Christian Mama's Guide

Everything you need to know about pregnancy-from weight gain to stretch marks to figuring out how to rely on Christ through the ups and downs of the next nine months. This comprehensive guide is packed with information that every newly pregnant Christian mama needs-including: help for pregnancy insomnia, morning sickness, weight gain and more advice on how to maintain a godly attitude and outlook during pregnancy-even when you're feeling anything but godly what to expect from doctor check-ups, your encounters with the scale and labor and delivery tips on how to survive food cravings, aversions, and even dreaded pregnancy exercise healthy eating advice for pregnancy that doesn't outright ban ice cream sundae side as on how to keep your marriage a priority when you're pregnant, including a guide for Christian dads-to-be and even pregnancy sex tips. This detailed guide takes you through each trimester with helpful tips, humorous accounts, and supportive spiritual advice--all with a girlfriend-to-girlfriend approach that will help moms feel comfortable as they navigate this life-changing time.

An entertaining, practical guide for first-time mamas and those who need a baby refresher course. The new mom initiation ritual involves sleepless nights, an inexplicable obsession with baby booties, and more questions than answers. This take on everything baby offers new moms the Christian girlfriend advice she needs to feel confident in her new role, including: getting into the motherhood groovebreastfeeding advicesuggestions for losing the baby weight-before your baby is no longer a babytime management tips that may just help you find time to do laundry-before you run out of clean underwearhow you can manage to be a godly mother and a good wife on less than three hours of sleep a nightEasy-to-read and relatable, this been-there-done-that guide answers these questions and more with a dose of humor an a lot of grace so that new moms can become the moms that God intended them to be during their baby's first year.

Prepares moms for the time when their school-aged kids take their first few steps into the world and away from mama's nest. Sending a child off to school is a whole lot more than stocking up on school supplies and packing a (somewhat) healthy lunch. This helpful guidebook walks Christian moms through: discovering a long-term vision for the person that Christ has purposed for your child to become instilling a sense of "who I am and where I came from" in your child choosing a school for your kids helping your kids to develop key attributes-courage, kindness, perseverance-that lead to success in school dealing with teachers, sports, and lessons navigating those difficult conversations that will come sooner rather than latera special feature includes sidebars "From the Principal's Office" with insights from a 35-year elementary school principal and educator Moms will learn how to cover their children in prayer so that their launch into the world, and away from her control, is done with grace and wisdom-helping them grow into the men and women God intended them to be.

What's a mom to do when her sweet baby's smiles and snuggles turn to tears and tantrums? This take on everything toddler-from throwing food to potty training to massive toddler fits-is filled with sanity-saving advice every mom wants to hear. Helpful tips include how to:stop a tantrum in its tracks (or at least survive the tantrum without breaking into tears of your own)discipline your child in a way that demonstrates Christ's redeeming lovemake your marriage a priority when your kid is a squeaky wheel that always seems to need your time and attentionintroduce your child to Jesus in a way that leads to authentic faithconvince a one-and-a-half year old that broccoli really is better than cookies-even if you don't believe it yourselfMoms will be entertained and encouraged by the amusing anecdotes and godly advice of this comprehensive, topical approach to parenting one and two year olds.