--- title: "Introducing the Catholic Mom Winter 2024 Book Club: In the Trenches" description: Join author Kelsey Gillespy for a 4-week Book Club designed to help you nurture your spiritual life amid the chaos and beauty of raising littles. image: https://www.catholicmom.com/hubfs/In%20the%20Trenches%20Book%20Club%20Hero.jpg --- [![catholic-mom-logo-v2](https://www.catholicmom.com/hubfs/_catholicmom/images/catholic-mom-logo-v2.svg "catholic-mom-logo-v2")](https://www.catholicmom.com/) [![facebook](https://www.catholicmom.com/hubfs/_catholicmom/icons/social-icon-facebook.svg)](http://www.facebook.com/CatholicMomCommunity) [![twitter](https://www.catholicmom.com/hubfs/_catholicmom/icons/social-icon-twitter.svg)](http://twitter.com/CatholicMomCom) [![instagram](https://www.catholicmom.com/hubfs/_catholicmom/icons/social-icon-instagram.svg)](http://instagram.com/catholicmomcommunity) [![youtube](https://www.catholicmom.com/hubfs/_catholicmom/icons/social-icon-youtube.svg)](https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCAuUqHCVPDzyMgSMaMZxxug?view_as=subscriber) [![search-icon](https://www.catholicmom.com/hubfs/_catholicmom/icons/search-icon.svg)](https://www.catholicmom.com/articles/introducing-the-catholic-mom-winter-2024-book-club-in-the-trenches#) [BOOKS](https://www.catholicmom.com/articles/tag/books) # Introducing the Catholic Mom Winter 2024 Book Club: In the Trenches Dec 7, 2023 11:30:00 AM  |  by [Barb Szyszkiewicz](https://www.catholicmom.com/articles/author/barb-szyszkiewicz-ofs) ![featured image](https://www.catholicmom.com/hubfs/In%20the%20Trenches%20Book%20Club%20Hero.jpg) *Join author Kelsey Gillespy for a 4-week Book Club designed to help you nurture your spiritual life amid the chaos and beauty of raising littles.* --- We're excited to announce our Winter 2024 Book Club selection! We'll be reading [*In the Trenches: Finding God Through Parenting Littles*](https://paulinestore.com/in-the-trenches-qs1009799-202117.html) by Kelsey Gillespy. Here's what this book is about: > Being a mom can be hard. Exhausting. Lonely, even. In the trenches of motherhood, you may feel like you never get a break. But what if the daily grind of raising kids could actually help you grow closer to God and discover your truest self? Through humorous stories and poignant prayer reflections, Kelsey Gillespy, a mother of five, shares insights and tips on finding God and nurturing your spiritual life through the chaos and beauty of raising littles.   ![In the Trenches](https://www.catholicmom.com/hs-fs/hubfs/In%20the%20Trenches.png?width=1200&height=1737&name=In%20the%20Trenches.png)   #### How the Book Club Works: The Catholic Mom Book Club is free to join, and everyone participates virtually. Bring along your favorite hot beverage; we'll meet for four sessions of coffee and conversation at 9:30 AM Eastern on the following Tuesdays: - January 16 - January 23 - January 30 - February 6 Our Book Club sessions will be held on both [Facebook Live](https://www.youtube.com/@catholicmomcommunity/streams) and [YouTube](https://www.youtube.com/@catholicmomcommunity/streams) (in the Live tab). Can't make it at that time? They'll be available to watch afterward, and we'll share a recap right here on CatholicMom.com the Saturday after each session. We hope you'll join us for some laughter, encouragement, and prayer as we chat with Kelsey about learning to enjoy this challenging and rewarding season of parenting. And we hope you'll bring a friend or two along for the fun.   #### Get the Book Pauline Books and Media, the publisher of *[In the Trenches](https://paulinestore.com/in-the-trenches-qs1009799-202117.html),* is offering 20% off our Book Club selection with coupon code TrenchesBC. This code is good through February 12, 2024. [![Purchase our Book Club selection](https://no-cache.hubspot.com/cta/default/275132/c987dccf-6d8b-47b9-8af8-c6c6e2ec5cf9.png)](https://cta-redirect.hubspot.com/cta/redirect/275132/c987dccf-6d8b-47b9-8af8-c6c6e2ec5cf9)   #### Have your children outgrown the little-kid stage? This Book Club is still for you! Please participate and share your encouragement with the moms of younger children—and appreciate and accept the ups and downs of the parenting season you're in right now.    > [Click to tweet: > Join us for laughter, encouragement, and prayer as we chat about this challenging and rewarding season of parenting. #CatholicMom #BookClub ](https://ctt.ec/dbR9E)   We wanted to tell you all about our Book Club before Christmas so you'd not only have time to get it on your calendar, but also so you could put this book on your wish list or purchase an extra copy to share with a friend. #### Bonus Links Visit Kelsey Gillespy’s website, [KelseyGillespy.com](/articles/-temporary-slug-6aa5fa6c-8a38-4ad3-aff9-17693d5601f2/Blog%20|%20Kelsey%20Gillespy%20|%20FINDING%20GOD%20IN%20YOU%20AND%20EVERYDAY%20LIFE) Follow Kelsey Gillespy on Facebook: [@KelseyGillespyBooks](https://www.catholicmom.com/articles/-temporary-slug-6aa5fa6c-8a38-4ad3-aff9-17693d5601f2/(16)%20Facebook)  Follow Kelsey Gillespy on Instagram: [@KelseyGillespy](https://www.catholicmom.com/articles/-temporary-slug-6aa5fa6c-8a38-4ad3-aff9-17693d5601f2/Kelsey%20Gillespy%20(@kelseygillespy)%20•%20Instagram%20photos%20and%20videos)  Follow Pauline Books & Media on Facebook: [@PaulineBooksAndMedia](https://www.facebook.com/PaulineBooksandMedia/) Follow Pauline Books & Media on Instagram:  [@PaulineBooksAndMedia](https://www.instagram.com/paulinebooksandmedia) Advent is a beautiful time to pray the Joyful Mysteries of the Rosary! Get your [free printable Rosary Guide from Pauline Books & Media](https://connect.pauline.org/in-the-trenches-rosary/) and pray the Joyful Mysteries with original reflections by Kelsey Gillespy, the author of our Book Club selection.   #### Stay connected! 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Barb enjoys writing, cooking, and reading, and is a music minister at her parish. Find her blog at [FranciscanMom](http://franciscanmom.com) and her family’s favorite recipes with nutrition information at [Cook and Count](http://cookandcount.wordpress.com). Barb is the author of *[The Handy Little Guide to Prayer](https://amzn.to/2LQB2oL)* and * [The Handy Little Guide to the Liturgy of the Hours](https://amzn.to/3wbDB8k)*, available from Our Sunday Visitor. ## Related Blog Articles [ In the Trenches Book Club: Week 3 Video Read ](https://www.catholicmom.com/articles/in-the-trenches-book-club-week-3) [ In the Trenches Book Club: Week 1 Video Read ](https://www.catholicmom.com/articles/in-the-trenches-book-club-week-1) [ In the Trenches Book Club: Week 2 Video Read ](https://www.catholicmom.com/articles/in-the-trenches-book-club-week-2) ## Comments ## Donate now [![Support Catholic Mom](https://no-cache.hubspot.com/cta/default/275132/10016573-1c5c-4aa5-baba-c2ac91fe7545.png)](https://cta-redirect.hubspot.com/cta/redirect/275132/10016573-1c5c-4aa5-baba-c2ac91fe7545) [![CatholicMom_hcfm_logo1_pos_871c_2728c (002)](https://www.catholicmom.com/hs-fs/hubfs/CatholicMom_hcfm_logo1_pos_871c_2728c%20(002).png?width=1806&height=731&name=CatholicMom_hcfm_logo1_pos_871c_2728c%20(002).png "CatholicMom_hcfm_logo1_pos_871c_2728c (002)")](https://www.catholicmom.com/) ##### Subscribe to Catholic Momcast on iTunes or Spotify [![itunes-logo-black](https://www.catholicmom.com/hubfs/_catholicmom/logos/itunes-logo-black.svg)](https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/catholic-momcast/id1362352357)[![spotify-logo-black](https://www.catholicmom.com/hubfs/_catholicmom/logos/spotify-logo-black.svg)](https://open.spotify.com/show/15CoipHL7z61IDcYErV0b8?si=hqaQJSxDQgq7S1hxCwsoxQ) ##### CatholicMom on Social Networks [![facebook](https://www.catholicmom.com/hubfs/_catholicmom/icons/social-icon-facebook.svg)](http://www.facebook.com/CatholicMomCommunity) [![twitter](https://www.catholicmom.com/hubfs/_catholicmom/icons/social-icon-twitter.svg)](http://twitter.com/CatholicMomCom) [![instagram](https://www.catholicmom.com/hubfs/_catholicmom/icons/social-icon-instagram.svg)](http://instagram.com/catholicmomcommunity) [![youtube](https://www.catholicmom.com/hubfs/_catholicmom/icons/social-icon-youtube.svg)](https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCAuUqHCVPDzyMgSMaMZxxug?view_as=subscriber) ##### About Catholic Mom [Who We Are](https://www.catholicmom.com/about-us) [Contact Us](https://www.catholicmom.com/contact) [Support CatholicMom.com](https://www.catholicmom.com/support-us)   ##### Associated Links [Holy Cross Family Ministries](https://www.hcfm.org/) [Family Rosary](https://www.familyrosary.org/) [Family Theater Productions](https://www.familytheater.org/) [Congregation of the Holy Cross](https://www.holycrossusa.org/) [Father Patrick Peyton, C.S.C.](https://www.fatherpeyton.org/) [The Peyton Institute for Domestic Church Life](https://www.peytonfamilyinstitute.org/) ### **Stay connected!** Don’t miss a thing! 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