Stephanie Sandretto, and Tonya Baldessari, thank you for sharing your individual gifts with the Help Club for Moms. You help make our ministry so beautiful! Joan and Tom Weakly, thank you for your generous gifts, which helped us launch the ministry. And a special thank you to our family ministry pastor, Dr. Michelle Anthony. You have always believed in the mission of Help Club for Moms. We love you!

Bob and Emilie Barnes, thank you for sharing your love and timeless wisdom with the next generation of parents. We are a product of your ministry and your great love for Jesus Christ. We carry the baton to this next generation on your shoulders. We are so grateful for you!

To all our precious Help Club for Moms sisters, we thank God for you and are honored to know you, either in person or online or through our books. We count it a joy to walk this road of motherhood with you.

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KRYSTLE PORTER

H ello, sweet friend, we are so glad you are here! Chances are you picked up this book and are looking for a little help. Maybe you are weary from one too many restless nights with your baby, tired over toddler tantrums, worn out from the hustle and bustle of an impossibly busy family schedule, or struggling through the teen years that leave you overwhelmed and looking for a break. Whatever season of mothering you are in, we want to begin by saying there is help for you. There is hope for all of us!