Family Update Archives

The last thing any married person wants to hear is that their spouse has been unfaithful. But, the truth is, you’ve probably been unfaithful and...

In our society, we don’t have the time for kids who daydream. What we fail to realize is that daydreaming has real benefits to our children (and...

Trust is the foundation, the necessary glue, of every marriage. So how can we tell if our marriage rests on a foundation of trust?

Who could have prepared us for the world of parenthood? Pretty much no one. It opens up a universe we never knew existed.

There are few gifts you can give your kids more valuable than the skills and attitudes they need to be great money managers.

No woman dreams of marrying a man that struggles with lust, but the sad truth is most of us do.

How can we forget wrongdoings or hurtful circumstances? We can’t literally forget, but we can take steps to move beyond the misfortune or...

We would certainly all agree that there is no room in marriage for lies and deceit. But many times the greatest enemy of honesty is not necessarily...

We say a lot of things in the course of a day, and I would argue that much of it is of little consequence in the long run. Except when it comes to...

To be sure, many of us are truly busy. But surely, for some of us, the busyness is a posture -- and it's one reason we feel so busy and frantic in...

Infertility is like an uninvited guest who then refuses to leave, no matter how many subtle hints you drop.

We all want our children to have faith and believe that things can get better, to have hope during dark times.

I know my husband loves me. Yet I doubt. Though there is no reason for me to feel this way, I regularly feel I am not enough.

Most Christian parents agree on the importance of passing on a legacy of faith to their children. But too often, life gets in the way.

Loving our neighbor doesn’t have to be weird, just be yourself and let spiritual conversations flow from natural relationships.