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Date Night in a Minivan: Revving Up Your Marriage After Kids Arrive
By Lorilee Craker / Revell Sure, keeping the home fires burning while constantlyputting out fires is no easy task. But never fear…Date Night in a Minivan offers you real-world advice for creating teamwork in your marriage. Crammed front seat to back with humor, stories, and road-tested tips, Craker’s guide zeroes in on the hot-button issues that crop up in a marriage when kids climb on board. Paperback. |
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Kelly’s Review:
I first discovered this book in an email from MOPS and I was intrigued by the title and description. I would venture a guess that most of us who have had children, especially more than one, find ourselves in ruts as far as marriage and family, so this book was one I wanted to read. I’m happy to report that this book did not disappoint. I found it to be very helpful with great tips, advice and stories that we can all relate to in our married lives. Lorilee Craker provided personal stories of her own, plus those from other couples and that gave some poignant insight into issues such as finances, romance, child-planning and more. The range of topics covered was just right and the book flowed nicely from subject to subject.
One thing I really appreciated about this book was Lorilee Craker’s honesty. She didn’t write this book as a “do as I say” piece of work at all. This book contains her admissions and she is forthright in saying many times throughout that she and her husband have their “issues” to work on too. We all do. It was refreshing to me to read her words and know that she was just honest and real.
I also appreciated that this book addressed each parent’s need for personal time. I have read other books that basically state that a Christian stay-at-home mom shouldn’t NEED time away from her children. And, frankly, I disagree with that. As much as we love our children, I do think we all need breaks from time to time. This book gave great ideas and insights for each parent to have their own individualized time as well as family time and couple time.
I wholeheartedly recommend this book for Christian mothers. I enjoyed it and I plan to pass it along to friends. A great read from start to finish!!