--- title: "Catholic Momcast 279: In the Trenches Book Club Week Four" description: Join author Kelsey Gillespy for the third session of our 4-week Book Club and nurture your spiritual life amid the chaos and beauty of raising littles. image: https://www.catholicmom.com/hubfs/Catholic%20Momcast%20F%20Nov%202021.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/catholic-momcast/momcast-276-in-the-trenches-week-4#) [CATHOLIC MOMCAST](https://www.catholicmom.com/catholic-momcast/tag/catholic-momcast) # Catholic Momcast 279: In the Trenches Book Club Week Four Mar 27, 2024 6:00:00 AM  |  by [Barb Szyszkiewicz](https://www.catholicmom.com/catholic-momcast/author/barb-szyszkiewicz-ofs) ![featured image](https://www.catholicmom.com/hubfs/Catholic%20Momcast%20F%20Nov%202021.jpg) *Join author Kelsey Gillespy for the final session of our 4-week Book Club and nurture your spiritual life amid the chaos and beauty of raising littles.*   To listen to this week's podcast, simply hit "play" above, or subscribe in [iTunes](https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/catholic-momcast/id1362352357?mt=2), [Google Podcasts](https://podcasts.google.com/feed/aHR0cHM6Ly9jYXRob2xpY21vbWNhc3QubGlic3luLmNvbS9yc3M), or [Spotify.](https://open.spotify.com/show/15CoipHL7z61IDcYErV0b8) We love to hear from you with feedback, questions & ideas for future podcast topics. Email us at [editor@catholicmom.com](mailto:editor@catholicmom.com) or send us a voicemail or connect on social media. > [Listen to Catholic Mom Book Club: In the Trenches: Finding God Through Parenting Littles with author Kelsey Gillespy and host Allison Gingras. #CatholicMom](https://ctt.ac/nf13e) We're reading [*In the Trenches: Finding God Through Parenting Littles*](https://paulinestore.com/in-the-trenches-qs1009799-202117.html) by Kelsey Gillespy for our Winter 2024 Book Club! This week, we hosted the final session of our Winter 2024 Book Club! We're reading [*In the Trenches: Finding God Through Parenting Littles*](https://paulinestore.com/in-the-trenches-qs1009799-202117.html) by Kelsey Gillespy.  In our Book Club discussion, Kelsey, acquisitions editor Sr. Allison Gliot, FSP, and editor Courtney Saponaro joined us to talk about part 4 of this book, "You Can Have It All (Without Waiting Until They're Older)." Sister Allison shared what made this book a choice for publication, and then the discussion turned to moms' yearning for spiritual growth during a time when they're very busy seeing to their families' needs, and our human temptation to try to avoid what is hard, even though Jesus instructed us to take up our cross—daily. If you missed this week's Book Club—or you want to share this discussion with a friend—watch our Book Club Week 3 video below. #### How the Book Club Works: The Catholic Mom Book Club is free to join, and everyone participates virtually. 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.   ![null](https://www.catholicmom.com/hs-fs/hubfs/In%20the%20Trenches%20Book%20Club%20Week%201%20quote.png?width=1080&height=1080&name=In%20the%20Trenches%20Book%20Club%20Week%201%20quote.png)   #### 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! 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