Love in the House: Filling Your Home with the Greatest Commandment

by Chris Jeub and Wendy Jeub

The life of Chris and Wendy Jeub, parents of 13 children, was captured on camera for the TLC miniseries Kids by the Dozen. Over 50 hours of film were whittled down to 44 minutes. The questions raised... This description may be from another edition of this product.

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0979564204
• Release Date: May 2007
• Publisher: Monument Publishing
• Length: 144 Pages
• Weight: 0.90 lbs.

Customer Reviews

Very Interesting Read

I too read the entire book the day I received it. I really enjoyed this book-I think it contains a lot of wisdom. People need to understand that there is much joy in raising a family, sometimes even those of us who have already started our families forget this. I felt like this was a message I needed to hear, I'm very very happy I ordered this book.

LOVED the book!

I just finished the Jeub book Love in the House and was so encouraged/convicted. It is totally not what I expected. I guess I expected more of a "How to raise great kids" book and this it is not. I would classify it more of a "Why you should rear great children (and lots of them if the Lord blesses you in that regard)" book as well as "How we messed up with our eldest and how you can avoid the heartache" book. It was encouraging as well as convicting. I read it in a few hours last night after the kids (and husband) were asleep. I LOVED it! It pierced my heart when they talked about their separation/reconciliation with their eldest. It is so easy to fall short of truly loving our children as we get so busy trying to keep it all together. And all the while what is really important is falling apart under the quest for perfection. For those who just wonder how they do it, there are several chapters on the nuts and bolts of their household, which are encouraging to read since their ideas don't revolve around hiring help or earning a large salary in order to function well. There is no way to really describe the whole book in a nutshell since it touches on so many topics, but it really is a worthy investment of your time to read. It is so different than most of the books out there that tell you that if you follow their "formula" everything will turn out perfectly for you and your wonderful children. Loving isn't really a formula :-)

I wish we could have given this 100 stars!

We just received the Jeub's book in the mail and I read the entire thing today! I just couldn't put it down :-). I highly, highly, highly recommend it! I must say that I was re-energized knowing that we're not the only family that believes as we do. It is hard to be "counter-cultural", so the book served as a major boost for my "down in the dumps" feeling today :-). We laughed and chuckled as we identified with so many things in the book. I'm going to keep the book right near my Bible...that's how inspirational I found it to be! It might serve as an additional source of inspiration on those bad days when we get "the look" or "unkind comment" from a stranger. Little do these folks know what they are missing! God bless the Jeub's!

Love in the House

Wow!!! Our family loved this book!! The Jueb's are a normal family just like the rest of us. We loved the helpful hints on raising Children. Thank you Jueb family for being an inspiration to the rest of us. This book is a must for a family of any size.

A fun read about a fun-loving large family!

If you've seen the Kids by the Dozen show about the Jeubs on TV (TLC), this book tells "the rest of the story." It's chock full of ideas on how to raise your children with the right balance of loving discipline through practical training, it reminds us that having children provides freedom, not bondage, and it gives plenty of tips to keep the family budget under control. Plus, Chris and Wendy give us a peek of what it's like to have a reality show film crew follow you around and capture your every move and conversation. If you don't have 13 children like the Jeubs do, read this book and you'll wish you did! Renee