Glory in the Ordinary

Why Your Work in the Home Matters to God

By: Courtney Reissig

Narrated by: Susan Hanfield

For stay-at-home moms, it's easy to view other people's work as more valuable to God, dismissing the significance of seemingly mind-numbing, everyday tasks. In this life-giving book, Courtney Reissig encourages moms with the truth about God's perspective on their work: what the world sees as mundane, he sees as magnificent. Discussing the changing nature of stay-at-home work and the ultimate meaning of our identity as image bearers, Reissig combats common misunderstandings about the significance of at-home work - helping us see how Christ infuses purpose into every facet of the ordinary.

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Wonderful read!

Highly recommend. Lots of biblical references and super encouraging. Not sure how it would be possible for a woman to not get joy from this book!

Appreciated Perspective

Gleaned some perspective that was nourishing for my work and heart as a stay at home mom.

Important, practical, succinct

What a great little book to help remind us of the importance of motherhood, house-keeping and the greater purpose that they serve. An excellent choice for busy homemakers who need encouragement in Christ that their lives, although seemingly mundane, do matter and that God does wonders through the ordinary. Excellent references by sound teachers (John Piper, Rachel Yankovich, Schaffer, etc.) but one random note just to be picky, the author writes “more about this later” very frequently, haha. The reader was good but it threw me off to have the Bible references recorded after the original recording (the speed at which they’re read is faster and the recording itself/cadence of speech is different). Overall, a great read/listen :)

Thank you

In a world where we are bombarded with false images of womanhood this book provides scripture and sociology context to make sense of the task of renewing our minds and not conforming to the patterns of this world.

Relatable and mindset

I really enjoyed the mindset shift for this book. At times seemed a bit redundant but overall enjoyed the message and the truth it shared. Helped to realign my thoughts and mindset to find beauty in all things.

Spoilers and surprise repentance

I just got Hulu a couple of months ago and began watching The Mindy Project. 10 days ago I began Glory in the Ordinary. Spoilers abound within this book, just FYI. 😉

The book was good, despite any surprise spoilers. Several times I found myself wishing I had gotten a physical copy so I could look at the words I was hearing and really meditate on them further.

I found much encouragement from Courtney on the value of my work which I jokingly have referred to as "an exercise in futility".
I also felt a call to repentance for pride and haughtiness I have felt in my work at home. I am not past it yet, but I will continue to repent as I work toward putting my work in it's proper place, and not creating and idol or misplaced identity out of at home work.

Such an encouragement!

This book was absolutely beautiful, and beautifully read as well. It was such an encouragement… I listened to the whole thing in one day! I will highly recommend this book to other moms.