A celebration of marriage for newlyweds that offers a year's worth of seasoned advice. A perfect wedding gift for lovebirds tying the knot, The Newlywed Year offers 52 chapters of advice for building a love that lasts. Drawing on wisdom from successful marriages, the book delivers both humorous and touching tips for the newly married with chapters like "The Dog Question," "The Eight Second Kiss," and "Romantic Gestures." Packaged in soft pastels and with a stunning floral cover, this book is as elegant as it is useful, making a wonderful addition to any couple's growing bookshelf. The Newlywed Year offers simple and useful advice for that first year of marriage while reminding you that marriage only grows sweeter with time. * PERFECT WEDDING GIFT: Packaged beautifully and full of functional tips, this book makes a touching and useful gift for a newly wedded couple that they will be able to use again and again throughout their marriage. * GREAT AMOUNT OF CONTENT: With 52 tips and pieces of advice, this book offers lots of helpful information that wedded partners can come back to long after they are no longer newlyweds. It touches on all aspects of a strong relationship, including ways to communicate better, tips for planning for the future, and fun activities to bring you closer, and will be useful for years to come. * SEASONED ADVICE: The author is lucky enough to have enjoyed a long and happy marriage that continues to grow in love, and pulls examples from across their lengthy and successful marriage, as well as tips learned along the way from other successful marriages, to give solid advice that stands the test of time. Perfect for: * Newlyweds and recently engaged couples * Wedding planners * Bridal shower attendees * Cohabitating couples

HOORAY FOR GRANDPARENTS celebrates the special role grandparents play in children's lives and collects 50 ways to build a strong relationship between grandparent and grandchild. It's packed with fun activities to do together, ways to create your own special traditions, advice on how to support your grandchild in difficult times, and ideas for building a legacy that lives beyond your years. Packaged in a fun and engaging format, with simple, fun, and heartwarming ways to deepen connections across generations, this is full of useful and meaningful ways for grandparents to bond with grandchildren.

What is God Asking You "To-Do" Today? When you talk to God about His plans for you, do you tend to focus on the far-off future? Big-picture thinking is great, but don't miss out on what the Lord has in store for you today. These 52 easy tasks will help you embrace opportunities to grow closer to God, reach out to others, and take better care of yourself. This is a to-do list for your soul. Read a Psalm, talk to a neighbor, or right a wrong. These are just a few examples of the simple activities that will enrich your everyday life. God is calling you to make the most of each day and live life to the fullest!

Many wives long to have their husbands choose them all over again. To be their knight in shining armor. Their leader. Their listener. Their lover.

In 52 Things Wives Need from Their Husbands, Jay Payleitner, veteran radio producer and author of 52 Things Kids Need from a Dad, offers a bounty of welcome advice, such as

• "Stir her pots"
• "Buy sparkly gifts"
• "Be the handyman"
• "Stay married"
• "Kiss her in the kitchen"
• "Leave your mommy"
• "Put her second"

A great gift or men's group resource, 52 Things Wives Need from Their Husbands provides a full year's worth of advice. And no chapter will make husbands feel guilty or criticize them for acting like men

For the husband who wants to live God's plan for his marriage, this book will put him on the right track.

Build a Connection with Your DaughterThat Will Last a Lifetime You want to be closer to your daughter. You want her life to be filled with joy, beauty, and wonder. But you also want to protect her from a world that can be hurtful...and even dangerous. This one-of-a-kind book features over fifty fun and practical ways to build a great relationship with your girl. Bestselling author Jay Payleitner offers proven strategies to help your daughter succeed in all areas of her life, such as her relationship with her mom, friends, and other adults personal faith, spiritual gifts, and finding her place in this world romantic relationships and future husband From charm bracelets to daddy-daughter dances to walking her down the aisle, these big ideas will help you create a father-daughter connection that lasts a lifetime.

Most dads love their daughters, but they're uncertain how they can show that love in a way their daughters understand...or figure out what their girls really need from them.

Jay Payleitner has given thousands of dads great, man-friendly advice in his bestselling 52 Things Kids Need from a Dad. Now Jay guides his readers into what is unexplored territory for many of them--girl land--giving them ways to...

• do things with their daughters, not just for them
• lecture less and listen more
• be on the lookout for "hero moments" and take advantage of them
• realize that their daughters are females...and tailor their actions and responses accordingly
• give their daughters a positive view of the male sex

Dads will feel respected and encouraged--not made to feel guilty--and they'll gain confidence to initiate activities that build lifelong positives into their girls. Great gift or men's group resource.

Go bungee jumping. Tango. See the Eiffel Tower. Swim with sharks. Bucket lists can get pretty crazy! But what if God wanted you to think even further outside the box? To pattern your life after the one who said some pretty crazy things himself: "Love your enemies." "Store up treasures in heaven." "Seek first his kingdom and righteousness." If you checked every item off your bucket list, would your life be complete? In these pages you'll find 52 items to help you revamp your must-do list... Run with scissors. Bounce off brick walls. Celebrate quirks. Banish grudges. Dodge counterfeit happiness. Peek into dark corners. Get fired. Enlist invisible reinforcements. Get nose-to-nose with an alligator. As you check off God's bucket list, you may find yourself doing things you never thought possible. Jay Payleitner helps you get your priorities straight with the most important relationship in your life-you and God.

Not Your Dad's Devotional Save the sermons for Sunday and join bestselling author and proud papa Jay Payleitner on a quest to become a better dad, one day (and devotion) at a time. This trip will not include guilt, just a lot of good advice on how to teach, inspire, and encourage your children from someone who's been there. Inside you'll learn... Who you can point your kids to when the GPS direction of their lives needs recalculating What a firm handshake and a head nod can teach your children about respecting others When to cash in your genius points and when to store them up for future use Where men gather to worship God is where your son should be Why simply being there is the best thing you can do for your children How turning in your superhero cape and becoming vulnerable will benefit your kids as they become teenagers ...and so much more! Far from preachy, this devotional will make you think clearer, smile bigger, and laugh harder about fatherhood than ever before. Better yet, it will draw you and your kids closer to God

Three veteran dads offer their best practical advice so you can build awesome relationships with your kids. In partnership with the National Center for Fathering, they draw on their day-in, day-out experience to help you... creatively express care and affection in ways only a father can convey a positive perspective on life and the future teach, counsel, and guide in ways your children can receive and remember remind your kids-and yourself-that God is always there, listening and participating be a dad through all the stages of your kids' lives These time-tested ideas will reignite your passion for being a dad. You'll find the inspiration and know-how you need to engage with daughters and sons in the best ways possible and make your home their favorite place to be.

Perfect? No. But you're still the right dad for your boy.

Bestselling author Jay Payleitner, dad of four grown sons (and one amazing daughter), gives you a bucketful of man-friendly ideas on how build a father-and-son relationship. Good news is, you don't have to say a lot. By your life and example, you can

• show your boy why it's good to be a guy
• demonstrate how to treat women well
• teach him to work hard and have fun, often at the same time
• show him how to live with honesty and self-respect
• give him the inner confidence to live a purposeful life

These 52 quick-to-read chapters offer great ways to relate or spend time as dad and son. And each idea provides a new building block for a father-son relationship that will help your boy along the path to becoming a man.

"I don't always understand what he needs or wants from me." Most wives want a heart-to-heart connection with their husbands. But men often communicate their needs in ways that seem strange to women. How to bridge the gap?

Straight from a veteran dad and husband come these insightful, unexpected, and occasionally offbeat ideas. Bestselling author Jay Payleitner digs deep to give practical insight into how a woman can

• see the ways her husband does want to connect...which may be different than what she expects
• encourage him--not overwhelm him--with her words
• understand why sex is such a big deal
• make space for him to step up and participate in family life
• be alert to his "hero moments" and respect and appreciate him

A husband does want to be close to his wife. Here are great steps to strengthening a marriage by making room for that closeness to happen.