Family Update Archives

Throw out the guilt that says you aren’t doing enough, aren’t strong enough, or good enough. He that lives in you is enough, and that's all we need...

This one’s for the husbands; a list of things better left unsaid to your wife.

Oh, the dog days of summer. When the kids are home, the kids are bored, and the kids are everywhere! You need a moment of peace—a day even—and...

If your kids don't want to go to church, should you force them or let them make that decision themselves? What is best for their relationship with...

You can reap the benefits of spending time with a newly married couple you respect because, truthfully, it doesn't matter how long you've been...

Although my parents struggled in their relationship with each other, it didn’t keep them from being wonderful parents. Mom and Dad were faithful in...

By consistently reminding our children to trust in God's love, to believe in His good plan for their lives, and to rest in the knowledge that He...

We gained wisdom by setting a budget and keeping it when we were young. But it also took us many months, maybe years, until we saw a positive...

Our faith should never be used as a weapon used to chain us to unsafe people. God is a god of love, redemption, and order. He never desires you to...

What if lavish love was less about work and more about living in the overflow? God’s overflow of love—in us—is like a fountain that never runs dry.

If we are always our child’s friend without exercising parental authority, we blur the lines of the parent/child relationship. On the other hand,...

Men, you need to come up with your own ideas for how to date your wife. You know your wife better than anyone else.

I realize not everyone is blessed with the same story, but from the outpouring of mine, I share ways that fathers can forge lasting and real...

This summer, I am making it a point to say yes more often. Yes, to fun. Yes, to time together. Yes, to spontaneity. Yes, to crazy, out of the...

My 11-year-old daughter looked at me as we were walking out of the theater and said excitedly, “That movie made my day.” I’m sure plenty of other...