Family Update Archives

Dinner is an opportunity to be engaging, warm, fun, and exciting. Everyone can add their time, talents, and creativity.

For some people, work comes with an on/off switch. For others, it bleeds into every part of life. Creating boundaries for work, rest, and...

If this is what you’re thinking—breathe. And let’s re-examine your theology. You can’t fail God, and He can’t fail you.

If I were going to make a dress, wouldn’t I be foolish to begin without a pattern? Or if I were going to serve a sponge cake with a chocolate...

I’m sure you are aware of the ways you and your husband differ in your background and personalities. You may also have different ideas about how to...

How did Jesus show His love for us? He stopped, slowed down, and made time for hurting people. He had compassion for them, fed them, prayed for...

I probably don’t have to convince you that today’s young people like their screens. Why is this? Maybe it’s because they don’t remember life...

We will fail to live up to our ideals because ideals are just that—ideal. They are something to be strived for, but to also realize that we will...

Perfect marriage is a myth, and it’s largely attributed to the unrealistic expectations we place on our spouse.

I wish we’d prayed with our children more than we did. I admit it was hard to find the time—and the energy—but when we did, it was so worth the...

As a mother of a fourteen-year-old and a twelve –year-old, my role as their mother is changing. No longer am I the main person to speak into their...

Pre-marital counseling and honest discussions about important topics will help you understand your partner on a deeper level, and ensure that your...

Here’s what we’re still learning after 23 years of going through both happy and stressful times together.

School is underway, and you’re concerned about your son or daughter. Perhaps you’re seeing failing grades, anxiety over the workload, or spiraling...

I’ll never forget the day I lost it. I had known something was off. The signs had been there for weeks—the obsessive cleaning, the need for...