If something happened to you tonight…
who would raise your kids tomorrow?
It’s the question every parent avoids, but every steward must answer.
In this direct, honest, and surprisingly hopeful guide, Jim and Beth Hood help Christian parents protect their children through clear guardianship decisions, wise legal planning, financial provision, values-based guidance, and intentional family leadership.
This isn’t a book about fear.
It’s a book about love that takes action.
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Why This Book Matters
Every parent wants to believe there will be more time.
More time to choose guardians. More time to put legal documents in place. More time to organize finances, clarify wishes, and write down the values they hope will guide their children if they are no longer here.
Love doesn't hope. Love prepares.
Who Would Raise Them? was written to help parents of minor children take action before a crisis ever forces the issue. It is a practical, faith-rooted guide for families who want to protect their children’s future without fear-based decision-making.
This book exists because too many loving parents are still living with vague intentions instead of a real plan.
We believe no child should be left without a plan.
Who Would Raise Them?
The Five Foundations of the Family Shield:
A Steward’s Guide to Estate Planning and Guardianship
for Christian Parents
The Family Shield is built on five essential pillars of stewardship:
The Guardian: Selecting the right people to raise your kids if you cannot
The Structure: Protecting your family from the chaos of court and conflict
The Provision: Ensuring they are provided for without delay
The Blueprint: Leaving behind the specific values and guidance they need
The Heart: Shaping their lives—and yours—while you are still here
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Meet Jim & Beth Hood
Jim and Beth Hood are Christian parents, homeschoolers, and the founders of the Family Shield System. Like many families, they once lived with good intentions but no complete plan. Through their own journey, they came to see that guardianship, estate planning, financial protection, and family legacy all belong in the same conversation.
They live in the Arkansas Ozarks with their daughter, Nora.
They wrote Who Would Raise Them? to help other parents move from avoidance to action—with clarity, conviction, and peace of mind.
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