All parents want their children to be happy. But many couples today go too far, letting everything revolve around their kids. This hurts the children and the marriage. The good news is you don't have to choose between your spouse and your kids. Drawing from the latest research in neuroscience and his study of families around the world, David Code explains why putting your marriage first actually produces happier kids.
Raising children is one of life's greatest joys, but the impact of introducing a child into a marriage is staggering. Many couples don't realize the relational stress that parenting can cause. Most parents experience decreased intimacy and increased conflict. They may even find themselves asking, "Am I still in love?" When Two Become Three helps couples recognize the inevitable challenges to their relationship that occur during the childrearing years. It provides practical advice designed to help couples nurture their marital relationship in order to ensure it remains strong during this phase of life and beyond.
Do you want to communicate and share God's word with your young children? Do you want to bond with them as they hear and learn to love God's word? Do you want to build a strong Biblical foundation in the lives of your children? The KathIrene Kids Bible Series is bringing the truth and love of Jesus to children everywhere. Each book in this series is focused on one important story and lesson from the Bible. Timeless poetry and colorful illustrations make these books a favorite for both children and parents. You can read these books to your children. They can read them to you. They can read them on their own. You can read them together. In the car Before bed In a Sunday school classroom At home In a church library Anywhere Any time Through it all, you and your precious children will be hiding God's word in your hearts. About the Author The author, raised by Godly parents, is from a small Ohio town. He is married to his wonderful wife, Christy, and has two incredible daughters, Hannah Katherine and Gwenyth Irene (thus the KathIrene Kids). He has studied God's word in Ohio, New York, and Alberta, Canada, and desires that all would read and love the Scriptures, abide in Jesus, walk in the Spirit, and glorify God.
The first book to address the subject of divorce specifically from a child's point of view, this is the result of two years' work by twenty school children between the ages of eleven and fourteen in an open school in Cambridge, Massachusetts. Fourteen of the children had experienced their parents' divorces; the other six worried constantly that their parents might separate. Realizing that all twenty of them had strong feelings on the subject which they had never been encouraged to express, their classroom teacher, Eric Rofes, began a series of discussion groups and assigned supplementary reading. As the project grew, the children interviewed counselors, judges, other children and members of the clergy. In the book that ultimately emerged, they offer advice on everything from how to avoid taking sides to how to deal with parents' new relationships, stepparents and gay parents. They describe the legal process of divorce in language a child can understand and cover such subjects as handling a new living situation, holidays (always difficult), visiting arrangements and how to get support from friends, relatives or counselors.
This is another original 'how to' manual, written by the wise older sister of the first book, 'How To Be a Baby'. This time she's turning her wisdom to getting married - how to choose a husband, how you should never get married when it's dark because then you won't be able to see and might marry the wrong person.
- A thorough introduction to the Episcopal Church (vocabulary, theology, practice) for youth, young adults, seekers, geeks - A humorous translation of Episcopal practices into geek lingo
Boni and Alice are the co-authors of “Your Happy Marriage: 27 Lessons Learned from 27 Years of Married Life.” They wrote this journal of their married life in their desire to share their poignant and personal experiences, practical insights, and Christian principles for those engaged or already married. Boni and Alice are hopeful that the 27 lessons they share will help provide a renewed impetus as couples navigate through the joyful and rough-and-tumble terrains of that greatest adventure of all human loves called Marriage.