Hope For Moms: It’s Tough Out There But So Are You Awareness Tour is presented in partnership* with Anna McArthur and The Children’s Book Review.
Join us for the virtual book tour of Anna McArthur’s Hope for Moms: It’s Tough Out There, but So Are You, where we’ll explore the heartfelt insights and practical guidance she offers to mothers navigating life’s toughest challenges.
Hope for Moms is a refreshingly honest and thoughtful read that, at some points, had me close to tears.
—Jamie Michele for Reader’s Favorite
Readers who join us on this virtual tour can win a paperback copy of Hope For Moms: It’s Tough Out There But So Are You by Anna McArthur, Columbia Theological Seminary graduate and mother of four with published work in Business Insider and the Motherly Collective. Don’t miss out on your chance to win below!
Hope For Moms: It’s Tough Out There But So Are You
Virtual Tour Dates
| Thursday, April 24, 2025 The Children’s Book Review Book Review of Hope For Moms: It’s Tough Out There But So Are You |
| Friday, April 25, 2025 Confessions of a Book Addict Book Spotlight on Hope For Moms: It’s Tough Out There But So Are You |
| Monday, April 28, 2025 The Starlit Path Book Review of Hope For Moms: It’s Tough Out There But So Are You |
| Tuesday, April 29, 2025 icefairy’s Treasure Chest Book Review of Hope For Moms: It’s Tough Out There But So Are You |
| Wednesday, April 30, 2025 Barbara Ann Mojica’s Blog Book Review of Hope For Moms: It’s Tough Out There But So Are You |
| Thursday, May 1, 2025 Deliciously Savvy Book Review of Hope For Moms: It’s Tough Out There But So Are You |
| Friday, May 2, 2025 Country Mamas With Kids Guest Post about Hope For Moms: It’s Tough Out There But So Are You |
| Monday, May 5, 2025 Q&As with Deborah Kalb Author Interview with Anna McArthur |
| Tuesday, May 6, 2025 Cover Lover Book Review Book Review of Hope For Moms: It’s Tough Out There But So Are You |
| Wednesday, May 7, 2025 My Reading Getaway Book Review of Hope For Moms: It’s Tough Out There But So Are You |
| Thursday, May 8, 2025 @pieladybooks Book Review of Hope For Moms: It’s Tough Out There But So Are You |
| Friday, May 9, 2025 Crafty Moms Share Book Review of Hope For Moms: It’s Tough Out There But So Are You |
| Friday, May 23, 2025 @bookstrofficial Author Interview with Anna McArthur |
Hope For Moms: It’s Tough Out There But So Are You
Book Giveaway
Hope for Moms: Book Giveaway
About the Book
Hope for Moms: It’s Tough Out There, but So Are You
Written by Anna McArthur
Ages: 18+ | 168 Pages
Publisher: Beaver’s Pond Press (2025) | ISBN: 978-1-64343-560-2
Publisher’s Book Summary: Many of us did everything we could to prepare for becoming moms, but there just wasn’t any way to know what might lie ahead. Most of us have, at one point or another, looked around and wondered if we are alone in our parenting challenges. Hope for Moms offers a heartfelt guide for mothers navigating both the joys and heartbreak of being a mom, sharing Anna McArthur’s personal journey through parenting difficulties such as learning disabilities, LGBTQ+ identities, and adoption. Structured around a triage plan that helped the author prioritize her family’s needs, it includes practical insights, quotes, and reflection questions to support moms in their journey of resilience and soul care. With gentleness and humor, McArthur provides reassurance to mothers, reminding them they have the strength to not only survive motherhood, but thrive.
McArthur provides reassurance to mothers, reminding them they have the strength to not only survive motherhood, but thrive. If you’re a mom who feels overwhelmed by the curveballs life has thrown your way, you aren’t alone—yes, it’s tough out there, but so are you!
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About the Author
Anna McArthur is a mom to four kids, including two recent college graduates and twin girls who are high schoolers. She is a blogger, newspaper guest columnist, and contributor to parenting magazines and websites, including Her View from Home and the Motherly Collective. Anna’s essays have recently been published by Grown and Flown and Business Insider.
A graduate of Clemson University and Columbia Theological Seminary, Anna lives in Athens, Georgia, with her husband, Bryan, and their teenaged girls, who are much cooler than her. Anna loves to read, garden, hike, and eat dips for dinner.
For more information, visit hopeformomsbook.com.
Thanks for following along with us on Anna McArthur’s Hope For Moms: It’s Tough Out There But So Are You awareness tour!
33 Comments
Hope never hurts.
I’m still learning and hope to read this book for inspiration.
I want to win this book to give to a family member with small children. It looks like a valuable resource for moms.
useful
My friend Alycia is expecting her first, I’d gift this to her
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I’m so excited! Looks like fun!
What stories inspired you as a kid?
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What has been your biggest success in writing so far?
My lessons have included radical patience and forgiveness. I pick and choose my battles and don’t sweat the small stuff.
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Being a mom is hard
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