In The Beginning . . . There Were No Diapers

by Bete, Tim

• ISBN13: 9781893732872
• ISBN10: 1893732878
• Format: Paperback
• Copyright: 2005-04-01
• Publisher: Sorin Books

Summary

If you can change a diaper in an airplane lavatory. . . If you can recite "The Cat in the Hat" by heart . . . If you find cookie crumbs in your pocket ... then you're a parent who'll get a good laugh--and inspiration--from "In the Beginning ... There Were No Diapers." Tim Bete understands that in the midst of the challenges of parenting there's always a chance to smile and recognize the miracle of the youhg life that is yours to care for. His real life stories will make you laugh out loud and they'll fill you with a sense of gratitude to God for this marvelous calling.Drawn from his beloved column, "Where I Live," each story is an insightful and uplifting lesson in parenting. With self-effacing humor and a playful sense of fun, Bete helps you to smile and relax to enjoy parenting a little more, and to worry a little less.

Table of Contents

Acknowledgments	8	(1)
Botta Bing, Botta Boom---The Sound of Miracles	9	(6)
How I Determined the Sex of Our Baby---The Miracle of Birth	15	(11)
The Miraculous World of Potty Training	26	(10)
Dad's Service Center, and Other Miracles of the Night	36	(9)
It's a Miracle My Wife and I Are Sane (We Are, Aren't We?)	45	(10)
Ten Commandments Plus 672 Rules---If My Kids Obeyed It'd Be a Miracle	55	(10)
The Parable of the Dirty Laundry, and Other Miraculous Lessons	65	(9)
The Miracle of Parent-Child Communication	74	(8)
Five Loaves, Two Fish---What, No Tartar Sauce? (or, My Son Ate a Vegetable---It's a Miracle!)	82	(11)
Daddy's Not Going to Buy You a Mockingbird, and Other Miraculous Ways to Save Money	93	(10)
My Wife Has Miraculous Superpowers	103	(10)
In the Beginning There Was No Duct Tape, and Other Miraculous Do-It-Yourself Projects	113	(9)
A Perfect Child---The Miracle of Christmas	122	(11)
Where's Moses When You Need Him? Miracles to Rid Your House of Plagues	133	(8)
Finding First Base---The Miracle of Sports	141	(12)
Miracles in the Air	153	(9)
God's Big Aquarium and the Miracle of Easter	162	(8)
I Am a Modern Miracle	170	(10)
A Miracle-Filled Future	180