First Things First

by Kurt Warner

First published 2009

Kurt Warner, the two-time NFL MVP quarterback for the Arizona Cardinals, and his wife Brenda, a former Marine who now stays home with their seven children, open their home to readers in this candid memoir. The couple reveals how they built their 12-year marriage around three core principles: family, faith, and service to others. Kurt discusses the pressures of professional football while Brenda describes her volunteer work collecting winter coats for needy children and caring for sick infants at local hospitals. Together they run a foundation supporting disadvantaged families. The Warners don't shy away from their mistakes or struggles as parents and spouses. They explain how they teach values to their children, balance Kurt's demanding career with family time, and make giving back a central part of their lives. The book includes personal photographs and shows how ordinary people can create extraordinary impact by keeping their priorities straight.

Genres: family, non-fiction, biography-memoir, parenting, inspirational, christian-living

Vibes: emotional, intimate, thought-provoking

Tropes: found-family, real-life

Setting: Arizona, United States

Period: 21st Century

304 pages · Hardcover · Tyndale House Publishers, Inc.

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