The DIY Guide to Building a Family That Lasts

The DIY Guide to Building a Family That Lasts
Author: Gary Chapman
Publisher: Northfield Publishing
Total Pages: 0
Release: 2019
Genre: Family & Relationships
ISBN: 9780802419149

"The most exciting part of any home improvement show is the big reveal--that moment when a drab, run-down house becomes a breathtaking new home. What if you could have that with your home life? That's what the DIY Guide is all about. In it, you'll find practical tools for transforming your home life and dramatically improving your family's culture from Shannon Warden and Dr. Gary Chapman, author of the New York Times #1 Bestseller The 5 Love Languages®. Each chapter teaches you a new home life skill and pairs it with a home improvement metaphor that makes it fun and easy to remember. You can't hire a contractor for this work, but if you're willing to put in the sweat equity (hard work), you'll see results fast. Don't wait any longer. Get started today and give your relational space the renovations it deserves."--Back cover.

The DIY Guide to Building a Family that Lasts

The DIY Guide to Building a Family that Lasts
Author: Gary Chapman
Publisher: Moody Publishers
Total Pages: 240
Release: 2019-06-04
Genre: Religion
ISBN: 0802497845

Is it really possible to have the home life you want with the people you love? The most exciting part of any home improvement show is the big reveal—that moment when a drab, run-down house becomes a breathtaking new home. What if you could have that with your home life? That’s what the DIY Guide is all about. In it, you’ll find practical tools for transforming your home life and dramatically improving your family’s culture from Shannon Warden and Dr. Gary Chapman, author of the New York Times #1 Bestseller The 5 Love Languages®. Each chapter teaches you a new home life skill and pairs it with a home improvement metaphor that makes it fun and easy to remember. You can’t hire a contractor for this work, but if you’re willing to put in the sweat equity (hard work), you’ll see results fast. Don’t wait any longer. Get started today and give your relational space the renovations it deserves.

Things I Wish I'd Known Before We Became Parents

Things I Wish I'd Known Before We Became Parents
Author: Gary D. Chapman
Publisher: Moody Publishers
Total Pages: 146
Release: 2016-08-19
Genre: Family & Relationships
ISBN: 0802494765

Dr. Gary Chapman has helped millions prepare for marriage. Now he helps you prepare for kids. Things I Wish I’d Known Before We Became Parents has one goal: prepare you to raise young children. Dr. Gary Chapman—longtime relationship expert and author of the #1 New York Times bestseller The 5 Love Languages—teams up with Dr. Shannon Warden—professor of counseling, wife, and mother of three—to give young parents a book that is practical, informed, and enjoyable. Together they share what they wished they had known before having kids. For example: children affect your time, your money, and your marriage—and that's just the beginning. With warmth and humor they offer practical advice on everything from potty training to scheduling, apologizing to your child, and keeping your marriage strong… all the while celebrating the great joy that children bring. From the Preface: "Our desire is to share our own experiences, as well as what we have learned through the years, as we have counseled hundreds of parents. We encourage you to read this book before the baby comes, and then refer to its chapters again as you experience the joys and challenges of rearing children." — Dr. Gary Chapman

Rise: How a House Built a Family

Rise: How a House Built a Family
Author: Cara Brookins
Publisher: St. Martin's Press
Total Pages: 321
Release: 2017-01-24
Genre: Biography & Autobiography
ISBN: 1250095670

If you were inspired by Wild and Eat, Pray, Love, you’ll love this extraordinary true story of a woman taking the greatest risk of her life in order to heal from the unthinkable. After escaping an abusive marriage, Cara Brookins had four children to provide for and no one to turn to but herself. In desperate need of a home but without the means to buy one, she did something incredible. Equipped only with YouTube instructional videos, a small bank loan and a mile-wide stubborn streak, Cara built her own house from the foundation up with a work crew made up of her four children. It would be the hardest thing she had ever done. With no experience nailing together anything bigger than a bookshelf, she and her kids poured concrete, framed the walls and laid bricks for their two story, five bedroom house. She had convinced herself that if they could build a house, they could rebuild their broken family. This must-read memoir traces one family’s rise from battered victims to stronger, better versions of themselves, all through one extraordinary do-it-yourself project.

Collins Complete DIY Manual

Collins Complete DIY Manual
Author: Albert Jackson
Publisher: HarperCollins UK
Total Pages: 553
Release: 2007
Genre: House & Home
ISBN: 0007252609

For novices, DIY enthusiasts or professionals, this essential book continues to be the most in-depth, up-to-date and user-friendly DIY book on the market, covering everything from decorating and repairs to electricity, plumbing and much more. This fully updated version features an even more accessible design to help you navigate easily through the info, and thousands of new photographs and illustrations to make sure you get your job done quickly and safely.

Building Love Together in Blended Families

Building Love Together in Blended Families
Author: Gary Chapman
Publisher: Moody Publishers
Total Pages: 192
Release: 2020-02-04
Genre: Family & Relationships
ISBN: 080249773X

Create a Loving and Safe Environment for Your Blended Family Blended families face unique challenges, and sadly, good intentions aren’t always enough. With so many complex relationships involved, all the normal rules for family life change, even how you apply something as simple as the five love languages. That’s why Gary Chapman, the bestselling author of The 5 Love Languages® andnational expert on stepfamilies, Ron Deal, join together in this book to teach you how the five love languages can help your blended family. They’ll teach you: About the unique dynamics of stepfamilies How to overcome fear and trust issues in marriage How to develop healthy parenting and step-parenting practices How the love languages should—and should not—be applied You’re going to face many challenges, but with the right strategies and smart work, your family can be stronger and healthier together.

Fantastic Families

Fantastic Families
Author: Nick Stinnett
Publisher: Simon and Schuster
Total Pages: 264
Release: 1999
Genre: Communication
ISBN: 1582290806

Too many parent just "go with the flow" when it comes to raising their families ... You, as a parent, can shape the future of your children and build a strong, happy family ... This book not only reveals these six proven steps, but offers specific STRATEGIES, doable TACTICS, and EXPLICIT HELPS on putting these vital steps to work in your family. [The] book will tell you how you can use these steps to build your own fantastic family.-Dust jacket.

Life Lessons and Love Languages

Life Lessons and Love Languages
Author: Gary Chapman
Publisher: Moody Publishers
Total Pages: 121
Release: 2021-04-06
Genre: Religion
ISBN: 0802499791

Get to know the man behind the 5 Love Languages®. You just might discover yourself along the way. Many people are familiar with Dr. Gary Chapman, author of The 5 Love Languages®. Millions have been transformed by this New York Times bestselling book. But as influential as Gary has been, the surprising thing is . . . he’s just a regular guy, not much different than you and me. And in the mirror of his life, you might discover your own story, too. In Life Lessons and Love Languages, you’ll look behind the curtain for a glimpse of Gary’s life, from his upbringing in Small Town, USA to becoming a bestselling author and international speaker. What makes him tick may surprise you! In Gary’s story, you’ll discover five great influences that shaped his, and most of our lives: home, education, marriage, children, and vocation. Even if you don’t experience each influence yourself, you’ll benefit from seeing how these pillars of human society work together to form productive individuals. Getting to know Gary will be a lot of fun. But getting to know yourself and how the world works is a gift that this small-town kid doesn’t want you to miss.

The Marriage You've Always Wanted

The Marriage You've Always Wanted
Author: Gary Chapman
Publisher: Moody Publishers
Total Pages: 176
Release: 2021-05-04
Genre: Religion
ISBN: 0802476945

From America's favorite marriage expert and author of the New York Times #1 bestseller, The 5 Love Languages® Respected marriage counselor Gary Chapman looks at the key issues that will help you build the marriage you've always wanted, answering such real-life questions as . . . Why won't they change? Why do we always fight about tasks and responsibilities? Why should we have to work at sex? In the warm, practical style that has endeared him to audiences worldwide, Dr. Chapman delivers advice on all the "big issues," like: Money Communication Decision making In-laws and much more Each chapter includes a "Your Turn" opportunity for reflection and interaction between spouses. Discover the "joy potential" in your marriage and your "ministry potential" for God!

Forever Home: A Contemporary Amish Romance

Forever Home: A Contemporary Amish Romance
Author: Amy Grochowski
Publisher: Ambassador International
Total Pages: 138
Release: 2020-06-09
Genre: Fiction
ISBN: 1620207435

A Canadian Amish farmer A Lancaster Amish businesswoman A Prince Edward Island foster child Providence brings together a mismatched family, giving all three a second chance for love. Only love may never have had such a tough job. Lydia Miller is an anomaly among her Amish people-a single woman in her 30s, running her own store, determined to forge a life on her own. But when Joel Yoder comes into town to sell his property, Lydia suddenly finds all of her hopes and dreams crumbling around her and a new opportunity placed in her lap. Joel has his own problems. Recently jilted by his fiancée, Joel has seen his own dreams of moving to a newly established Amish community begin to falter. The new community welcomes married couples only. With his dreams quickly slipping from his fingers, Joel suddenly sees the only option he thinks he has-a marriage of convenience for both of them. As the new couple begins life in a new settlement, they are even more surprised when a foster child in need of a home finds her way to them. Yet what will happen when the English world and the Amish world collide?