This little book is filled with the gems showing Kimmel at his best. These punchy, often humorous stories are drawn from Kimmel's experience as well as others who have encountered life with all its bumps and roadblocks, yet who still found a way to soar above it all. As the title suggests, life seldom turns out to be what we hoped for. Everyone encounters realities that would pull us down. Kimmel shows readers how Plan B can be a powerful new launch pad to achieve lifelong dreams -- whether in work, play, marriage, family, finances, education, as well as overcoming moral and ethical challenges. It's a book that will encourage readers on their journey by showing them how ordinary living can be transformed into an extraordinary life.

In Praise of Plan B: Moving From 'What Is' to 'What Can Be'

Religion & Spirituality

Kimmel, Tim

Christian Books & Bibles

Zondervan

From the author of Little House on the Freeway comes Basic Training For A Few Good Men, a well organized plan that will help you to lead, love, and serve courageously. God's men have been at war for thousands of years. Kimmel provides timely humor and meaningful encouragement to those who find themselves battle fatigued.

Basic Training: For a Few Good Men

Thomas Nelson. Inc.

From the author of "Little House on the Freeway" comes "Basic Training For A Few Good Men," a well organized plan that will help you to lead, love, and serve courageously. God's men have been at war for thousands of years. Kimmel provides timely humor and meaningful encouragement to those who find themselves battle fatigued.

BASIC TRAINING FOR A FEW GOOD MEN

Thomas Nelson

Nice is not enough. We are raising a generation of "nice" kids. Nice kids are well behaved and look good on the outside, but they often lack courageous character inside. Offering practical wisdom gleaned from his experience as a parent and family coach, Tim Smith helps you move your kids from simply polite to truly compassionate. He targets nine key qualities children need but often lack and shows you how to build them into your children by modeling core values and biblical practices. Your kids can be--and indeed, are meant to be--kingdom builders who help bring God's light and life to others through their decisions and influence. "Being nice won't help them stand apart," Tim says. "We need to strategically train our children to engage and challenge the popular views of our culture." Here is a clear, down-to-earth resource that will help you do just that. But be prepared for change--in you, in your kids and in the world.

The Danger of Raising Nice Kids: Preparing Our Children to Change Their World

Parenting & Relationships

Smith, Timothy

Parenting

You want only the best for your kids. And you want them to be successful. Sure, there's nothing wrong with that. But what if there was something more? Could your definition of success be leaving out the most important part?
What about greatness? Where does it fit in? "If you aim your children at anything less than greatness, you'll set them up to miss the whole point of their lives," says author Tim Kimmel. In Raising Kids for True Greatness, Kimmel turns the definition of success on its head and guides you in preparing your child for a life that will easily eclipse the goals of those who are merely successful.
Learn how to prepare your kids for rich lives of true greatness by helping them find answers to life's three most crucial, life-changing questions regarding their mission, mate, and master:
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<li>What are they going to do with their potential?</li>
<li>Who will they spend their lives with?</li>
<li>Who will they live it for?</li>
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Raising Kids for True Greatness: Redefine Success for You and Your Child

Parents in our post-modern world tend to be committed to but anxious about their child-rearing responsibilities. They have tried countless parenting books on the market telling moms and dads what to do and how to do it. Many of these are rigid, fear-based books that leave a large number of parents feeling directionless. 
Now, there is a grace-based solution from Dr. Tim Kimmel, founder of Family Matters ministries. Grace-Based Parenting is a refreshing new book divided into two parts: the needs we are trying to meet in our children and the delivery system for how we meet them. 
Kimmel recommends creating a grace-based home environment that allows children to meet their full potential, to parent children in the same way God parents us. He presents a child's true needs--according to Scripture--and provides parents a realistic, do-able way to meet them. The result--spiritually strong children who grow up with a sense of calm and a heart full of purpose and confidence.
Parents will welcome Grace-Based Parenting.

Grace-Based Parenting: Set Your Family Free

W Pub Group

Author of Grace-Based Parenting and the best-selling Little House on the Freeway, Dr. Tim Kimmel helps Christian parents avoid the potential problems their well-meaning parenting styles could create. This book offers a new way to look at the "ideal" Christian home and shows why "cocoon-style" Christian homes don't always work. 
Many parents have "done it all" when it comes to the checklist of good Christian parenting, only to see their son or daughter step away from their belief system and embrace other lifestyle choices. 
Dr. Kimmel helps to increase the chances that your children will develop a vibrant faith early in life and stick with it on into adulthood. It will also provide help and hope for those already dealing with a rebellious teen and teach them how to lead the child back into a walk of faith.

Why Christian Kids Rebel: Trading Heartache for Hope

Parents in our post-modern world tend to be committed to but anxious about their child-rearing responsibilities. They have tried countless parenting books on the market telling moms and dads what to do and how to do it. Many of these are rigid, fear-based books that leave a large number of parents feeling directionless. Now, there is a grace-based solution from Dr. Tim Kimmel, founder of Family Matters ministries. Grace-Based Parenting is a refreshing new book divided into two parts: the needs we are trying to meet in our children and the delivery system for how we meet them. Kimmel recommends creating a grace-based home environment that allows children to meet their full potential, to parent children in the same way God parents us. He presents a child's true needs--according to Scripture--and provides parents a realistic, do-able way to meet them. The result--spiritually strong children who grow up with a sense of calm and a heart full of purpose and confidence. Parents will welcome Grace-Based Parenting.

More than 300,000 copies in print! Enjoy learning how to maintain true priorities and restore calmness to marriage, family life, your relationship with God, and the workplace. Includes individual/group study guide.

Little House on the Freeway

Self-Help

Stress Management

Multnomah Books

Every parent hopes their kids will turn out right. They pray that when their children leave the nest, they will be ready to face the world. And they hope that their kids will be equipped to stand strong in life’s battles.There are no shortcuts to successful parenting–no secret formulas to raising kids of strength and character. However, there are steps you can take to prepare your children for the challenges ahead. But you’ll need an effective game plan. With warmth and conviction, Tim Kimmel outlines a strategy for positive parenting – a plan that gives you reachable goals, while allowing for your personal parenting style. You have only a few short years with your child...make the most of the time you have.Dr. Kimmel has two other parenting books that just came out, Grace Based Parenting and Why Christian Kids Rebel. Both of which are nominated for the Gold Medallion. Raising Kids would be the perfect addition to these books.

Legacy of Love: A Plan for Parenting on Purpose

Multnomah Press

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Books by Kimmel, Tim

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In Praise of Plan B: Moving From 'What Is' to 'What Can Be'

Basic Training: For a Few Good Men

BASIC TRAINING FOR A FEW GOOD MEN

The Danger of Raising Nice Kids: Preparing Our Children to Change Their World

Raising Kids for True Greatness: Redefine Success for You and Your Child

Grace-Based Parenting: Set Your Family Free

Why Christian Kids Rebel: Trading Heartache for Hope

Grace-Based Parenting: Set Your Family Free

Little House on the Freeway

Legacy of Love: A Plan for Parenting on Purpose