Family Update Archives

These 3 easy ways to spiritually nurture your child without the overwhelm may sound simple—and they are—but don’t underestimate their...

These three traits can be cultivated in your marriage. It will take focus, intention and determination. Agree with your mate on this “3 Step Plan”...

Instead of asking yourself if you should get a divorce, ask yourself if you’re putting everything you can into your marriage.

I have known my mother-in-law for half of my life. If you buy into the stereotype that says mother-in-laws are intolerable, especially towards...

Changing a habit is harder than we might think. Letting go of a long-term pattern of behavior can be difficult at best, nearly impossible at worst....

The best, most secure and stable marriages I know are not typically those that seem “happy” in the sense of self-actualization.

It’s a simple fact: most young Christians will walk away from the Church during (or before) their college years.

Dear friends, if you are in a season of motherhood or fatherhood where you feel completely drained, you are not alone.

As many as 90 percent of those who get divorced confess that one reason for the breakup of their marriage was the unbearable loneliness of living...

When I held my baby in my arms for the first time, I knew that I would die for her. This taught me a lot about God.

Sometimes God is silent, our prayers go unanswered. When we are tired of the silence, we can still trust His heart.

God wants us to love, cherish, and enjoy our spouses. But at what point does our love become an idol?

Learning to see our kids as unique individuals standing before God—individually responsible to God—helps me to turn off the nagging and tune in to...

After years of showing up to my own dining room table I am convinced it is one of the most vibrant places we can show the consistent love of Jesus...

Offering an apology for wounds you have committed can be tricky business. There are times when it may seem like nothing you say is good enough to...