Mothering Sunday Gift Ideas

Looking for gift ideas for Mothering Sunday? Perhaps you are a mother and you want to treat yourself on your special celebratory day? We have plenty of books, some that focus on the Bible, others that focus on different aspects of our prayer life and spirituality. Have a happy Mother's Day!

Good Enough Mother
God at work in the challenge of parenting
Naomi Starkey

Good Enough Mother is a book for all mothers, not just those of young children, which shows how God can help mothers turn anxieties and stresses into growth points.

It explores the fruit of the Spirit and how these can be used to grow parenting skills, written from the author's experience of raising three children over two decades.

The Time of our Lives
Journeying with the Bible
Veronica Zundel

Veronica Zundel, award winning columnist, inspirational writer and regular contributor to BRF's Bible reading notes New Daylight shares her enthusiasm for the Bible - a treasure trove of compelling stories, practical sense, deep wisdom, spiritual insight and passionate prayer. More than any ordinary novel, poem or play, this ancient collection of books speaks to us at the very core of our being. Focussing through the lens of Jesus, Veronica Zundel invites readers to pursue their journey with the Bible.

In the Palm of God’s Hand
A diary of living against the odds
Wendy Bray

First published in 2000, this book follows Wendy Bray’s diagnosis and treatment for Hodgkin’s lymphoma. Writing with humour, humility and grace, she touched many people’s lives with her honest account of life with cancer. This, the third edition, picks up with Wendy’s diagnosis of a second, unrelated breast cancer in 2005. The process is achingly familiar but with God’s presence beside her, the love of family and friends, and that unbreakable sense of humour, she goes through it all again in her poignant and emotional diary.

Assist Our Song
Angels then and now
Carol Hathorne

Interest in angels has always been strong, even among those with no religious faith. In her work as an Anglican minister, Carol Hathorne has heard numerous tales of mysterious encounters, of strangers who offer some sort of divine intervention, and in this absorbing book she shares some of these stories. Grounded with Bible study, Assist Our Song looks at angels then and angels now, inspiring us to be ministering angels to the people we meet.

(Extra)Ordinary Women
Reflections for women on Bible-based living
Clare Blake

In God’s eyes there are no ordinary women, only extraordinary ones, and each one unique. Looking afresh at the stories of Sarah, Leah, Mary and others, we see that in spite of failure and weakness we can become the women God created us to be as we learn to follow him and discover his will for our lives.

Women of the Word
Discovering the women of the Bible
Edited by Jackie Stead

First published as a series in Woman Alive magazine, these studies of women of the Bible, from whom we can learn so much, have been brought together by Jackie Stead to form this collection of readings. Written by an experienced group of women writers, the studies unpack lesser-known Bible stories or overlooked aspects of familiar stories, and show how the women in the stories can speak to readers today. Each study concludes with points for prayer and reflection, making it suitable both for individual and group use.

Barefoot in the Kitchen
Bible readings and reflections for mothers
Alie Stibbe

For every mother who has ever felt that parenting young children is something of a desert time, these short Bible-based reflections will help to bring God’s comfort and assurance into everyday life. Drawing on her writing from Day by Day With God Bible reading notes, among other sources, Alie Stibbe shares her own story of postnatal depression and healing and some of the ways she discovered of finding God in the most mundane of everyday tasks. From ironing to cleaning, this book depicts a ‘domestic wilderness’ that will be all too familiar to many people! The author leads us back to hope and peace through patience, perseverance and faith in God’s unending love for us. Even when we are ‘barefoot in the kitchen’ we may in fact be standing on holy ground.

Prayer Life

Our prayer and spirituality journal, Quiet Spaces is a great way to explore new ways of being with God and deeping your spiritual life.

Each edition offers us space to wonder, to explore, to feel and be creative in our prayers and in our time with God. The emphasis is on using times of stillness and retreat to reflect on God's word and go back out into the world, refreshed and re-energised.

Find out more about Subscriptions and Gift Subscriptions to Quiet Spaces