Praise for
Family Squeeze

“Family Squeeze reads like a novel, one of three generations laughing, growing, and conquering. With its twists and turns—even a surprise ending—Phil’s story is one most of us find ourselves in as the sandwich generation copes with troubling questions while looking for examples of those who are thriving amid the challenges. This book will make you laugh, cry, and leave you bursting with hope. I highly recommend it.”

—LEE STROBEL, New York Times best-selling author of The Case for the Real Jesus

“Phil Callaway is master of the funny bone and the heart-tug. In Family Squeeze, he plays both to good effect, mining wisdom and wit from some of life’s trickiest terrain—the growing up and leaving of children, the growing old and nursing of parents. He pretends to be just a fellow traveler, but I’m not fooled: he knows the ground well, and I’d follow him anywhere.”

—MARK BUCHANAN, author of The Rest of God and Hidden in Plain Sight

“My sisters and I watched my dad live with Alzheimer’s for six years. I learned that two things are absolutely necessary if one is to navigate that difficult journey: a boatload of compassion and a sense of humor. In Family Squeeze Phil Callaway demonstrates both. He has also managed to be a good dad to three teenagers in the process, which means he is now very wise or very crazy. Either way, this is a great read.”

—KEN DAVIS, author and speaker

“Phil has done it again: made us laugh and cry reading just one page of this magical, wonderful book! The best of life is always captured by Phil Callaway’s words, and he inspires us all to live a life worthy of passing on to our families and friends. He brings out the best in humankind, all while making us laugh out loud.”

—BILL AND PAM FARREL, authors of Men Are Like Waffles, Women Are Like Spaghetti

“I don’t know of anyone else who makes me laugh out loud, and then within moments, finds a way to touch the deep parts of my heart. Maybe it’s because I helped care for my parents the last ten years of their lives, or maybe it’s just that our journeys really are much more similar than we realize. Whatever the case, Family Squeeze was particularly timely for me. Phil has a knack for helping us remember God’s presence in the hardest seasons of life, and he provides a generous dose of humor, lest we get lost in the maze of self-absorption.”

—STEVE GREEN, Dove Award-winning musical artist and author

“This book blindsided me big time and moved me profoundly. A masterful, well-crafted manual filled with phenomenal advice and fall-down funny stories, this book has been a life-changer for my wife and me. If you’re caught in the squeeze of two generations, Phil delivers life-saving counsel to help you navigate the darkness. In implementing the wisdom of this book, my lost joy has come home. The power of this book is in the fact that Callaway has already been where I am going! Thank God for his warm, wise words that illuminate the unknown path ahead.”

—MIKE SILVA, evangelist and author of Would You Like Fries with That?

“I loved reading this book. Family Squeeze is funny; VERY FUNNY and seriously honest. I’m grateful that Phil has transparently shared his life so we baby boomers could be reminded how to leave footsteps worth following.”

—BRIAN DOERKSEN, worship leader and author of “Come, Now Is the Time” and “Faithful One”

“I laughed and cried and identified wholly as I read Family Squeeze. Phil Callaway has the gift of using gentle humor to convey powerful truth; in this case that family is infinitely worth loving, however difficult the moment, and that God’s grace and strength are the hope that carries us through each day. A must-read for every parent caught in midlife crisis between teenage hormones and aging parents.”

—JEANETTE WLNDLE, author of Crossfire and Firestorm

“I commend to you the sentiments expressed in this volume, not only because we need them and because Phil wrote them, but more importantly because he and Ramona live the grace so humorously articulated here. I’m already planning to move in with them when I retire.”

—TIM CALLAWAY, columnist, pastor, and brother to Phil

“Phil Callaway’s books are not just a pleasure to savor, like eating a perfectly ripe pear. They are full of firm insights that give grace for the daily race, especially when the journey is hard. I loved Family Squeeze. If your life is full of children, parents, and everything in between, you’ll love this book too.”

—ELLEN VAUGHN, New York Times bestselling author of It’s All About Him and Time Peace