Family Update Archives

It’s the hardest part of parenting… knowing when to say no. When is it warranted? When is it necessary? And when am I just saying “no” as a...

No matter how messy your marriage is, it can significantly improve in 10 days if you dedicate yourself to changing the environment.

Yes, you are an angry mom, but you’re not sure what to do about it. You really love being a mom. But sometimes, you’re just mad.

I was watching a Republican presidential debate as my eight-year-old, John, sat next to me. Donald Trump, the front-runner, looked left and ripped...

There is help. There is healing. There is hope. There is a community. If you are ready, the next step is waiting.

No matter why, when, or with whom we take the plunge, most of us are nowhere close to understanding what it really means to tie the lifetime knot...

Parents need to understand that one popular dating app our teens are flocking to is adult oriented, Tinder.

I was recently challenged by a reader’s comment: Sometimes I get overwhelmed with the many tasks of homemaking ... What can we do to kick start...

You don’t have to teach a child to say, “Gimme that!” or “I want another one!” Greed comes naturally to all of us. It’s easy to want more than...

Each day make a point to invite God into your marriage, ask for His help, and pray that you can be selfless.

Every mom has wondered, at one time or another, if we’re up for this task of mothering or if we're just messing up our kids.

As a slave of multitasking, I had multiplied the stress of everyday life. In the process, I had diminished my quality time to nearly zero.

From the moment our children take their first breath, Satan has his eye on them. He's already begun his attack because he's absolutely terrified of...

It’s too easy to drown our sorrows in our favorite TV show or numb our feelings on social media. In reality, we’re slowly disengaging from our...

Marriage is an amazing gift from God. Yet the greatest gifts aren’t always cherished the way they should be. Many times, we start looking for the...