Come On Home

<p><b>Family doesn’t have to be perfect to be strong.</b></p><p>We all have our own ideas of what a “strong family” is—but too often, the picture in our minds seems desperately far from our real lives. We long to build a home that our children want to come back to, a healthy environment where they can make mistakes and try again. We long for a place of unconditional love, a foundation to launch them into this crazy world without feeling lost or untethered.</p><p>But how? And what if you feel like it’s too late?</p><p>Beloved author of <i>Memory Making Mom</i> Jessica Smartt is right there with you in the trenches of parenting and family life. She has great news: a strong family culture has nothing to do with flawless behavior, a Pinterest-perfect home, or continual harmony. In <i>Come on Home,</i> Jessica will equip parents to create the family they long for, with the people in their actual homes. It’s never too late to build a strong family.</p><p>Based on statistics, jam-packed with concrete examples, and infused with Jessica’s trademark down-to-earth humor, <i>Come on Home</i> will help you discover:</p><ul><li>thirteen foundational characteristics like prayer, friendship, and loyalty for a close-knit family, or what a family needs to grow strong</li><li>interviews with different kinds of strong families from all backgrounds and circumstances</li><li>new patterns of discipline that hold boundaries without sacrificing connection</li><li>practical, doable ideas to build strong relationships between family members, raising siblings who look out for one another, are good friends, and create lasting bonds</li><li>principles for moving beyond unhealthy familial cycles to give your kids a new legacy</li></ul><p>While building a family will feel hard at times, it will be worth it. It’s never too late to give our children a soft place to land, a foundation of faithfulness and grace.</p>