Ordinary on Purpose
Surrendering Perfect and Discovering Beauty amid the Rubble
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4.0 • 2 Ratings
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- $11.99
Publisher Description
Beauty is Found in the Ordinary
The world is shouting at us to be more. Strive. Achieve. Overachieve. Never stop pushing. As a family practice doctor, wife, and mother, Mikala Albertson appeared to be living a "perfect" life, but really her whole world was falling apart. Married seven years to an alcohol and drug addict while raising two young children and finishing residency, Mikala eventually reached a breaking point. And surrendered. In sifting through the shattered pieces of her life, she realized she had been chasing something that doesn't exist. Perfect is pretend. And what she desperately needed to embrace was ordinary. A good, hard, messy, gritty, lovely, ordinary life.
In Ordinary on Purpose, Mikala shares her heartfelt journey in a raw and revealing way as she invites you to lay down your own endless chase for perfection and embrace this beautiful, messy life exactly as it is with our perfect, loving God right by your side. What would it look like to stop pretending to be "perfect" and be ordinary? Instead of always feeling overwhelmed and alone, you might discover the beauty of a good, hard life grounded in the radiant hope of God's unending love. Life happens in the ordinary, after all.
PUBLISHERS WEEKLY
Doctor and blogger Albertson encourages readers in her uplifting debut to seek beauty in the ordinary and acknowledge their imperfections. Albertson describes how trying to control her husband's drug addiction while caring for their young children and completing her family practice residency left her feeling scared, lonely, and exhausted until she decided to stop chasing "perfection" and instead pursue a "real, hard, lovely, ordinary life." To that end, she recommends tuning out "all the noise" and listening to "God's whispers on the breeze" in order to discover what one really loves. Albertson reminds readers that God doesn't promise an easy life and that challenges such as raising children during a pandemic are part of the mess of ordinary living. The author urges readers to stop expecting praise or other people to make them feel better, and instead to place their expectations with Jesus, the source of "beautiful, unending grace." Recounting personal anecdotes, Albertson sensitively navigates issues ranging from addiction to sexual abuse, harnessing a hopeful but honest outlook that confronts life's hardships with an unwavering faith in God. Her candid voice and straightforward message offers solace from a hectic world. This "How-NOT-To" manual is a stirring and deeply felt guide for Christian living.
Customer Reviews
YES 10/10 ⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️
The perfect book for any and all mamas!!! This book is just why we all need to get us thru this fast paced life and guide us letting Him love us thru it. 🫶🏼🤍 thank you for writing!!!!!!