Reading order
| # | Title | Published | Author | Buy on Amazon |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Don’t Miss Your Kids!: (they’ll be gone before you know it) | 1991 | Charlene Ann Baumbich | Buy |
| 2 | How to Eat Humble Pie & Not Get Indigestion | 1993 | Charlene Ann Baumbich | Buy |
| 3 | Mama Said There’d Be Days Like This (But She Never Said Just How Many) | 1995 | Charlene Ann Baumbich | Buy |
| 4 | The 12 Dazes of Christmas | 1996 | Charlene Ann Baumbich | Buy |
| 5 | The Book of Duh | 1997 | Charlene Ann Baumbich | Buy |
| 6 | 365 Ways to Connect With Your Kids: No Matter What Their Age (Or Yours) | 2001 | Charlene Ann Baumbich | Buy |
| 7 | Don’t Miss Your Life!: An Uncommon Guide to Living with Freedom, Laughter, and Grace | 2009 | Charlene Ann Baumbich | Buy |
Charlene Ann Baumbich’s seven self-help books were published between 1991 and 2009. She started with Don’t Miss Your Kids!, a parenting book urging busy families to slow down and be present with their children. From there she branched out into humorous takes on faith and everyday life, with titles like How to Eat Humble Pie & Not Get Indigestion and The Book of Duh making her approach clear from the cover.
Several of these books focus on the comic side of holidays and family gatherings, particularly The 12 Dazes of Christmas and Mama Said There’d Be Days Like This. Her final self-help book, Don’t Miss Your Life! (2009), broadened the scope to living with freedom and grace at any age. Readers who enjoy her Dearest Dorothy fiction will recognize the same warm, funny voice in these non-fiction titles.