Parenting: Don't Try This at Home : What I Learned While My Kids Were Raising Me

by Callaway, Phil

• ISBN13: 9780736917162
• ISBN10: 0736917160
• Format: Paperback
• Copyright: 2006-01-01
• Publisher: Harvest House Pub

Summary

In this sparkling collection of parentinga??affirming stories,author and awarda??winning columnist Phil Callaway captures the amusing and bemusingexperiences that tug at the heartstrings of anyone whoa??s experienced therollercoaster ride called a??family.a?? Phil turns A sometimesa??embarrassing moments intotimeless spiritual lessons for young and old alike. Readers will recognize their spouses, their kids, theirparentsa??and themselvesa??ineach tale. The comedy and humanity in each story encourages parents at anystage in the game to take notice of each daya??s gifts of humor and faith. Funny, inspiring, and timeless, this ride through parenthoodand daily living reminds anyone who has a childa??or was a childa??just howwonderful and often whacky it is to be part of a family. Formerly titled I Used to Have Answers, Now I Have Kids

Table of Contents

If You Want Your Life to Be Changed Forever...	9	(4)
The Early Daze	13	(40)
1. Three-Foot Burglar	15	(4)
2. The Bare Witness	19	(4)
3. Fork in the Road	23	(6)
4. Starting Out Downhill	29	(5)
5. Lady in Blue	34	(4)
6. Superdad's Holiday Adventure	38	(5)
7. The Fright Before Bedtime	43	(4)
8. False Teeth and Funnybones	47	(6)
Tales of Mischief	53	(40)
9. Up in Smoke	55	(5)
10. The Secret	60	(5)
11. The Most Amazing Story of All	65	(5)
12. Broken Records	70	(5)
13. About Lawn Order	75	(6)
14. St. Ida and the Green Cotton Pants	81	(6)
15. My Tombstone	87	(6)
Parenting 101	93	(54)
16. The Day My Angel Lost Her Halo	95	(5)
17. Kids in the Kingdom	100	(5)
18. Happy Holidays	105	(7)
19. Party Training	112	(4)
20. Deinonychus and the Big Bang	116	(5)
21. TV or Not TV	121	(6)
22. The Trouble with Genesis	127	(10)
23. Making Headlines	137
24. Eleven Habits of Highly Effective Parents	136	(7)
25. Shearing My Little Lamb	143	(4)
Shotgun Memories	147	(28)
26. About Time	149	(7)
27. Larry Norman, My Mother, and Me	156	(3)
28. Goal of a Lifetime	159	(5)
29. My Loony Collection	164	(5)
30. Grandpa's Greatest Gift	169	(6)
Speed Bumps	175	(42)
31. Flat Wallets, Full Hearts	177	(6)
32. Out of Control	183	(5)
33. Nightmare in Second Grade	188	(6)
34. Journey into Trust	194	(4)
35. Once Upon a Toothache	198	(6)
36. The Biggest Surprise of My Life	204	(7)
37. Peter, Paul, and Barry	211	(6)
Bringing Up Daddy	217
38. Losing My Shirt	219	(4)
39. Bearly There	223	(6)
40. The Great Recession	229	(4)
41. Fit to Be Tired	233	(5)
42. Picture Perfect?	238	(6)
43. Help! It's Raining Relatives!	244