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"Nothing is certain but death and taxes. And laundry " --Baby Blues proverb

When the recipe box has more pizza coupons than recipes, or for those parenting days when all you seem to accomplish is brushing your hair and making a tray of ice cubes, Baby Blues offers parental fatigue redemption. The brainchild of Rick Kirkman and Jerry Scott, this Baby Blues treasury features cartoons from Briefcase Full of Baby Blues and Night Shift.

From prophetic Baby Blues proverbs like, "The grass is always greener on the knees of your kid's new white pants," to Dinner Table Olympics where Synchronized Whining is the main event, young parents Darryl and Wanda keep pace with energetic children Zoe, Hammie, and baby Wren, as Kirkman and Scott expertly navigate the daily nuances of newborns, nocturnal diaper changes, and the nirvana of family life..
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Written in a highly accessible (and often witty) style, this groundbreaking book addresses a number of generational issues. Deal provides a description of each issue, a summary of the relevant research results, a principle that can be applied to resolve (or at least mitigate) the issue, and practical advice for applying the principle in the workplace.  Applying these principles will help everyone to work with, work for, attract, manage, retain, and develop leaders of all generations..
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This hard-hitting collection of powerful and moving tales based on the experiences of the late, great fight manager and cut man Jerry Boyd, who wrote under the pen name F.X. Toole, is the basis for the Oscar-winning motion picture starring Hilary Swank and Morgan Freeman. Breathing life into vivid, compelling characters who radiate the fierce intensity of the worlds they inhabit, Million Dollar Baby "is not just fight fiction at its finest, it is excellent fiction, period" (Dan Rather).

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"I spy a lady and a wooden kitty cat; an angel and a snowman's hat." The award-winning team of wordsmith Jean Marzollo and photographer Walter Wick maintains a perfect balance of simple text and engaging, colorful images in this holiday board book based on the favorite childhood game "I spy." Repetitive rhyming words in big print invite kids to seek out Christmastime objects. To reinforce the learning (and assist the youngest reader), the items in question are pulled out of the holiday setting on the right page and repeated on the opposite page with the text. Seekers match the bright red boot with its double in the wintertime setting of holly and snow, or pick out the three green Christmas tree cookies from a pile of cookie horses, hearts, and stars. This little board book is not only enchanting, but also an ideal developmental model for young children, teaching them vocabulary, matching, and prereading skills. Other books in the I Spy Little Books series include I Spy Little Numbers and I Spy Little Wheels. (Baby to preschool) --Emilie Coulter.
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Get Real, Become Focused, Begin Thriving!

You’re a generation of parents aspiring to excellence in every way, but you’re also just plain tired. You don’t need another parenting book promising perfection or another formula guaranteeing great kids; you need practical advice that shows how to deal with your and your children’s hearts. If you’re worn out from trying to do too much while giving your child every opportunity under the sun, if you’re striving to excel in every way but suffering from a lack of focus, this book is your solution. It will help you understand how your specific tendencies are common to your generation as a whole. You’ll embrace the positive qualities that enable you to parent for God’s glory. Lay a firm foundation and thrive as you raise up the next generation!

Wanna Do It Right

Without the Expert Advice?

Looking for practical, doable tips and guidance for raising today’s kids? Want to help them love God and be all that they can be (even if they don’t join the Army)?

If 70s and 80s bands (Run DMC), fashion (hot pink anything), and technology (music on cassette) bring back vivid youthful memories, Generation NeXt Parenting is the resource for you. Like secrets exchanged at recess with a trusted friend, this book offers helpful hints for raising your children during this exact time in history. Extensive research, input from hundreds of Gen X moms and dads, and a variety of Scripture references will help you navigate even the toughest parenting dilemmas.

“Chock-full of useful quotes from experts and everyday parents, this is a grace-infused handbook for Gen Xers navigating the parenting journey.”

Mary E. DeMuth

Author of Building the Christian Family You Never Had

“As a young father, I not only relate to Tricia’s message, but I’m very encouraged that there is a fantastic parenting resource for our generation.”

Jordan Rubin

Founder of Garden of Life and author of The Great Physician’s RX for Health and Wellness

PULL OUT QUOTE/STARBURST

This book is designed like a magazine (not because you miss reading Seventeen, but because no parent has time to read a book cover to cover) and includes: Quotes from fellow Gen X parents Stats Quizzes Sidebars Song lyrics Study questions



Story Behind the Book

“As a Gen Xer who graduated from high school in 1989, the way I parent is different from the generations who’ve gone before me. I want to do it all—find God’s purpose for my life, impact my community, support my spouse, and provide my children every opportunity available to them. My generation is serious about parenting—just look at all we expect from our children and ourselves! This book offers solutions to our unique questions and confirms that we can ‘parent right’—even if it looks nothing like the way our own parents did it. More importantly, this book focuses on seeking God’s Word and wisdom for answers to growing a new generation of God seekers.” — Tricia Goyer.
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The Baby Boomers have ruled the world for the last few decades and boy have they done a number on it! They were a generation that started out with so much promise but ended up jsut giving us a few funny TV shows and lots of little plates with scenes of Tuscany on them. The rest of the Boomers' fingerprint on the world is not pretty, but it is funny! Finley Harrison, a Gen-Xer and son of two Baby Boomers, takes a lighthearted approach to his critique of the most populous (and least popular) generation in the country and tackles the Boomers' selfishness, political correctness, addiction to pharmaceuticals, sense of entitlement, and disco. So, grab your sense of humor and find out why Baby Boomers suck!.
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Published more than 50 years ago, the original Pat the Bunny has sold millions of copies en route to its reign as one of the best-selling children's books ever. Faithfully following the original, Pat the Money also features Paul and Judy, here cast as baby boomers, born before 1960, "able to do lots of things." In the original, "You can do lots of things, too." In the parody, you can still do lots of things-you just cannot afford to do them quite the way Paul and Judy can because you were born after 1960. You're a buster.The ultimate take-off on the interactive favorite, Pat the Money is the perfect graduation/welcome to real life/new parent gift book for downwardly mobile Americans with a sense of humor.o Each spread features an interactive component as in the original!.
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Ninety million baby boomers will, in the next 20 years, face the loss of one or both parents This book discusses society's lack of acceptance of grief in general and the way past generations have taught us to deal with this life event. "Time will heal.", "They had a good life" are some examples of empty phrases so often used when dealing with loss. The reader is taken on a journey in this book by providing support and understanding of the grieving process. In this writer's opinion this generation, known as the baby boomers, through the sheer force of their numbers, has the ability to make positive changes in the way this and succeeding generations handle grief.

The grieving process is explained; how it differs for all of us; that there is no "right" way to grieve and that the pain of grieving cannot be avoided. Suggestions are offered for managing grief. Ceremonies and rituals surround death and grieving is discussed and suggestions about how to structure a meaningful ceremony to honour loved ones are given.

The book makes it clear that change can occur in our society, with this generation, that will allow people to manage grief in a constructive way; that sharing experience can allow others to be more prepared and more open in dealing with this life altering experience and that people can find comfort in knowing that others have had similar experiences. This book allows a glimpse into what we will all face and some strategies to cope with our loss, in an easy to read, personal narrative format..
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