After the Boxes Are Unpacked: Moving On After Moving In

After the Boxes Are Unpacked: Moving On After Moving In

by Susan Miller (2), John Trent
After the Boxes Are Unpacked: Moving On After Moving In

After the Boxes Are Unpacked: Moving On After Moving In

by Susan Miller (2), John Trent

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Overview

An essential relocation guide refreshed and updated for today’s movers.
More than 34 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. Divided into three sections, After the Boxes are Unpacked helps recent movers focus on letting go of their past, starting over, and moving ahead. Topics include the following:
  • How to manage the emotional stress of leaving family and friends
  • How to support your spouse through a relocation
  • How to build new relationships in a new city
  • How to help children adjust to new surroundings and make friends
  • How to find a new church home
  • How to navigate financial challenges related to moving
  • How to discover God’s will for you and your family in a new city
This evergreen book has been a staple for movers for 20 years and has been extensively refreshed with additional content for today’s movers.

“Susan is doing a tremendous job of helping women deal with the trauma of transition. This resource will help anyone who wants to move ahead in a healthy way after they’ve experienced a move. I highly recommend this book.” —John Trent, PhD, President of StrongFamilies.com

Product Details

ISBN-13: 9781624056468
Publisher: Focus on the Family
Publication date: 04/01/2016
Sold by: Barnes & Noble
Format: eBook
Pages: 288
File size: 992 KB

Table of Contents

Foreword xi

Acknowledgments xiii

Introduction xvii

Part I Let Go

Chapter 1 From Grits to Guacamole 3

My story, then and now

Chapter 2 Looking Back 13

Coping with what you left behind

Chapter 3 Cherish or Cling? 23

Remember what was, look forward to what is

Chapter 4 The Stress of Moving 33

Pressures that add to being on overload

Chapter 5 A Ding or a Nick? 45

Recognize how deeply your move affects you

Chapter 6 Have Suitcase, Will Move 57

Understanding the emotional baggage you carry with you

Chapter 7 Remove Your Luggage Tags! 65

Identify your feelings and emotions

Part 2 Start Over

Chapter 8 Create a New Nest 79

Your place, your home

Chapter 9 Bloom Where You Are! 93

Growing through your move

Chapter 10 A Place in Your Heart Called Loneliness 107

Coping with the loneliness you feel

Chapter 11 Nobody Knows My Name 119

Find your lost identity

Chapter 12 Have I Told You Lately That I Love You? 131

Strengthen your marriage after a move

Chapter 13 Roots and Wings 143

Help your children adjust and adapt

Chapter 14 Borrow an Egg 155

Making new fiends

Part 3 Move Forward

Chapter 15 Come Full Circle After a Move 169

Find contentment in your circumstances

Chapter 16 Back in the Saddle Again! 183

Face your future with enthusiasm

Chapter 17 A Move in the Right Direction 193

Be equipped to move forward

Chapter 18 The New Reality 203

Big changes in a mobile world

Chapter 19 A Military PCS Means MOVE 213

Reaching out to military families

Chapter 20 Uprooted by Other Life Changes 223

Apply the three principles

Epilogue: From the Beginning 233

Appendix A Additional Tips from Women Who Have Moved 239

Appendix B The Nitty-Gritty of Getting Settled 243

Notes 251

What People are Saying About This

John Trent

Susan is doing a tremendous job of helping women deal with the trauma of transition. This re-source will help anyone who wants to move ahead in a healthy way after they’ve experi-enced a move or a loss. I highly recommend this book.

Brenda Pace

Susan Miller’s words offer hope and help to the uprooted woman, and confirm the promise that God is ever present in the midst of transition. Filled with practical advice and godly wisdom, this book is not only a how-to guide for moving; it is a heart guide for living!

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