For SAHM I Am: Tales of a Stay-at-Home Mom
in Europe
“Christine Louise Hohlbaum unearths the universal truths about parenting in her Diary of a Mother sequel, S.A.H.M. I Am: Tales of a Stay-at-Home Mom in Europe. Wherever you live in the world, you will surely relate to the inspiring, witty, and heart-warming stories about a mother who adores her children despite the chaos in their wake and who marvels in the secrets they reveal to her about life, love and laughter. S.A.H.M I Am is a must-read for those who seek to understand the meaning of life at its most fundamental level.” Jack Canfield, Co-creator, #1 New York Times best selling Chicken Soup for the Mother’s Soul®, Author, The Success Principles™
"Mothering is the most important job in the world whether
you live in the US or abroad , stay at home or work outside the home. SAHM
I Am offers support, guidance, laughter, and much-needed perspective on
the whole experience." Christiane Northrup, MD, author of Mother-Daughter
Wisdom (Bantam, 2005), The Wisdom of Menopause (Bantam, 2001), and
Women's Bodies, Women's Wisdom (Bantam, 1998)
"When you become a mother you join a special club that shares some unique and
special experiences in life. Christine Hohlbaum is an excellent writer who captures
the essence of the 'Mom's Club' and shares it with the world to have a peek
into her world. SAHM I Am is a quick read, and very amusing...you'll
find yourself wishing it were a much 'fatter' book! If you tend to take life
too seriously, it is a must read!" Cherie Carter-Scott, Ph.D., author of The
Gift of Motherhood, If Life is a Game, These are the Rules, Negaholics
"This delightful book by Christine Hohlbaum is a must read for all "Stay
at Home Moms." Through her personal experiences she teaches us how to
offer our children a life filled with laughter that flows from a heart filled
with love. Her spirit of adventure infuses the ordinary with excitement
and the unexpected with exhilaration. You will thoroughly enjoy this encounter
with her life." - Gwendolyn Mitchell Diaz, author of The Adventures
of Mighty Mom
"Christine offers proof positive that beyond daily petitions for funding
from the Great Princess of the Whabyas, guilt trips over too many Happy Meals/too
little ironing, and immense gratitude for good guardian angels, we S.A.H.M.s
share a world of special blessings, no matter which side of the pond we call
home." Jayne Jaudon Ferrer, author of Dancing with My Daughter, A
Mother of Sons, and A New Mother's Prayers
"Christine Louise Hohlbaum relates sweet stories of life as a busy mom at
home with busy kids. Her candid and clever perspective on parenting gives us
all something to smile about. She lets us know that we're not alone in this
almost impossible, yet absolutely rewarding, job we have taken on." Lissa Coffey,
author of What's Your Dosha, Baby? Discover the Vedic Way for Compatibility
in Life and Love, www.familyeveryday.com
"Anybody who read Christine's first book, Diary of A Mother: Parenting Stories
and Other Stuff, would expect nothing less from a woman whose writing reflects
a commitment to the well-being of the family institution. Her second offering,
SAHM I Am: Tales of a Stay at Home Mom in Europe is about parenting with
purpose and projects her as a writer with a mission to help people better understand
the family institution and take their parenting tasks seriously. I praise Christine's
courage in resisting the temptation to sugar-coat her parenting world. In SAHM
I Am, she hides nothing from her readers, telling them the highs and the
lows in a manner that inspires and instructs. And that makes her book a real
resource, something to help a diligent mother embrace patience and court with
joy, and a would-be mother find direction and psychological preparedness." Paschal
Eze, journalist and author, Playing Casino
With God, and Help! My Success in Chains, www.christianbookhive.com
"I've never laughed so hard in all my life. Hohlbaum is in top form with her
collection of hilarious observations on the life of the work-at-home mom.funny,
simple circumstances that stay-at-home moms can relate to will leave you in
stitches and clamouring for more." Dorothy Thompson, author of Romancing
the Soul -- True Soul Mate Stories from around the World and Beyond
"Christine Louise Hohlbaum is an inspiration to all moms, past, present
and future. Her infectiousness of spirit shines through her clever, heartfelt
and witty writings. Both Diary of a Mother and SAHM I Am are must
reads for any mom, in any part of the world, who would like confirmation that
the rewards of motherhood far outweigh its frustrations." Erica Miner, author
of Travels with my Lovers, 2003 Direct from the Author Book Award, Grand Prize
Winner in Fiction, www.emwriter.com
"The second work from the pen of this talented author has arrived. Ms Hohlbaum
delivers a packed sequel to the acclaimed Diary of a Mother. It offers
a larger collection of witty, highly observational short stories, from a stay-at-home
mom. From elation to desperation, her articulate and well-delivered viewpoint
on parenthood dispels the myth, "I thought only my kid did that",
leaving the reader feeling quite normal. These bite-sized, entertaining chunks
of autobiographical stories slot easily into a busy routine and the book sits
well with manuals for holding onto your sanity after kids! Read it before you
need it!" Tracey Smith - Downshifting Columnist, French Magazine, www.FrenchEntree.com/fe-downshifting
"Reading SAHM I Am would be like reading my own diary if only I had the
time to write one! Every mother can put herself in the author's shoes (well-worn
sneakers,! no doubt) and feel like she's in good company on the PB&J crusted
road to child rearing. You'll laugh, you'll cry, you'll wish Hohlbaum could
be by your side with you for the next 18 years! You won't be sorry you gave
your precious free time to this book!" Julie Clark Robinson, author of Live
in the Moment.
"Christine Louise Hohlbaum bares her soul, her life and even some dirty laundry...and,
with kids around, there's always plenty of that!" Tim Bete, director, Erma Bombeck
Writers' Workshop and author of In The Beginning...There Were No Diapers
"S.A.H.M. I Am: Tales of a Stay-at-Home Mom in Europe is hilarious
and completely entertaining with wonderful gems of insight into the need to
enjoy your children at every stage of their development. Moms and Dads (both
Stay-at-Home and those Working-outside-the-Home) of small children will see
themselves and their children in Hohlbaum's descriptions. Suddenly, those incidents
will be a little funnier and a little less serious than they seemed at the time.
Those Moms and Dads with older or grown children will find themselves reminiscing
with a laugh and maybe a tear or two about similar such times. Perhaps, even
wishing that their quiet clean house was just a bit messier and busier with
the chaos that young children bring." Tami Brady, Travel Book Reviews,
Co-Dean for Religion and Spirituality at Suite101.com
