Rosalyn Ebberly is not your typical e-mail loop moderator. She's a stay-at-home mom who dabbles in just about everything and makes Martha Stewart look like an amateur. Despite her knack for perfectionism in absolutely anything she strives to achieve, Rosalyn is missing the art of subtlety. Her carefully written e-mails that are meant to instruct, guide and encourage her Christian group of moms often get mistaken as self-righteous, bragging soliloquies. If only the women knew the real reason behind the bravado, they could understand Rosalyn's need to feel superior.

With any group, each participant brings her quirks and nuances to the mix. This dynamic set of women lacks no luster. It is hard not to become connected with Dulcie Huckleberry as her marriage takes some unexpected turns and she must decide in which direction she is headed. Phyllis Lorimer, the young pastor's wife, learns life's lessons the hard way and faces some not-so-pleasant consequences. Jocelyn Millard gets some unexpected news about her son that will change her life and marriage forever. Brenna Lindberg, the teenage mother, must quickly grow up and face the reality that life is just not fair. Finally, Zelia Muzuwa must learn that motherhood is not what you read in the books. It is a never ending learning process with God's children leading the way.

Rarely does a book encompass all of the elements that make the art of storytelling seem so simple. SAHM I AM is a laugh-out-loud book that has the right balance of drama, heartache and happiness to keep the reader yearning for more. Efken's writing style is breezy, yet descriptive, making the reader feel as if she, too, belongs to the group. Tears of joy and sympathy for each woman's struggle make this book a powerful read. As the book ends, Efken leaves the reader wanting more. These women become part of the reader's life. Truly, it's hard to say good-bye.

Book Summary

For the members of a stay-at-home-moms� e-mail loop, lunch with friends is a sandwich in front of the computer, but where else can they discuss things like...

Success: Her workaholic husband is driving Dulcie Huckleberry around the bend. It�s hard to love someone in sickness and in health when he�s never home!

Art: Let the children express themselves, opines artistic Zelia Muzuwa, and then her son�s head gets stuck inside a kitty scratching post�.

Health: Surely aches and pains are normal in an active little boy, yet those of soccer-mom Jocelyn Millard�s son don�t seem to be going away.

Motherhood: Teen-mom-turned-farmer�s-wife Brenna Lindberg can deal with the mud and the chickens, but what about her husband�s desire for a child of his own?

Indiscretions: However youthful, they can come back to haunt you, learns pastor�s wife Phyllis Lorimer.

AMends: These could stand to be made between officious list moderator Rosalyn Ebberly and her pampered sister Veronica. Perhaps the other SAHM I AMers can teach these two something about sisterhood...

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