Family Update Archives

Relational titles can be so charged with emotion. Father - mother - brother - sister - son - daughter - family. Those words can carry hurt with...

If there’s one thing that we can agree on, it’s that we’ll never suffer a lack of advice when it comes to keeping a home or making marriage great. ...

What American mother would say to her child—"you can't do X because it doesn't work with my life"? This American mother certainly would (and has...

In fact, 1 in 3 adult children, ages 25- to 34-years-old, live at home according to a new report from the Census Bureau.

Here are the 10 most common bad habits couples unknowingly bring into relationships, and how to prevent them from hurting you and your loved ones.

The very act of removing a child from her home is traumatic. While some kids will have higher levels of trauma, such as those who suffered abuse or...

I am sure Isaac and Rebekah felt the same way as they parented Jacob and Esau—the smooth versus the hairy. The hunter versus the momma's boy. I am...

Differences will rear their heads constantly throughout your marriage. It’s a trial that is both inevitable and will never go away. Be prepared,...

Love grows and is fostered within the construct of it being wed to faithfulness, and just as in marriage where a woman and man become one, so are...

Grandparents are a well-spring of memories and treasures. Whether it’s spiritual wisdom, family legacy, traditions, or what-have-you, they can...

Some sibling relationships in the Bible offer hopeful examples of the ways in which God heals relationships between siblings when the hearts of...

While you encourage your spouse to speak up and have appropriate boundaries with their parents, you need to assert your own boundaries by speaking...

No matter how you celebrate, I pray this Easter will be a blessing to your heart. Jesus’ gift of life is the original gift that keeps on giving—all...

We run into trouble when we focus on the rituals and customs instead of glorifying God.

But playtime can never go away in a relationship if you want to cultivate a closer connection. If you’re a hard worker and feel guilty taking a day...