Advice from a mother of ten children for keeping personal needs, marriage demands, and children's wants in balance.

This is the tale of a typical family in the USA in the twentieth century.

Drawing on the groundbreaking U.S. Financial Diaries project (http://www.usfinancialdiaries.org/), which follows the lives of 235 low- and middle-income families as they navigate through a year, the authors challenge popular assumptions about how Americans earn, spend, borrow, and save-- and they identify the true causes of distress and inequality for many working Americans.

"Gut-wrenching force...A majestic, fiery epic. The Given Day is a huge, impassioned, intensively researched book that brings history alive." - The New York Times Dennis Lehane, the New York Times bestselling author of Live by Night—now a Warner Bros. movie starring Ben Affleck—offers an unflinching family epic that captures the political unrest of a nation caught between a well-patterned past and an unpredictable future. This beautifully written novel of American history tells the story of two families—one black, one white—swept up in a maelstrom of revolutionaries and anarchists, immigrants and ward bosses, Brahmins and ordinary citizens, all engaged in a battle for survival and power at the end of World War I.

Gordon Korman meets The Great Outdoors in this funny and moving debut about a boy who goes on a disastrous family vacation (sweltering heat! bear chases!) that ends with a terrible surprise: his dad's new girlfriend. There are zero reasons for Theo Ripley to look forward to his family vacation. Not only are he, sister Laura, and nature-obsessed Dad going to Big Bend, the least popular National Park, but once there, the family will be camping. And Theo is an indoor animal. It doesn’t help that this will be the first vacation they’re taking since Mom passed away. Once there, the family contends with 110 degree days, wild bears, and an annoying amateur ornithologist and his awful teenage vlogger son. Then, Theo’s dad hits him with a whopper of a surprise: the whole trip is just a trick to introduce his secret new girlfriend. Theo tries to squash down the pain in his chest. But when it becomes clear that this is an auditioning-to-be-his-stepmom girlfriend, Theo must find a way to face his grief and talk to his dad before his family is forever changed.

"This is Claude. He's five years old, the youngest of five brothers. He also loves peanut butter sandwiches. He also loves wearing a dress, and dreams of being a princess.When he grows up, Claude says, he wants to be a girl. Rosie and Penn want Claude to be whoever Claude wants to be. They're just not sure they're ready to share that with the world. Soon the entire family is keeping Claude's secret. Until one day it explodes."--

Do the ever-changing parenting advice books and blogs make you feel like raising your children is an impossible task? In God Never Changes But My Family Always Does, Elizabeth Smith proves having a God-informed, developmentally-educated view of the child will lead to wise parenting. From infancy through young adulthood, become practically equipped to know how you and your children will better know and grow in God through each life stage. Biblical, practical, and relevant, this book will help you develop a new mindset with powerful principles and tips whether you are a parent or work with children in a school or church."Having a God-informed, developmentally-educated view of the child will lead to wise parenting." So writes Elizabeth Smith, one of the top Children's experts in the country who I was honored to have worked alongside for several years. This outstanding book is indeed a powerful blend of how to view the God who gives us children, and specifics on how that child grows and thrives. You'll find an amazing helpful blend of biblical insights and important developmental milestones for every age and stage of parenting. From newborns through young adulthood, this an invaluable tool for parents across the parenting spectrum. When our two daughters call one day with the news they're going to be parents, this is the book my wife and I are going to be shipping them the next day. I urge you to do the same if you're a parent, or love someone who's about to start the parenting journey."- John Trent, Ph.D., President, StrongFamilies.com, Co-Author of The Blessing and The Two Sides of Love"Elizabeth Smith has been passionately training hundreds of leaders in the art of educating children. She has skillfully combined her experience as a mother, her training in psychology and theology along with years of working with children and families to write a compelling handbook on raising children. This is a must read for any Christian parent or educator serious about growing healthy godly children." - Deanna Jobe, Children's Director at New Life Community Church, Chicago."Elizabeth Smith's new book God Never Changes But My Family Always Does is a valuable resource that will teach you how to be a prepared parent for the unplanned and unpredictable events that raising children will bring into your life. Knowing and understanding God helps you to recognize and accept each child's unique capabilities or disabilities. This book will empower you to train, guide, discipline, and respond in loving, godly, and effective ways. The goal is to take your child from total dependence to a level of independence that will enable them to live successfully in dependence and faith in God and the Word of God. You will find your confidence as a parent growing as you read her book. Hopefully, her passion will become your passion-that you become a parent that doesn't react, but acts in a godly and informed way as you bring up your child in the grace and knowledge of the Lord."- Rebecca Lutzer, author of ABC Bible Verses for Little Ones, Awesome Bible Verses Every Kid Should Know and Pastor's Wife to Erwin Lutzer"This book is gold! Elizabeth Smith's commitment to sound theology and expertise in human development and counseling makes this book inspiring, challenging, and incredibly practical. This will be an invaluable resource to the families I serve across Central and Eastern Europe!" - Claire Patty"Elizabeth Smith's writing is a true gift to parents, grandparents, educators....anyone hoping to make a purposeful impact for Christ on the next generation. Practical, personal, theological, research-oriented...I wish I'd had this text as I began my parenting journey." - Dr. Mary Martin, Chair Education and Counseling Division, Moody Bible Institute

From Dr. Patricia Love, a ground-breaking work that identifies, explores and treats the harmful effects that emotionally and psychologically invasive parents have on their children, and provides a program for overcoming the chronic problems that can result.

Yes, you can learn to say what you mean and mean what you say. This bestselling guide has already transformed thousands of lives—and can change your as well. The authors’ pioneering Assertiveness Training Technique can help you gain recognition and promotion on the job, renew your marriage, put more zing in your sex life, deal with your children more effectively, and make new friends. Change your life as you learn how to: • Target your own assertiveness difficulties and set your own goals. • Follow your progress with a workshop that gives you step-by-step reinforcement. • Visualize and actualize through exercises designed to perfect new behavior patterns. • Develop self-control that comes from within. • Change habits that keep you from getting what you want in every area of your life.

Practical help for determining healthy boundaries for parenting adult children. Previously published as Just Because They've Left Doesn't Mean They're Gone.