“Though friendship is so important, it has become a rare priority in our world today.”
Friends Michele and Emily realized that women today are often feeling alone. Women need other women to help them in their journey whether single or married, but especially mothers. The Friendship Project focuses not just on how and why women need friends, but how to cultivate true, deep friendships. Made to be a book study more than a stand-alone read, The Friendship Project has something for every woman.
I have read Divine Mercy for Moms by these authors and enjoyed it. A group I’m in decided to use The Friendship Project as a book study. Unfortunately, I have not been able to participate in the study, but I picked up the book to read through it to see what they were learning.
Broken down into eight chapters with challenges at the end, the book covers the roles that faith, hope, loyalty, prudence and generosity play in true friendship. As they dig into each topic, they also show how two women from history showed that character – either saints or people from the Bible. The authors also share stories from their own lives and people they know. Their honest stories make the book very relatable. I was really touched by the chapter on hope where they tell the story of Sts Perpetua and Felicity, who would not deny their faith, even though it meant their own death as young mothers.
I would recommend The Friendship Project for any group of women looking to do a book study. The authors come from a Catholic background, but their encouragement for friendships applies to any woman out there. The book also contains a study guide in the back and more resources online at https://www.inspirethefaith.com/group-study/.