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Sarah Hamaker gives us verses to focus on and prayers to say this Valentine's Day. 

Whether you’re currently retired, or it’s a dream well into the future, you can turn your golden years into ones as fulfilling as your working years had been. Here are 18 ways to make the most out of your retirement.

What I can give you are some ideas on how to approach unsaved loved ones about attending a service with you—leaving the heart regeneration work to God by way of the Holy Spirit.

Sometimes when we’re given opportunities, there’s a clear answer, but sometimes the answer seems a little more murky. Let's consider six questions to help determine if an opportunity is one that God may be directing us to take.

With Thanksgiving heading our way faster than we'd like, autumn is the perfect time to dig deep into gratitude. Try a Thankfulness Jar, where family members write down what they're thankful for, and at the end of the month, you spend time together...

Sibling conflict is unavoidable, but that doesn’t mean it has to throw your household into constant chaos.

Here are some other things to keep in mind as we pray, as well as 11 simple prayers each one of us can use in our daily communication with God.

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 sustained neglect, all children entering your home will have experienced the trauma of moving in...

Sometimes, kids don't know what to read—in that case, here are some suggestions to get your children and teens excited about books. I've included a mix of classics, fiction, and nonfiction for each age group.

 Once they’d drawn a chore slip and discovered what it said, they wanted to put it back without doing the chore; naturally, I made them do the task. I never had a problem with boredom that summer—or subsequent summers—again.

Laying out clothes and checking backpacks for supplies and homework after dinner can help everyone avoid a frantic rush in the morning. But don’t do this yourself—this becomes part of your child’s nighttime routine.

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 done) in order to both preserve my own sanity and save time to interact with my spouse as a wife...

It’s hard for the out-of-work person and for his or her loved ones to stay positive, especially if the unemployment drags on and on. Here are eight ways you can encourage your unemployed loved one, whether it’s a spouse, relative, friend,...

Boys need to know how to care for themselves, such as cooking meals and doing laundry. I've made it a point to teach my boys cooking, cleaning, and other household chores in order for them to realize how much work goes into those tasks and to...

Our children and teens will make wise friend choices and questionable friend choices. The more we can express genuine interest in them and allow for playing, parties, and meals to happen in our home under our supervision and interaction, the more...

Above all, remember our goal as parents isn’t to save our teenagers—that’s for God—but it is to stay true to the gospel as we love and care for our children. Take care you are loving them even amid their rebellion, and let God take care of the...

Before I give you some concrete ways to give when you’re going through a rough patch, let’s first talk about four reasons why giving is important for us to do as followers of Christ.

Whether you’re currently retired, or it’s a dream well into the future, you can turn your golden years into ones as fulfilling as your working years had been. Here are 18 ways to make the most out of your retirement.

It might seem impossible to have a healthy relationship with your in-laws, but following these steps can lead to a beneficial connection with the family you married into.

Once you've incorporated regular thank yous in your home, get the children to extend their thank yous to thankfulness by regularly asking them what they're thankful for. This can be kickstarted at Thanksgiving but should be something you revisit...