{"product_id":"for-better-or-for-kids-a-vow-to-love-your-spouse-with-kids-in-the-house-9780310342663","title":"For Better or for Kids: A Vow to Love Your Spouse with Kids in the House","description":"\u003cp\u003eThe transition from \"married\" to \"married with children\" can be tough. Before they know it, a once youthful and energetic married couple finds themselves in a minivan loaded with noisy kids and littered with Cheerios, crusty Sippy cups, banana peels, and missing library books. As much as you love your children and work hard to nurture and train them for the future, the challenges that come with parenthood can make the \"for better or for worse\" promise a hard one to honor.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cem\u003eFor Better or For Kids\u003c\/em\u003e will enable couples to: \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cul\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eBuild a God-centered marriage instead of a Child-centered or Me-centered marriage\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eAvoid the dangers of spouse-neglect and self-neglect\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eEffectively communicate in the chaos\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eExplore ways to parent together as one team\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eFind balance in the busyness\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cem\u003eFor Better or For Kids\u003c\/em\u003e is about remembering that even when you feel worn out, over-extended, and neglected, you promised to be a team. Marriage with kids may not always be what we expected, but it is good. We need to make a vow to love our spouse with kids in the house.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAbout the Author\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003eSchwenk, Patrick And Ruth:\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e - \u003cp\u003ePatrick and Ruth Schwenk have dedicated their lives to local church ministry, as well as online ministry, founding the popular blogs, FortheFamily.org and TheBetterMom.com, and also the brand-new podcast \u003cem\u003eRootlike Faith\u003c\/em\u003e. Patrick Schwenk is a pastor of nearly twenty years and the coauthor of \u003cem\u003eFor Better or For Kids: A Vow to Love Your Spouse with Kids in the House\u003c\/em\u003e. Ruth Schwenk is a well-known blogger and author of \u003cem\u003eThe Better Mom\u003c\/em\u003e, \u003cem\u003eThe Better Mom Devotional\u003c\/em\u003e, and coauthor (with Karen Ehman) of \u003cem\u003ePressing Pause\u003c\/em\u003e and \u003cem\u003eSettle My Soul\u003c\/em\u003e. Patrick and Ruth have been married for over twenty years and live in Ann Arbor, Michigan, with their four children, two hamsters, and a loyal Labrador retriever. \u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Zondervan","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":50900631552274,"sku":"9780310342663","price":12.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0831\/4771\/8930\/files\/img_098a98a6-ceba-4b7b-abbb-6fbfc1506a9f.jpg?v=1738389975","url":"https:\/\/surprise-castle.myshopify.com\/products\/for-better-or-for-kids-a-vow-to-love-your-spouse-with-kids-in-the-house-9780310342663","provider":"Surprise Castle","version":"1.0","type":"link"}