Browsing Titles 51 to 75 of 155 in Subject Category Marriage and Family

The Island Girl (Audio DAISY Book)

By: Molly Thompson
Type: Fiction
Subject category: Marriage and Family
Read by: Joyce Mount
Approximate time: 2 hours 18 minutes
Catalog number: 1396 (part of the Torch collection)
Reading age 8-11 years. Through an exciting year of change from a Scottish island to a busy English town, Fiona discovers the importance of putting first things first.

Izzy's Chance (Audio DAISY Book)

By: Doreen Bairstow
Type: Fiction
Subject categories: Christian Living, Marriage and Family
Read by: Roselyn Barnes
Approximate time: 4 hours 15 minutes
Catalog number: 1411 (part of the Torch collection)
Reading age 11-15 years. Izzy loves horses, but has never ridden one. When she gets the chance to work at the stables she jumps at the opportunity.

Keep Out! (Audio DAISY Book)

By: Eleanor Watkins
Type: Fiction
Subject categories: Christian Living, Marriage and Family
Read by: Mabel Coultrip
Approximate time: 2 hours 25 minutes
Catalog number: 1412 (part of the Torch collection)
Reading age 8-11 years. What was really behind the 'Keep Out!' notice on the waste ground? Nobody seemed to know for sure, but Anna was about to find out.

Killer Dog (Audio DAISY Book)

By: Peggy Burns
Type: Fiction
Subject categories: Christian Living, Discipleship, Marriage and Family
Read by: Kathlene Ellwood
Approximate time: 2 hours 48 minutes
Catalog number: 1527 (part of the Torch collection)
Reading age 8-11 years. Joe has two passions in life; swimming, and his dog Sheba - a beautiful Irish setter. Sheba is accused of killing sheep. She will probably have to be put down. Can Joe save his pet's life?

The King Next Door, Stories of Jesus (Audio DAISY Book)

By: Alan MacDonald
Type: Non-fiction
Subject categories: Bible Characters, Christian Growth, Jesus Christ, Marriage and Family
Read by: Barbara Adderkin
Approximate time: 1 hour 27 minutes
Catalog number: 1310 (part of the Torch collection)
Reading age 5-7 years. Ten stories about Jesus for younger children, retold from the point of view of people who met him.

Lay Up Your Treasures in Heaven, How a Family Faced the Tragic Deaths of Three of Their Children (Audio DAISY Book)

By: Eleanor Tyler Mead
Type: Non-fiction
Subject categories: Christian Growth, Comfort, Marriage and Family
Read by: Martha Arney
Approximate time: 3 hours 10 minutes
Catalog number: 393
After experiencing the tragic loss of her three children, this author felt it essential that her story be told. She faced such questions as: who is responsible for death in the tragic loss of a loved one, God, Satan or is it just a quirk of fate? This family dealt with this question as well as many others. Through the darkest days of dealing with this tragedy, this husband and wife also experienced the abiding peace of God. The author hopes that those who read this book will also find the comfort and peace of God through the dark and tragic times of life.

Leaving the Light on: Building the Memories That Will Draw Your Kids Home (Audio DAISY Book)

By: Gary Smalley and John Trent, PhD
Type: Non-fiction
Subject categories: Christian Living, Marriage and Family
Read by: Doris Halsey
Approximate time: 6 hours 30 minutes
Catalog number: 1076
Sharing principles that work, these wise counselors offer parents the chance to build solid, memory-filled family relationships today that will encourage their children tomorrow to return to where love is freely given, home.

Life in a Sex-Mad Society (Audio DAISY Book)

By: Joyce Huggett
Type: Non-fiction
Subject categories: Christian Living, Ethics and Morality, Marriage and Family, Romance
Read by: Catherine Evans
Approximate time: 2 hours 37 minutes
Catalog number: 841 (part of the Torch collection)
This frank discussions deals with such relationship issues as the petting problem, cooling the sex urge, is sexual sin unforgivable? The pain of splitting up is also addressed. This book offers direct and wise advice on handling sex and friendship. Due to the subject matter, the material contains sexually explicit language.

Life, Actually (Audio DAISY Book)

By: Jenny Baker
Type: Non-fiction
Subject categories: Christian Living, Discipleship, Marriage and Family
Read by: Helena Rogers
Approximate time: 1 hour 50 minutes
Catalog number: 1484 (part of the Torch collection)
Reading age 11-15 years. You'll find lots of advice about career decisions you are facing or have already started to make. What about your parents? Or staying in touch with old friends? Sex, drugs and Rock 'N' Roll? There's stuff on that too.

Love Is an Open Door (Audio DAISY Book)

By: Bill Bair and Glen D Kittler
Type: Non-fiction
Subject categories: Biography and Autobiography, Christian Disciplines, Christian Growth, Christian Living, Comfort, Marriage and Family
Read by: Martha Arney
Approximate time: 6 hours 3 minutes
Catalog number: 680
Early in the story, Bill and Marylyn discover that the qualities they most yearn for in dealing with their own children - love, joy, patience, harmony - are needed in super abundance in the tough situations into which God thrusts them. They need, in fact, a power greater than themselves, and they find it in the Holy Spirit. Not only do they begin to see the fruit of the spirit working in their home, but as they dare to let Him work through them, they discover POWER such as they have never dreamed of.

Love Life for Every Married Couple, How to Fall in Love, Stay in Love, Rekindle Your Love (Audio DAISY Book)

By: Ed Wheat, M.D.
Type: Non-fiction
Subject category: Marriage and Family
Read by: Martha Arney
Approximate time: 10 hours 50 minutes
Catalog number: 445
How can we have a lasting, love-filled marriage is a question on the lips, or at least in the minds, of many married couples. The author addresses this question with both frankness and hope. Various aspects of this subject are discussed in the hope that strong, loving marriages will be the result. Some topics are of a sensitive nature and may be of concern or offensive to some readers.

Loving Against the Odds (Audio DAISY Book)

By: Rob Parsons
Type: Non-fiction
Subject categories: Christian Living, Commitment, Marriage and Family
Read by: Vincent Taylor
Approximate time: 8 hours 14 minutes
Catalog number: 1454 (part of the Torch collection)
A book for all couples - those with strong marriages who want to protect their relationship; those going through difficult times, and those considering marriage.

Major League Dad (Audio DAISY Book)

By: Tim and Christine Burke and Gregg Lewis
Type: Non-fiction
Subject categories: Biography and Autobiography, Marriage and Family
Read by: Sharick Wade
Approximate time: 5 hours 55 minutes
Catalog number: 482
Tim Burke was a major league baseball pitcher who was at the top of his game. Realizing the tremendous strain his sports career was having on his family, Tim and his wife made a momentous decision. This couple gave up the position and prestige of major league sports in order to give quality time to their adopted, special needs kids. This book tells the story of Tim's involvement with baseball. Tim and Christine also share their stories of their family life together.

Making Love Last Forever (Audio DAISY Book)

By: Gary Smalley
Type: Non-fiction
Subject categories: Christian Growth, Christian Living, Commitment, Marriage and Family
Read by: Martha Arney
Approximate time: 12 hours 28 minutes
Catalog number: 1539
Marriage expert Gary Smalley explains how couples can maintain a deep, fulfilling love through all the stages of life and offers techniques that can help couples learn more about each other, understand each other's needs, and learn to love life together.

Mama, Get the Hammer, There's a Fly on Papa's Head! (Audio DAISY Book)

By: Barbara Johnson
Type: Non-fiction
Subject categories: Biography and Autobiography, Christian Living, Happiness, Humour, Marriage and Family
Read by: Joy Westmore
Approximate time: 5 hours 36 minutes
Catalog number: 1462 (part of the ABC collection)
Laughter laced, reality based, and just a little bit off the wall, this book is vintage Barbara Johnson. It's a gift of hilarity and hope from America's queen of encouragement. Barbara Johnson has staked her life and her ministry on the healing power of a positive outlook. But here she zeroes directly in on the therapeutic benefit of a smile, a giggle, and a good, old-fashioned belly laugh. She insists that laughing in the face of adversity is not a form of denial, but a proven tool for managing stress, coping with pain, and maintaining hope. And to prove her point, she presents this funny bone-tickling, heart-touching laugh manual packed with hard-earned wisdom . . . and custom designed to nudge you (giggling) down the road to positive living.

Martin Luther Had a Wife (Audio DAISY Book)

By: William J. Peterson
Type: Non-fiction
Subject categories: Biography and Autobiography, Humour, Marriage and Family
Read by: Mabel Coultrip
Approximate time: 6 hours 32 minutes
Catalog number: 1126 (part of the Torch collection)
This book recounts stories of the marriages of Christian leaders. Sometimes humorous, sometimes poignant, but always fascinating.

Meeting God at Every Turn, a Personal Family Story (Audio DAISY Book)

By: Catherine Marshall
Type: Non-fiction
Subject categories: Biography and Autobiography, Christian Living, Marriage and Family
Read by: Martha Arney
Approximate time: 7 hours 20 minutes
Catalog number: 426
Catherine writes about 12 times in her life that were either turning points or crises. These stories are told within the context of her family life.

Men: Some Assembly Required: a Woman's Guide to Understanding a Man (Audio DAISY Book)

By: Chuck Snyder
Type: Non-fiction
Subject categories: Humour, Marriage and Family
Read by: Martha Arney
Approximate time: 7 hours 47 minutes
Catalog number: 540
An honest, humorous look at the thought process of men that reveals why guys are the way they are and what women can do to make the most of their mate's “quirks.”

Mom, You're Incredible (Audio DAISY Book)

By: Linda Weber
Type: Non-fiction
Subject category: Marriage and Family
Read by: Martha Arney
Approximate time: 4 hours 27 minutes
Catalog number: 535
Linda Weber recalls her childhood when her mother, whom she admires greatly, worked outside the home. As her boys got older, Weber worked outside the home as well. However, she is resistant to the idea that women need to have a job outside the home in order to seem important in society. Commonly, if a woman is the primary caregiver of her children, she is considered just a housewife.

The Moon Is Not Enough (Audio DAISY Book)

By: Mary Irwin and Madalene Harris
Type: Non-fiction
Subject categories: Biography and Autobiography, Marriage and Family
Read by: Martha Arney
Approximate time: 7 hours 45 minutes
Catalog number: 469
Mary tells of her tumultuous life with her family. Her husband, Jim Irwin, was a famous astronaut in the Apollo Nasa space program. Mary has struggles with her husband, children and herself, but God performed a marvelous work of grace in their lives.

A Mother's Manual for School Day Survival (Audio DAISY Book)

By: Kathy Peel and Joy Mahaffey
Type: Non-fiction
Subject category: Marriage and Family
Read by: Volunteer Narrator
Approximate time: 3 hours 49 minutes
Catalog number: 399
Have you ever wished you had a guide to help you raise your children? This little book gives mothers helpful suggestions of games and other activities, organizational ideas and simple ways to cope with complex kid problems such as arguments, space invasion, etc.

Mother's Song (Audio DAISY Book)

By: John Sherrill
Type: Non-fiction
Subject categories: Christian Living, Marriage and Family
Read by: Martha Arney
Approximate time: 2 hours 49 minutes
Catalog number: 485
The author recounts his experience with the aging, failing health and ultimate death of his mother. He learned that fear of death was conquered by a confident awareness of life after death. He learned that the best way to face death is to simply live.

My Life, a Guided Tour: the Autobiography of Kenneth N. Taylor (Audio DAISY Book)

By: Kenneth N. Taylor and Virginia J. Muir
Type: Non-fiction
Subject categories: Biography and Autobiography, Christian Living, Marriage and Family
Read by: Anne Hendrick
Approximate time: 11 hours 14 minutes
Catalog number: 1499
This is the fascinating account of a life devoted to Christ and His Word. When Ken Taylor's children were young, they had difficulty understanding the King James Version during family devotions and asked their father, a Bible translator, to paraphrase. This eventually gave rise to the development of the Living Bible, which Christians around the world have embraced as a readable, dynamic rendering of God's Word. Throughout this memoir, Taylor shares the joys and challenges of Bible translation while explaining what God has done in his family over the years. The result is a glowing portrait of a man who has devoted his life to God's service both as a Bible translator and as a father and husband.

My Rough Diamond (Audio DAISY Book)

By: Doris Lemon
Type: Non-fiction
Subject categories: Biography and Autobiography, Christian Growth, Christian Living, Commitment, Marriage and Family
Read by: Tessa Chopping
Approximate time: 4 hours 1 minute
Catalog number: 1535 (part of the Torch collection)
The wife of Fred Lemon, a violent criminal converted in prison, relates how she learned to help her rough diamond...

Not All Roads Lead Home, from Tumultuous Search to Joyous Discovery (Audio DAISY Book)

By: Jane Bullard
Type: Non-fiction
Subject categories: Biography and Autobiography, Christian Growth, Marriage and Family
Read by: Tessa Chopping
Approximate time: 7 hours 17 minutes
Catalog number: 1277 (part of the Torch collection)
Through the break-up and restoration of her own marriage, Jane's story offers encouragement and practical advice to all going through marital problems .

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