Family Update Archives

Perhaps because I know too well how technology affects me, I allow my kids very little screen time.

Whether you have a fantastic relationship with your siblings or not, here are 10 ways brothers and sisters can flourish.

For many the same question seems to arise year and after year: “What do I get for the man who seems to have everything?”

Here are seven things we single women would like our married friends to know.

Facebook invites us to compare ourselves with others. But someone always loses in a comparison game. Here's how to break free.

Everyone loves to hear a good story, but when that story damages someone’s reputation, it’s not worth telling.

I’m no stranger to crisis, trauma, fear, suffering, anxiety, or depression. But here’s what I know. I always make it to the other side.

There’s great strength when we make the choice to propel another mom on. Because we realize how much we need it ourselves.

As I look through Scripture, and even zoom-in on the famous Ephesians 5 passage, I see so much more about love than submission.

Do you ever feel like your home has enough drama to fuel a reality show? Is there any way to bring peace into your chaos?

Jesus said : “In this world you will have trouble” (John 16:33 NIV). Will. Not might. Will.

There is a moment when a conversation becomes a fight. Every couple has got to understand when and why that ‘shift’ takes place.

A lot of teenagers head to college without any idea about how money works. Don't let that happen to your college kid.

I will stand for morality and against a sinful secular culture, but I will do it with a tender heart and tears in my eyes.

I asked my son, “What do we do when we know someone who is hurting?” “We pray for them,” he answered.