Help, I'm Drowning Blog Tour: Excerpt + Giveaway

 

 

Welcome to the Blog Tour for Help, I'm Drowning by Sally Clarkson, hosted by JustRead Publicity Tours!

Title: Help, I'm Drowning 
Author: Sally Clarkson
Publisher: Bethany House Publishers
Release Date: September 14, 2021
Genre: Christian Women's Spiritual Growth

Life is filled with unexpected storms that take you by surprise.

In these storms of life, it's easy to feel helpless, exhausted, afraid . . . and alone. We can feel like victims to circumstances out of our control. 

Beloved author Sally Clarkson understands deeply. Through almost seven decades of life, she has found herself tossed about in overwhelming life storms through many different seasons. 

In Help, I'm Drowning, Sally identifies the challenges that took her by surprise and then leads you to the wisdom she gathered from her experiences. Finding grace to walk through the darkness and hope to make it through will give you the comfort and encouragement you need in knowing you are not alone. Though there are no easy, formulaic answers that apply to every situation, Sally leads us to the One who is with us and will see us through. 

Sally found the anchors that held her steady in the midst of every storm, and she wants to help you find your anchors too. She invites you into her own personal story of anchoring well, and then--with honesty, grit, and her trademark wisdom--she will help you heal and move forward with courage and strength.

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Sally Clarkson is the beloved author of many bestselling books, including Awaking Wonder, Own Your Life, The Lifegiving Home with her daughter Sarah, Desperate with Sarah Mae, and Different with her son Nathan. As a mother of four, she has inspired thousands of women through Whole Heart Ministries. She advocates relentlessly for the power of motherhood, the foundational importance of family, and the influence of home through her Mom Heart conferences, speaking to audiences on several continents. Mentoring women to understand how to love God in a more personal way and how to live a satisfying Christian life are threaded through her messages. Sally's podcast, At Home with Sally Clarkson and Friends, has more than 14 million downloads.

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Chapter 8: Unexpected Challenges with Our Children from Help, I’m Drowning by Sally

Clarkson, p. 162, 240 words (unedited)

I assumed that when I became a wife and mother, I would automatically be mature, healthy,

loving, and successful at these relationships. I did not understand the demands and weight of being a

mother at all. Then conflict in my own heart and life and the stress of living with so many needs and

so many demands showed me my selfishness in new ways. I was so disappointed in myself when I

lost patience, acted in an unloving way, even resented my children. But I longed for mercy. I wanted

to be understood. I wanted someone to recognize that I had a heart to be good at these relationships,

but sometimes I just couldn’t. I meant to be patient, giving, and loving, but I had my limits.

I learned that my children had all these same limits. It was through my children and the

demands of everyday life that I learned the need for gentleness. Where does a woman find

the ability to be gentle, to show mercy and understanding and compassion? I believe it comes as she

understands that her heart is selfish, prone to making bad choices, limited in patience, and only just

beginning to understand what love requires. Mamas long for grace and a gentle, sympathetic

response from others in their lives. A mother learns and understands that she herself is fragile and

needy. She then realizes that her children, too, have the same issues and needs.

Excerpt from Help, I’m Drowning by Sally Clarkson provided by Bethany House Publishers,

a division of Baker Publishing Group. Copyright Sept. 3, 2021. Used by permission.

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(1) winner will receive a four-book prize including Awaking Wonder by Sally Clarkson, The Happy Crab by Layla & Kevin Palmer, Make Their Day by Karen Ehman, and Prevail by Susie Larson!

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