Help! I’m a Teenager’s Parent!
HELP! I’M A TEENAGER’S PARENT! by Muriel Larson Have you ever wondered whatever happened to that cooperative, tractable twelve-year-old you used to have? You know—the one who made the bed, kept the room straight, did the dishes, ate the vegetables—and mowed the lawn for two dollars? That was also the one who would only spend [...]
Who Gives this Woman?
Excerpt from What He Must Be: …If He Wants to Marry My Daughter by Voddie Baucham “I the LORD your God am a jealous God, visiting the iniquity of the fathers on the children to the third and the fourth generation of those who hate me, but showing steadfast love to thousands of those who [...]
Saved By the Bell
Saved By the Bell A Summer to Remember by Sharon Lovejoy Autry The final bell rang. The kids screamed for joy. Mom sits in the carpool line wondering, "What in the world are we going to do all summer?!" Maybe as summer has begun, you’ve found yourself resentful and angry because your children constantly "interrupt" [...]
Karen Mayer Cunningham Writes About Defying Autism
The ups and downs of life have taught Karen Mayer Cunningham that laughter really is the best medicine for what ails you. Her passionate narratives can as easily make you laugh as they can move you to tears. Karen draws many of her stories from her daily life and more specifically from being the mother [...]
BOOK REVIEW | The Mission-Minded Family
THE MISSION MINDED FAMILY by Ann Dunagan In a mission-minded family, there seems to be a God-infused energy. A passion for the lost. And a spiritual depth and hunger that reaches into the heart of the culture. A family that is called for missions need to have an attitude of self-sacrifice, and a total submission [...]
The New Normal: Facing Life after a Child's Death
The New Normal: Facing Life after a Child’s Death by Marti Pieper "Dad, I know you’re scared. I believe the Lord will deliver me through this. But if he doesn’t, I’m going home to be with him, and that’s okay with me."–BJ Higgins, August 5, 2005 Brent and Deanna Higgins clung to these valiant words [...]
BOOK REVIEW | Expecting: Praying for Your Child's Development–Body and Soul
EXPECTING: Praying for Your Child’s Development—Body and Soul by Marla Taviano Expecting? Wrap your new baby in prayer… EXPECTING takes us from the two weeks before conception through the entire pregnancy, until you hold your little bundle of joy in your arms. This book will help you surround your baby with prayer as his/her little [...]
The Glue of Society
The Glue of Society by Johann Christoph Arnold Thank God for mothers! Mother’s Day is an opportunity to make life special for them. It is a chance to celebrate family. I thank God for my mother, who died some years ago. There is one thing I regret: for too many years I did not appreciate [...]
BOOK REVIEW | How to Really Love Your Grandchild
How To Really Love Your Grandchild … in an Ever-Changing World by D. Ross Campbell, M.D. There are different types of grandparents. Some want to have nothing to do with their grandchildren. That group wouldn’t be interested in even reading this book. Other grandparents have to grandparent from a distance. Families are separated by miles [...]
BOOK REVIEW | Raising Boys to be Like Jesus
RAISING BOYS TO BE LIKE JESUS by Sharon Norris Elliott If my sons were intent on pleasing God, I would automatically be pleased with them as well… What better example to point them to than Jesus Christ—the One whose total life involved pleasing God? (from the preface) In today’s busy world parents need simple, yet [...]
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