Proud of Me?

When Brad Russell and his wife, Robin, welcomed their first child, Tyler, into the world, they had no idea of what lay ahead for them as well as for their son.

Robin first spotted the telltale signs of the problem. Then the first doctor the Russells consulted offered a frightening diagnosis: cerebral palsy with a high probability that Tyler would never walk nor speak. Thus began a life course that neither Brad nor Robin ever expected nor had prepared themselves to face. Realizing their helplessness and hopelessness the Russells turned to the only source of strength they knew: God.

Brad and Robin decided early on that they would love Tyler as much as any parent could and would rear him the best way they knew how. Tyler's story, told through the loving eyes of his father, succinctly addresses the problems families of special-needs children face. In a surprising twist, Brad Russell tells all the ways Tyler exemplifies a true Christian spirit and characteristics and is an inspiration to him as well as to other family members.

In Proud of Me? you will cry with the Russells, laugh with them, and glimpse into a world different yet so very special.

How Do Working Parents Juggle Church Activities?

In homes throughout the United States, both husbands and wives hold outside jobs. This includes Christians as well as non-Christian families. How do these families manage to balance their work, home, and church responsibilities? How do they continue to include the church in their hectic schedules? How do church leaders minister to the stresses involved in two-paycheck families? How can they best utilize these church members who constantly are short on time?

Journalists Louis and Kay Moore interviewed numerous other Christian, two-paycheck couples to see how these were coping with such conflicts. In this book, When You Both Go to Work: How Two-Paycheck Families Can Stay Active in the Church the Moores share what they have learned from these couples and from their own experiences about setting priorities, budgeting time, learning when to say no (and when to say yes), and dealing lovingly with criticism.

When You Both Go to Work answers questions such as:

* What does the Bible say about women working outside the home?

* Does being a two-paycheck family go against God's plan for men and women?

* How can I decided which church activities to attend and which to give up when my time is limited?

* How do I deal with disagreements with fellow Christians about this important issue?

* How can I as a church leader make my programs more responsive to the needs of two-paycheck families?

* How can I plan wisely so that heavy demands on my time don't endanger my spiritual life?

Focus on Your Marriage for Your Family's Benefit

We now move from focusing on your kids and keeping them safe, to improving your relationship as a couple. The first book we'll highlight, Sex 101: Over 350 Creative Ways to a Godly, Loving, Pleasurable Marriage, is about the enjoyment of the physical union that God created between man and woman. What husband and wife don't, at some point, want their physical relationship invigorated?

Authors John and Cathy Gries believe the God who created hormones and sexual impulses and put them within our physical framework, intended for marriage partners to enjoy each others' bodies. They wrote Sex 101 to help couples be better stewards of God's good gift of sex, within the confines of monogamous marriage.

In clean, non-academic, specific language, the Grieses outline more than 350 imaginative ways that members of a married duo can reframe the art of lovemaking. Without even leaving the perimeters of home, a couple can rekindle the spark--sometimes through no more than a mere word, touch, or slight change of the environment.

Choose God's Prescription for Your Health

According to this doctor-author, a direct relationship exists between our spiritual health and our physical health. In Holyisitc Attitudes: God's Prescription for Your Good Health, Dr. Adolph examines how attitudes such as hatred, guilt, fear, and discontent can wreak havoc on a person's body. Parents can use this book to help direct the attitudes and ultimately, the health, of their family.

"True physical wholeness . . . is dependent on the state of one's spiritual life," declares Dr. Adolph, who provides spiritual prescriptions that can revitalize your body. Here is a book that is jammed with stories of people from Dr. Adolph's international practice who found this to be true. It is a book by a veteran missionary physician who tells you how to lay hold of God's healing power and add quality years to your life.

Author Harold Paul Adolph, M.D., is one of the world's most colorful missionary doctors. Born to missionary parents, he has had many exciting adventures while he served in Ethiopia, Bangladesh, the Niger Republic, and many other places. He has performed more than 16,500 operations in the U.S. and abroad and has helped thousands of recovering patients find both physical and spiritual health.

Great Books for Family Wellness Month

May is Family Wellness Month. And while, at least subconsciously, you most likely work on keeping your family healthy all year long, May is a great time to re-examine your family before the busy days of summer are here. Through the rest of the month, we'll feature books that can help your family in one way or another.

Our first features is a Bible study called Proverbs and Principles for Parenting Practically Perfect Progeny by Jean Stockdale. Jean says, "Since I was a new mom, the reality of training a child in the way he should go and bringing him up in the fear and nurture of the Lord was an overwhelming prospect to me. I have not forgotten those angst-ridden early days of mothering. That crystal-clear memory is what drives me to write a Bible study geared toward mothers of children of all ages."

Join Jean Stockdale in a pithy pilgrimage through Proverbs as she shows moms of children from toddlers through teans how to impact their families for time and eternity through the art of Christian homemaking and child-rearing. The interactive workbook also contains a leader guide and helps for churches desiring to being this though-provoking seven-week study. And while this Bible study is geared toward moms, Proverbs and Principles could also be used as a devotional for husband and wife to study together.

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Hannibal Books is a Christian publishing company specializing in books and other written materials for helping families and individuals develop healthy patterns and skills in order to become all that God created them to be.

Our products include dramatic missions stories that motivate and move; books that equip and inspire families toward spiritual health; Christian commentary on critical issues in our world; and cutting-edge, small group curriculum.

Hannibal Books was founded in the mid-1980s by Jim and Marti Hefley, authors of more than 50 books. At that time, the Hefleys lived in Hannibal, Missouri--hence the name of the company. In 1999, the Hefleys sold Hannibal Books to Louis and Kay Moore, (left) veteran newspaper journalists and book editors and authors. The Moores moved Hannibal Books to their hometown--Garland, Texas. Today the company has grown and continues to publish quality Christian books at affordable prices.