Family Update Archives

Pregnancy loss is a very common, yet unspoken event that many women experience.

The reality of married life is that we all settle into negative and positive communication. Both kinds of communication change a marriage.

I want you not just to survive during the crush of the morning rush but to thrive.

One of the greatest privileges of my adult life has been to pray for my elderly mom.

With all the different information and philosophies on child rearing a parent can feel overwhelmed and overloaded.

The honeymoon is but a memory, but the excitement of building a life remains. Most couples never even see it coming. Mental illness.

Don’t wait until they are older; start young. It’s important to embrace the immediate influence we have on our children.

A lot can happen in twenty years of marriage. Here are a few lessons I've learned over the years.

Yielding my beloved, difficult child to God helped relieve me from always feeling I was responsible for his maturity and well-being.

It’s time to take back the territory of the hearts of our children and equip them to stand firm in the knowledge of God’s faithfulness.

Couples often drift apart. It rarely happens in an instance, but rather a slow disintegration over time.

You’re not two separate entities, but one working in harmony.

When partners cannot accept critical feedback, healthy communication stops and marriage intimacy is unable to grow.

Every parent wants to raise their kids to be healthy and disciplined contributors to society.

Fatherhood has given me an awesome responsibility. It is the everyday moments I share with my daughter that lead to a greater purpose.