Family Update Archives

Have you made New Year's Resolutions? Try picking a verse to guide you through 2019.

I make a plan every January to ensure I don't end the year in the same place, spiritually, as I was when the year started.

Without an internal commitment, a page full of bullet points will simply produce a weighty existence full of empty moments.

The truth is whether you’ve been married 1 year or 40, relationships can be really hard.

If a father is first in his family to become a follower of Jesus, 93% of the time his family will follow suit. Wow. What influence!

If we are going to impact future cultures, we will need young people who have a vision to be be used by God.

After painful experiences, to better cope, some shut down. We lose our personalities. We feel no pain, but we experience no joy.

You don’t have to be married very long before you realize your husband isn’t going to make you happy every day.

How to separate the expectations of others from what we really want this holiday season.

Too many Christmas letters read like resumes of accomplishments designed to impress people. Here's how to avoid that.

Breaking news: Christmas is right around the corner. Oh no! Is it really on December 25 this year? I’m kidding, of course. Mostly.

At Christmas, all the wonder of the season is magnified through miniature eyes if you will pause to look down at your little preschooler.

"How can I stay in control of Christmas shopping and not be saddled with credit card expenses well into the New Year?"

You can’t escape the grind of daily responsibilities, but you don’t have to let that wear down your marriage past enjoyment.

As we recognize ‘National Adoption Month,’ thousands of teens in the U.S. need a home. How will you help care for them?