After the Boxes are Unpacked (Renewing the Heart) | 
| Author: Susan Miller
Publisher: Focus
Category: Book
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Avg. Customer Rating:  12 reviews
Sales Rank: 117631
Media: Paperback
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Pages: 192
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Dimensions (in): 8.3 x 5.5 x 0.6
ISBN: 1561794058
Dewey Decimal Number: 248.843
EAN: 9781561794058
ASIN: 1561794058
Publication Date: April 1, 1998
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Product Description
More than 40 million Americans move each year, and studies show it can be one of the heaviest strains on a marriage. For women especially, relocating can be a traumatic event. With true stories, ingenious insights, and helpful hints, this great book makes transitioning smoother so women can get on with their lives. Those who are moving will find this valuable book as important as packing tape.
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 Worthwhile, easy reading to help deal with stressful moves August 27, 2007
2 out of 2 found this review helpful
I am not a very religious person, but found this book to be a comfort and a help when I was struggling with a move. It is easy to pick up, put down, and read when time allowed. I have since given it to others who have recently moved and they have passed it along to others who have also read it.
Excellent source of encouragement August 25, 2005
8 out of 8 found this review helpful
This book is best suited to go along with a small group of new movers. You can find a local area small group (nationwide) by going to the author's Web site justmoved.org
This was a source of encouragement as I realized in the rush to move the family across 3,000 miles and help the kids adjust to thier new life I had forgotten to take care of... me! This helped me come to terms with feelings that my have been tucked underneath the surface and gave me great ideas on how to reconnect. It also affirmed me in that what I was feeling was a normal part of the moving process and gave me insight on how I could move on in my new community. I have benefited from the encouragement in this book so much, that I now send it to any friend or family member that has moved as part of their house-warming gift!
 TOO CHURCHY for me!!! July 12, 2004
22 out of 52 found this review helpful
This book was given to me by a friend who is VERY religious. I am NOT. I was dissapointed with it, in that the PRIMARY solution for almost ANY problem, seemed to be to "turn your life over to God, pray, go to church, know that you are NOT alone, because God is always your friend and always with you". The MAIN idea seemed to be, that if, as soon as possible after relocating, you would simply find a good church and became actively involved in it, ALL your problems of lack of friends etc. would be solved. There were a very FEW other decent suggestions, but not enough. I also had a problem with that I felt that the book seemed to put a lot of blame on the husband for having "done" this to his wife and children rather than seeing him, as being often as much a victim of a job situation as the rest of the family. My husband spent YEARS trying to find a job in our home town before giving up and going out of state for work, and he has suffered physically and emotionally every BIT as much as any woman who had to relocate. I am looking for some books with more of what I consider to be SOLID solutions for EVERYONE in the family. I did not feel that this book offered that. It seemed to me to come across as having the message that chrisitian woman have to ALL be there for each other to help each other with relocating, because their husbands, who did this to them, aren't going to be there for them. That is not a message that I saw as realistic or real.
 Moving in and moving on April 15, 2002
20 out of 22 found this review helpful
A friend of mine was listening to Focus on the Family when Susan Miller was a guest on the program. My friend ordered the tape of the broadcast and sent it to me. (You can also download it off their web page for free).After hearing Ms. Miller tell about her newcomers ministry, I went to the library and checked out her book. It was very good, albeit sometimes a little cheesy. It's not just about the move itself, but loss/grief of the move and your identity, keeping your old friends, making new friends, keeping your marriage and family in tact, and trusting God all the way as you move forward to see what He has for you. I plan to buy a copy for myself.
Simply a wonderful book! February 26, 2002
22 out of 23 found this review helpful
My husband purchased this book for me because I was having trouble accepting an upcoming move. At first I was hesitant because, after moving so many times, what else was there for me to learn? I have to say I was very pleasantly surprised. It is a very easy read, and the author makes you feel as if she's speaking directly to you, understanding your fears and frustrations. This book can be especially helpful for someone facing their first move. And also be advised, this book is based on the Christian faith and relying on it to help you through your move. For me, it was a definite plus.
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