![]() In Glimpses of Grace Gloria Furman brings the gospel to bear on a woman's distinct calling. “Every homemaker, every mother, every woman, has experienced the disconnect between what she knows and what she feels, between knowing that what she is doing is good and the reality that it is exasperating and seems unfulfilling. Kristie Anyabwile, wife and mom editor, His Testimonies, My Heritage ![]() In Glimpses of Grace Gloria helps to lift the fog by showing us how the gospel can change our perspective as we serve and love our families.” ![]() As homemakers we can be smothered by the ordinary, blinded by the mundane, living in a fog of routine and fatigue, unable to see how to clean messy noses or break up sibling squabbles for the glory of God. I thank the Lord for using Gloria to point me to the glorious gospel of his grace so that I might extend the same grace to my husband and children. Many days I unload a barrage of law upon my family, when what they need from me is grace, encouragement, and reminders of God’s faithfulness. “We need gospel fuel to joyfully serve our families, and that’s what Glimpses of Grace provides. Jessica Thompson and Elyse Fitzpatrick , coauthors, Give Them Grace We are excited to recommend this book to anybody wanting to see the ultimate reality of satisfaction in Christ alone for every day of your life.” Her passion for missions and joy in God is contagious. She builds a longing to know more of God and to believe that he is present in all of our work as mothers and wives. Our friend Gloria takes the glories of Christ’s life and opens our eyes to their realities in the seemingly mundane circumstances of our lives. “ Glimpses of Grace is a beautiful picture of what it looks like to see Jesus Christ every day in every circumstance. Strongly, humbly, and winsomely, this book calls homemakers (and all of us) to walk in faith, connecting the visible with the invisible.” ![]() The grace this book shows us is no vague idea it’s the biblical gospel infusing the stuff of life-the daily life of a homemaker. Jonathan Edwards is right in there with peanut butter sandwiches and sprinkles. “Gloria is real! She’s going to tell you about the smell of her kitchen floor and the steadfast love of her Savior. Lauren Chandler, writer speaker singer wife of Matt Chandler, The Village Church, Flower Mound, Texas May you catch glimpses of his steadfast love and find an anchor for your soul.” Gloria offers encouragement rooted in her personal experience and wisdom from saints who have weathered the storms decades and even centuries before us. It is a true friend’s invitation to see and know the Lord’s steadfast love displayed in every wave, big and small. “This is sustaining grace, this is the desired haven: to know his steadfast love that saves and keeps us. Jennie Allen, New York Times best-selling author, Get Out of Your Head Founder, IF:Gathering Gloria has taken the bigness of God and laid him into the cracks of the mundane, and somehow the mundane starts to feel big.” I want to learn about God and grace from people who live it and fight to do so. “I know no one who is leveraging her everyday life more for the glory of God than Gloria Furman.
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