We have compiled a short list of books and websites that you may find helpful.  It is not an exhaustive list, but we know what you find here will be good. Keep checking back as we continue to add more.

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Parenting and Family:

Baby & Child Care: From pre-birth through the teen years

    by Focus on the Family

 

Raising Great Kids: Parenting with Grace and Truth

    by Drs. Henry Cloud and John Townsend

 

Spiritual Growth of Children

    by Dr. John Trent, Rick Osborn, Kurt Bruner

 

The Seven Secrets of Effective Father 

    by Ken R. Canfield

 

How Children Raise Parents: the Art of Listening to your Family

    by Dan Allender Ph.D.

 

The Power of a Praying Parent

    by Stormie Omartian

 

Sacred Parenting

    by Gary L. Thomas

 

Bringing Up Boys

    by James Dobson

 

Enjoying your Middle Schooler

    by Wayne Rice

 

15 Minute Family Traditions and Memories

    by Emilie Barnes

 

But Mom I Don’t Want to Move:  Easing the Impact of Moving on your Children

    by Susan Miller

 

Growing a Spiritually Strong Family

    by Dennis & Barbara Rainey

 

Helping your Struggling Teenager

    by Drs. Les and Leslie Parrott

 

How to Be a Happy Healthy Family (Ten Principles of Families That Succeed) 

    by Jim Burns

 

Everything I Know About Parenting I Learned From My Puppy

    by H. Norman Wright

 

Empowered Parents: Putting Faith First

    by Lori Wildenberg and Becky Danielson     

 

Marriage/Husbands/Wives/Dads/Moms:

Men’s Relational Toolbox

    by Gary, Greg and Michael Smalley

 

The Five Love Languages: Men’s Edition

    by Gary Chapman

 

How to Live with Them

    by Becky and Roger Tirabassi

 

Choosing to Cheat: Who Wins when Family and Work Collide

    by Andy Stanley

 

Making Room for Life: Trading chaotic lifestyles for connected relationships

    by Randy Frazee

 

His Needs, Her Needs

    by Willard Harley

 

Boundaries in Marriage

    by Drs Henry Cloud and John Townsend

 

Sacred Marriage

    by Gary L. Thomas

 

The Wounded Heart:  Hope for Adult Victims of Childhood Sexual Abuse

    by Dan Allender Ph.D.

 

Calm my Anxious Heart

    by Linda Dillow

 

Finding Calm in Life’s Chaos

    by Becky Harling

 

After the Boxes are Unpacked: Moving on After Moving In

    by Susan Miller

 

Websites:

www.Familylife.com – articles and resources from Dennis and Barbara Rainey.  Also links to their excellent marriage conferences.

 

www.Family.org - Focus on the Family website founded by author and speaker James Dobson, PhD. to assist today's families

 

www.HomeWord.com – founded by speaker, author Jim Burns this site’s goal is  educating, equipping, and encouraging parents and churches to build God-honoring families . Great one stop,  resource.  Great links to other recourses

 

www.christianparentingtoday.com  -  From the magazine Christianity Today this site is aimed at  Christian families with practical and biblical advice and with each other

 

www.marriagepartnership.com – From Christianity Today magazine helping couples grow their marriage through Biblical principles while living in the real world with real issues

 

www.pluggedinonline.com – reviews of movies, books and music.  Read the reviews and decide for yourself what is or isn’t right for your child to see and hear.