THRIVE AND SURVIVE, ZERO TO FIVE IBD

Sinopsis

While in the trenches of motherhood, being told &ldquo,These are the best years&rdquo, seemsálaughable. Sprinkled with biblical truth and humorous anecdotes, Margaret and Mary walk alongside you, holding your hand as you struggle to survive another day with a houseful of kids. You&rsquo,ll find yourself going from stress to smiles to outright chuckles as youálearn precious tricks of the trade from these two seasoned mommies.áWe all desire to raise well-adjusted, happy, godly children. But how do we achieve that when ouráthree-year-oldádrives the Jeep into a tree or our four-year-old cuts off all her hair?áOr when ourácrawlingábaby eatsáa night crawleráwhile exploring the yard? And what about the days whenáweánot only loseáour childrenábutáare certaináwe&rsquo,re losing our minds? Cheer up,áMoms. Help is in your hands.ááGrandparents andáchildcare providersáwill alsoábenefit from theáplethora of ideas toáconqueráchildhood&rsquo,sáchallengesáandáimpart God&rsquo,s trutháto the youngestágeneration.áEach chapter ends witháan applicable Bible verse,áaásuggestion you canáimplementátoday to easeáthe struggles, and a list ofáwhatáthe authors wish they&rsquo,d known from the outsetáináraisingátheir broods.áFilled with nuggets of wisdom, encouraging words, and laugh-out-loud moments,áThrive and Survive, Zero to Fiveáwilláequipáyou toábe theábestámommyáyou can be.áRaisingáfourteenáchildren between them, authors Margaret Nyman and Mary Petersonáhave learnedáwhat works and what doesn&rsquo,t.áBoth women have been speakers at mothers&rsquo,ágroups,áwhere they&rsquo,ve keptácurrent witháwhat young moms are thinking these days.áMaryáwas a nurse,áMargaretáaákindergartenáteacher, and they raised theiráfourteenáwith likeminded goals.áBecause the two families lived near each otheráand spent lots of time together, theirákids grew up almost like siblings. In recent years,áMargaret has published two booksáof encouragement for widows, along with numerous magazine articles.áShe blogs at www.gettingthroughthis.com.ááá