Table of Contents
1 God is in the Room 1
2 The Right Person for the Job 4
3 A Lasting Mark 8
4 Bringing Joy to Our Heavenly Father 12
5 Bring the Boy to Me 15
6 Hiding 20
7 A Season of Sacrifice 24
8 What Matters Most 28
9 The Song of the Childless Woman 31
10 Fear Factor 35
11 Rude is Rude 40
12 "It Was Like He Never Existed" 44
13 A Parent to Be Proud Of 48
14 Cut Down 52
15 They Just Don't Understand 56
16 I've Had My Turn 60
17 Crushed Crayons 64
18 Hating Sin 69
19 Eleven-Minute Showers 73
20 Humble Pie 77
21 The Happiest Day and the Bigger Blow 81
22 Farsighted 85
23 The Vice of the Virtuous 90
24 Cursed Silence 94
25 Stop Judging and Start Loving 98
26 Quiet 102
27 A House of Love 106
28 The Eight-Pound Seminary Professor 109
29 Be Tender, But Be True 113
30 Nothing in Common 117
31 "Thanks for Stopping By" 121
32 Cross Appointments 124
33 You Complete Me 129
34 Real Life 133
35 Finger-Pointing 136
36 Leading to Righteousness 140
37 Remember You'll Be Remembered 144
38 Taken for Granted 148
39 Treat 'Em Like Grandkids 152
40 For the Kids 156
41 The Great Pursuit 162
42 Pointing Toward the Stable 166
43 Immortals in Our House 170
44 Overwhelmed 173
45 Shameful Happiness 176
46 Cooperative Parenting 179
47 What You Were Born to Do 183
48 Divine Disillusionment 187
49 The Great Transfer 192
50 The Truth of Tolerance 196
51 A Little Slice of Heaven 199
52 A Picture Prophecy 203
Notes 209
About Gary Thomas 214
