Family Update Archives

Keep putting the Gospel in front of your children. Talk about it in everyday life, in family devotions, and around the table after Sunday worship.

Satan wants our children’s hearts. He wants to mess with their minds, deter their dreams, and take their hopes hostage.

Emotional abuse is an epidemic in marriages today. It is not limited to physical abuse, but includes emotional power and control.

Children who feel that the world owes them (something, everything) for the simple fact that they are… themselves, are exhibiting entitlement.

Can biblical patriarchs provide ancient keys to successful relationships? You will find there is much to learn from their wisdom.

It’s imperative for parents to learn that they play a pivotal role in minimizing the trauma kids experience when their parents separate or divorce....

Leaving is growing. It’s self-education. It’s good. So how do you help them walk away with heads held high and smiles on their faces?

So I’m better at stepping over the mess of today because who knows what kind of beauty it will show up as tomorrow.

Marriage will not always be what we expected or dreamed of, but marriage by God’s design and for God’s purposes is good—very good!

Anyone can leave a marriage. It takes a person with and hope in the God who restores to stick it out through thick and thin.

I want my children to become responsible adults. But I don’t want them to be the Lone Ranger, and tackle the world independent of the family.

Each disastrous news report leaves a profound impact on my kids. Sometimes I wonder, “What can I say to my children about the world we live in?”

If you want to enjoy the work God is doing in your husband, you must determine to look for the good, honorable and lovely character traits!

Integrity is required for a healthy marriage, not to mention healthy relationships in all aspects of our lives.

No matter if it was a plan, or the result of unforeseen circumstances, mothers everywhere find themselves staying at home—where they are in danger.