Pause (Paperback) by Sarah Allen

Pause to see menopause & midlife through Scripture's transforming lens

There are some things we’d rather not face – and midlife is definitely one of them. Who wants to look in the mirror and see their mother? But when our minds feel foggy and pressures mount, we need to pause rather than panic.

Dealing candidly with the struggles of midlife and menopause, Sarah Allen offers a refreshing biblical perspective to changing emotions, bodies and lives.

A great read for:

Women in or approaching middle age
Those in pastoral ministry caring for women
Book groups & church fellowship groups

Key features:

Honest look at menopause & midlife
Biblical application for real life challenges
Broad spread of topics: family responsibilities, past disappointment, future ambition...
Discussion questions at the end of each chapter

Title

Pause
Author(s)

Sarah Allen
ISBN

9781915705327
Format

Paperback
Publisher

10Publishing
Topic

Life's Challenges
Bible Book

Colossians
Audience

Adults, Female
Pages

112
Published

03/06/2024

Sarah Allen

Sarah Allen works as an English teacher and is involved in pastoral care and training of women in her local church and across the UK. She’s the author of Pause: How to enjoy God, find hope and bear fruit through midlife and the menopause and Clothed with Strength: Four Women who Built the Church and Changed the World.

Listen to her on the 10ofthose.com podcast talk about her book, Pause: Part 1 and Part 2.

Listen to Sarah Allen and Clare Heath-Whyte discuss Christian biography.

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"You just turned 45! You’re feeling trapped and tempted to make choices that will devastate your life. What can you do? Pause wisely relates these signs of midlife to a choice we all have—to grow or self-destruct. With humour, transparency, and biblical wisdom, Sarah Allen reveals truth we may never know on our own. God designs a glorious purpose for us in this awkward time of life—to grow!"

- Barbara Reaoch, Director of Bible Study Fellowship International, Children’s Division

"Sarah Allen shows how women can find comfort and joy even in the toughest parts of this phase of life. This is a great little read, not only for women, but for husbands and pastors to help the women they care about."

- Rev'd Dr Michael Reeves, President and Professor of Theology at Union School of Theology

"Pause is helpful, realistic, reassuring, encouraging, and uplifting all at once. It is a wonderful reminder that God still has work for us to do. Full of hope. Thank you, Sarah."

- Carolyn & Christopher Ash, Pastor, author and writer in residence at Tyndale House

"As Sarah walks through some of the challenges that greet women in midlife, she winsomely and compassionately holds out Christ as the one to treasure and trust through it all. It’s a book that will grow your understanding and empathy, but most of all, it’s a book that will gently lead you to hold onto Christ."

- Sarah Dargue, Co-host of Two Sisters & a Cup of Tea podcast and author of Bumps, Babies and the Gospel

"I’m so glad Sarah wrote this book! Getting older is not for the fainthearted and hormonal issues are real, but books on these topics are rare. Sarah gives practical advice saturated in the gospel with plenty of real-life illustrations. She helps us remember that our ultimate hope is not in staying young forever but in an eternity with our Lord and Saviour Jesus Christ."

- Keri Folmar, author of The Good Portion

Overall rating

5.0 based on 1 review

Encouraging and Thoughtful

Sarah's work in this book is thoroughly biblical and incredibly practical! She not only discusses specifics of the changes our bodies go through in menopause, but also discusses how the Lord might be calling us to live and respond in light of them. Filled with stories of women who are facing the various challenges of midlife as well as biblical exhortations to lean on the Lord and trust him, this book was incredibly encouraging - even for myself who is not yet in this season.

*I work for 10ofthose but was not required to give a positive review.