Blog Tour & Giveaway: Mama's Got a Fake I.D.

About Mama's Got a Fake I.D.:

Formula for identity loss:

1. Take one multifaceted, intriguing human being.

2. Bless her with a child.

3. Mix with today’s cultural assumptions.

4. Add the demands of motherhood.

5. Presto! All identity except Mom disappears.


For every woman wondering what happened to the unique combination of gifts and abilities she was known for before kids came along, Caryn Dahlstrand Rivedeneira has good news: in Mama’s Got a Fake I.D., Rivedeneira helps moms reclaim their full identity as creative beings, gifted professionals and volunteers, loving friends, children of God—and mothers.

This inspiring and practical guide shows women how to break free from false guilt, learn a new language to express who they really are, and follow God’s lead in sharing their true self with others. After all, motherhood doesn’t have to mean losing one’s identity. Instead, being a mom makes it possible for a woman to discover a more complete identity as the person God made her to be.

About Caryn Dahlstrand Rivadeneira:

The former managing editor of Marriage Partnership and Christian Parenting Today, Caryn Dahlstrand Rivedeneira has been a trusted voice writing and speaking to women for more than a decade. Today she is the managing editor of GiftedForLeadership.com, an online community for Christian women in leadership. Rivadeneira works from home in the Chicago suburbs, where she lives with her husband and their three children.

My Thoughts:

I am only about half way through this book, and it's definitely giving me lots of food for thought. When I first saw the cover of this book, I thought that this would be a somewhat light-hearted take on how a woman's personal identity goes out the window when she enters motherhood. Not so. While there is some infusion of humor, this book is stuff you can sink your teeth into, ladies. Who we are as mothers is not so much what others think of us, or what we think of ourselves, but inherently who we are in Christ - and what God Himself thinks of us. The questions at the end of each chapter are good stepping stones to some serious personal introspection - so be sure not to skip over them. I am looking forward to finishing the book - it's been really good so far.

Would you like to win a copy of this book?

If you are a US resident, provide a way of email contact (you at yoohoo dot com), and comment before Saturday midnight (5/9/09), you'll be entered into the drawing for the giveaway copy.