Date Night in a Minivan: Revving Up Your Marriage after Kids Arrive

by Lorilee Craker

There's no question that having children changes a marriage. Keeping the home fires burning while constantly putting out fires is no easy task. Crammed with humor, stories, and road-tested tips, Date Night in a Minivan zeroes in on the hot-button issues that crop up in a marriage when kids enter the • Mom paying more attention to the kids than to Dad • differing discipline styles • the chore scorecard • the time-off tug-of-war • dealing with in-laws and out-laws • money matters • and more! With this witty and wisdom-filled book, moms will find new confidence and real-world traction for those days when marriage seems to be overtaken by parenthood.

Genres: Parenting, Christian

208 pages, Paperback

First published February 1, 2008

About the author

Lorilee Craker is a writer in Michigan, United States. She grew up in Winnipeg, Manitoba, Canada. She has three children. She advocates participation in community-supported agriculture and shopping at farmers' markets. She is an entertainment writer for MLive. Craker co-authored Lynne Spears' memoir Through the Storm. Craker and Spears appeared together at the 20th annual MOPS International convention in Grapevine, Texas in 2008. Craker co-authored My Journey to Heaven: What I Saw and How It Changed My Life with Marv Besteman, who died before the book was published. In a 2011 Time article, Zac Bissonnette writes that Craker "might be the most versatile journalist in America".

Reviews

[Matthew Skelly]

Extremely good, practical observations from a Mom's point of view. There are some particularly good insights to things Women don't always realize about Men and how different points of view can weaken a marriage - without anyone even realizing it's happening. The book gets a little dry in places, but I still liked what I was reading (now I'm hoping my wife will read it too!).

[Julie]

This books is the same old marriage books as all the others. I have heard this stuff before and most of the issues, don't really apply to us.