Category Archives: Marriage

Parenting Like a Pro with Kendra Smiley

We all want to parent like pros, do we not? Who wants to fail in this large and important endeavor? I certainly do not. Not only do I want to parent like a pro — I want to parent with purpose to ensure that my children will grow up to be happy, healthy, productive and…

Marriage — In the Bedroom

The Sexually Confident Wife: Connecting with Your Husband Mind, Body, Heart, Spirit by Shannon Ethridge Shannon Ethridge is known for her books written to exhort and encourage Christian women in many issues. The Sexually Confident Wife is not published by a Christian publisher (probably because they shied away from the frank nature of her discussions),…

Learning to Live Financially Free

In today’s economy, many American families are having to tighten their belts, slash their spending, and learn to survive on less. Being frugal is now chic. The media seems to be hopping on the bandwagon, with hundreds of books promising to pave the way to financial security. At first glance, Learning to Live Financially Free:…

Home Life Devotionals

I recently had the opportunity to go through two family/home life devotional books both offered by NavPress. Both were helpful in slightly different ways although they hit on similar themes. The first was Walking Together by Jack and Cynthia Heald. I had read some of their books earlier in life and was happy to come…

How to Solve Your People Problems

Note from Jennifer: Hamlet had his fair share of people problems! Classics Bookclub: Hamlet will post at noon EST. Check out the Classics Preview for some post starters, and tell us what you thought (even if you didn’t finish it, tell us why!). The full title of this book is How to Solve Your People…

What Happy Parents Do

“Big trouble,” I say to Terry raising my eyebrows. He grins, “Yeah, I know,” he acknowledges. Terry had left the garage door open on a night that was below freezing (because of the way we park our cars, we have to close it once he’s already in the house). Not only does that make our…