Parenting Update Archives

Especially as a parent, it's so easy to have your gut reaction to be fear led. Here are 5 steps to trading your fear for faith while facing the...

Let’s take a moment to evaluate the legacy of faith you are living, and look at some practical ways to ensure that it will be a godly legacy passed...

You know you need to stop giving your children money and volunteering free babysitting, but how can you stand to watch them—or your...

Some families don’t pay their kids for doing chores and some do; some give allowances and other’s don’t. Keeping the end goal in mind and taking...

Ever since the day I received my first “adult Bible”, this truth has been ingrained in my heart: God’s Word has the power to change a life. It...

When we ask ourselves the question “How can I deal with hard things that happened in my childhood?” it can stir up many different emotions. So...

Mother of the Erwin Brothers tells the story of how she supported their dream to become filmmakers, and how God made it all happen.

How do you survive and pick up the pieces of your life when a dream or plan has died? Here are few ways God can use times of unexpected changes in...

As parents, we can’t be too busy to listen. We can’t just assume kids are safe or shy away from difficult topics.

These linked personality types, which are mobilizer, socializer, stabilizer, and organizer, affect your family's dynamic in possibly unexpected...

When we start a family, it’s easy to get swept into the fantasies of golden sunsets on the beach. In reality, it’s more like back-breaking work...

No matter how much we long to create a stable, predictable life, we hold no control over what the future may drop in their lap. How can we...

For the grandparents who are missing milestones and everyday hugs from their grandkids, life is a little longer these days. Today we pray...

Lifting up your own child or a teen close to you does not go unnoticed by God. In doing so we are inviting His Holy Spirit to reach them in ways...

No matter the upheaval and chaos, God offers peace to our families. Here are 10 ways to make your home a safe haven in a scary world.