Grace, Not Perfection: Embracing Simplicity, Celebrating Joy
Written by Emily Ley
Narrated by Haley Cresswell
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About this audiobook
I will hold myself to a standard of grace, not perfection.
As a busy wife, new mother, business owner, and designer, Emily Ley came to a point when she suddenly realized she couldn’t do it all. She needed to simplify her life, organize her days, and prioritize the priorities. She decided to hold herself to a standard of grace rather than perfection. This mantra led to the creation of her bestselling Simplified Planner®, a favorite among busy women everywhere—from mamas to executives and everywhere in between.
Grace, Not Perfection takes this message from a daily planner to an inspirational book that encourages women to simplify and prioritize. Designed with Emily Ley’s signature aesthetic, this book gives women tangible ways to simplify their lives to give space to what matters most. With a focus on faith, Emily reminds readers that God abundantly pours out grace on us—and that surely we can extend grace to ourselves.
Have you been told you can have it all, only to end up exhausted and occasionally out of sorts with the people you love? Are you ready for a new way of seeing your time? Learn to live a little more simply. Hold yourself and those you love to a more life-giving standard in Grace Not Perfection,and allow that grace to seep into into your days, your family, and your heart.
Ideas include:
- List Making 101—tips to create effective to-do lists and get through them one step at a time
- Simplify your life by simplifying the three major areas: your space, your time, and your mind
- Strategies to center your day around an intentionally slower rhythm of life
Emily Ley
Emily Ley is the founder of Simplified®, a brand of planners and organizational tools for busy women, and the creator of The Simplified Podcast. Emily has been featured in Forbes, Glamour, and Good Housekeeping. She has been recognized with numerous awards, including Best New Product at the National Stationery Show, as well as Small Business of the Year, Female Owned Business of the Year, and Entrepreneur of the Year by Studer Community Institute. Emily and her team collaborated with AT-A-GLANCE® to create gift and planning collections carried in Office Depot, Staples, Walmart, and Target. Emily is the author of national bestselling books Grace, Not Perfection: Embracing Simplicity, Celebrating Joy; A Simplified Life: Tactical Tools for Intentional Living; When Less Becomes More: Making Space for Slow, Simple, and Good; and Growing Boldly: Dare to Build a Life You Love. An author, entrepreneur, wife, and mother to three, Emily lives in Pensacola, Florida, with her husband, Bryan, and their son Brady and twins, Tyler and Caroline.
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Readers find this title to be a positive, uplifting book that inspires and encourages. It provides great points and reminders for women to give themselves grace. The author's sweet spirit shines through and the book is powerful, convicting, and funny. It is an excellent read for anyone looking to find peace in the chaos of life.
- Rating: 4 out of 5 stars4/5Great book to remind women —- we are enough!
- Rating: 5 out of 5 stars5/5I so enjoyed listening to this book! What a sweet spirit Emily has! This is a positive, uplifting book to inspire anyone to give themselves some grace.
- Rating: 5 out of 5 stars5/5Powerful, convicting, inspiring, encouraging, funny, heart-warming. An excellent read or listen for any lady looking to find peace in the chaos of life.
- Rating: 5 out of 5 stars5/5I love it the book. She gives great points to especially give yourself grace.