Celebrate Home was written by Angie Peters and published by Concordia Publishing House. Unfortunately, this book is no longer for sale on CPH but it is available on Amazon. It states that it is encouragement and tips for stay at home parents. It leans more toward practical tips rather than spiritual encouragement. While it is written for stay at home parents, it mostly references and tells the stories of stay at home moms. While the book seems more written for stay at home moms, all stay at home and working parents can find beneficial tips for their family.
The book covers the idea of coming home, staying home, and self care for the stay at home parent. It helps parents think through the financial, emotional, marital, and physical impact of having a parent at home. It talks about what people tend to think a stay at home parent is supposed to do vs the help the stay at home parent still needs in the home. There is advice about when children start school and stories from different moms who decided to stay home with their children.
The book contains multiple lists of things to consider like toys, what to pack in a sport’s bag, and ways to stretch the budget. The back contains a list of secular and Christian websites to help parents in a variety of ways like coloring pages, mom’s groups, a dad’s group, and faith resources. I appreciate the book was updated to add some extra tips. Overall, I think this is a great read for parents of young kids looking for practical advice. While there are Bible verses and some spiritual encouragement in the book, this would not be a book I would seek spiritual encouragement from. It’s unfortunate this book is no longer sold by CPH, but it can be found in the church library or on Amazon.