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The Book Store has 3 new new titles in! Do take a look. Remember, I do not have a shopping cart anymore so you will have to email me (Click Contact Serene on the tab above) with your order.

These books (and more!) can be found under the Family category of The Book Store.

Love Is In The House by Chris & Wendy Jeub
$18.75

The Jeub family (http://www.jeubfamily.com) has a total of 16 members! That’s right : 14 children + mom & dad! And you thought I had many children, right?

This easy to read book shows you how a large family live and love. Some questions they answer include :

• How do you keep your grocery bill below $600/month?
• What other creative ideas besides the Birthday Bash do you do?
• What ever became of your estranged relationship with your oldest daughter?
• Wendy looks like she’s a teenager. What keeps her looking so good after 13 kids?
• Your lifestyle scares the daylights out of me. Why not you?

Check out the Table of Contents by clicking HERE.

Christian Living in the Home by Jay E. Adams
$12.00

Building a strong family is a challenge in the best of times. How much more when marriage is being redefined, biblical approaches to discipline are under constant fire, and “family values” is more a campaign slogan than a personal priority of elected officials.

To check the erosion of the home and family as the basic unit of society, Jay Adams calls us to a careful understanding and application of scriptural principles.

Christians will find this volume full of practical, biblical advice on Christ-centered family living, communicating with family members, family guidance and discipline, living with an unbelieving spouse, and many other areas.

Devotionals

Training Hearts, Teaching Minds by Starr Meade
Family Devotions based on the Shorter Catechism
$15.00

Q1 : What is Man’s primary purpose?
A1 : Man’s primary purpose is to glorify God and to enjoy Him forever.

I love this book! I have been using this devotional with my older children (9 & 7 years old) as their daily personal devotionals. We are now at Question 28 out of 107 questions designed to help you understand basic and not so basic tenets of our Christian faith.

~ Aids memorization by devoting six days per question
~ Explains the catechism in simple language
~ Provides six different meditations on the main points of each question
~ Includes key Scripture readings
~ Takes just a few minutes each day, allowing time for discussion and review
~ Useable for teaching in home, church, or classroom

(Note : there is some mention of being pre-destined for salvation so you may need to amend that particular day’s lesson if you belong to a denomination that disagrees with this belief)

All these books are listed under Family at The Book Store