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Building a Home Full of Grace

Building a Home Full of Grace
$12.99
Authors: John W. Yates, Susan Alexander Yates
Publisher: Baker Pub Group
Publication Year: 2003
ASIN: 0801064155
ISBN: 0801064155

Longing for a loving Christian family? Make it a reality with these proven, practical tips for building a home that overflows with Christ's love.

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What is at the heart of a home that reflects God’s design? It’s the astounding quality of grace – a way of living that enables family members to go beyond their natural abilities and love one another as God does.

Building a Home Full of Grace gives rich, practical guidance on how to create such a home and family, from establishing a vibrant marriage to raising joyful and godly children.

Discover how to: keep your marriage a top priority, handle pregnancy and childbirth, use prayer to revitalize your marriage and family, become the mother or father God blesses, cultivate an atmosphere of forgiveness, equip children with decision-making abilities that last. With input from various family members, the Yates’ show you that no matter what kind of home you grew up in or what messages you hear from the culture-you can raise a family based on the eternal principles of Jesus.

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"Susan Yates charmed many Christian readers with And Then I Had Teenagers, an honest and funny guide to surviving-even enjoying-your children's adolescence. Now she teams up with her husband John, a pastor, and their five grown children to write Building a Home Full of Grace, a basic primer on a solid family life. The numerous changes in voices and perspectives can occasionally be confusing, but in general, the book's collaborative approach works very well-and also serves to underscore the fact that happy, healthy families do not agree on every issue."
– Publishers Weekly
"This is a book that invites the heart to hope and turns the life of a family in the direction of love. It is a glorious gift to all who want their homes to reflect Jesus Christ."
– Dan Allender, president Mars Hill Graduate School, author of The Wounded Heart
"Wise, practical, honest, and above all biblical and genuine. The Yates don't just talk it, they live it and we are all the richer for the insights they share"
– Os Guinness, author of Long Journey Home
"I welcome and commend this book, which I encouraged the Yates family to write as a joint family effort. It contains so much practical wisdom, and is derived from such wide experience, that I do not think any parents could read it without learning valuable lessons from it."
– Reviews John Stott (from the forward to the book)
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January 20, 2018 ·

Hello, I’m Susan.

Susan Alexander Yates

I’m a wife (of more than 50 years), mom to five children (including a set of twins), and grandmother to 21 (including a set of quadruplets!). My favorite time of the year is when all my kids and grandkids are together for a week of “cousins and family camp” in the foothills of the Shenandoah Mountains of Virginia.

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More of our Family Camp fun from Labor Day weekend More of our Family Camp fun from Labor Day weekend. Such a joy! ⁣
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Be sure to check out the blog for more details and pics. (Link in bio or go to susanalexanderyates.com/blog)⁣
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* Poppy (John) is always happy to get help with the horses and the kids love them.⁣
* There's always a competition of some kind going on! Volleyball, a hula hoop contest, a ping-pong tournament. ⁣
* The "ice cream gutter" is a cherished annual tradition!⁣
* Lots of hanging out, and even some quiet moments, but not a lot of sleep. ⁣
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If you want to host a camp or family event of your own, check out my book Cousin Camp for all kinds of ideas. (Link in bio.)⁣
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#christianmom #christianfamily #grandparent #cousincamp #familycamp
One Word: Mystery One Verse: “To them God ch One Word: 
Mystery 
 
One Verse:
“To them God chose to make known how great among the Gentiles are the riches of the glory of this mystery, which is Christ in you, the hope of glory.” Colossians 1:27
 
One Thought:
You are a God of mystery. It’s a glorious mystery. I can’t explain you even though sometimes I want to. Your mystery is part of what makes you so much greater than man. Thank you that you, with all of your glorious mystery, have chosen to dwell in me.
John and I are in Colorado for a week’s vacation John and I are in Colorado for a week’s vacation, still celebrating 54 years of marriage! We had a fun dinner, sharing about folks who have been role models-mentors for us in ministry and family life over these years. It sparked a fun discussion and thankful memories!
We're so grateful we got to host another Family Ca We're so grateful we got to host another Family Camp over Labor Day weekend!⁣
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Here's a peek behind the scenes. I'm sharing all the details (and more pics!) over on the blog, check it out. (Link in bio or go to susanalexanderyates.com/blog)⁣
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1 - We had 33 of us this year!⁣
2 - So much prep and shopping. But I never clean before they come because I learned that's futile. 😜⁣
3 - Lots of cousin bonding.⁣
4 - My daughter-in-law @christenbyates, who's a professional artist, set up an art station this year and the kids loved it.⁣
5 - Cousins with their camp journals. (I keep the journals at my house and they get to write in them every year.)⁣
6 - John led a short teaching time every day, this year on Psalm 139.⁣
7 - Meals are crazy when you're cooking for 33 people!⁣
8 - There are shoes everywhere. 😂 ⁣
9 - The kids actually did dinner cleanup this year, without any prompting! ⁣
10 - A few of our guys.💙⁣
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#christianfamily #cousincamp #familycamp #christianmom #grandparent
One Word: Shows One Verse: “But God shows hi One Word:  Shows
 
One Verse:

“But God shows his love for us in that while we were sinners, Christ died for us." Romans 5:8
 
One Thought:

If you, God Almighty, would send your son to die for me in my own wickedness, then how much more will you show me how to make the decision I need to make.
Cousin love at Family Camp! These are 2 of our you Cousin love at Family Camp! These are 2 of our youngest grands. (We have 21!)

Catch the blog later this week for details and more pics.
This photo of me and John is from our trip to Isra This photo of me and John is from our trip to Israel last fall. When we first got married, I didn't know what being a pastor's wife would entail. Now after more than 50 years of marriage I understand a little better (although I can always learn more!).⁣
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I'm sharing an interview over on my blog with @thegospelcoalition's Front Row Seat series on Supporting Our Husbands.⁣
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We discussed how pastors’ wives can support and encourage their husbands in ministry, marriage, and life. But so much of this applies to any marriage, whether your husband is a pastor or not.⁣
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Check it out -- link in bio, or go to susanalexanderyates.com/blog⁣
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You might want to share it with your pastor's wife -- it will encourage her!⁣
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@kristen_wetherell  @kario312⁣
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#christianwife  #pastorswife  #christianmarriage
One Word: Founder One Verse: “...let us run One Word:  Founder
 
One Verse:

“...let us run with endurance the race that is set before us, looking to Jesus, the founder and perfecter of our faith." Hebrews 12: 1-2
 
One Thought:

You are the author of my faith. You began it, Father. It is yours. I ask you to be perfecting it. Thank you that even this isn't up to me. My part is to fix my eyes on you and let you do your work within me.
This is how we feel right now -- we finished our A This is how we feel right now -- we finished our Annual Family Camp yesterday!

4 days with 33 kids and grands; 19 teens sleeping on floors and outside, 44 bags of trash, 15 gallons of ice cream, 67 dirty towels, 135 ping pong games, 90 individual miles hiking on the AT, gleaning from Psalm 139, 532 tickles and hugs, and 2 exhausted grandparents--who are deliriously grateful!

More pics coming soon.

* numbers are estimates 😆

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