Blog for Christian Families, Parenting, & Marriage

“Oh, your kids were so good. They didn’t fight at all. I can watch them anytime.”Have you ever heard words similar to that when picking your kids up from the ...

Have you ever said something and regretted it the moment the words left your mouth?Last Friday – in the midst of a triple-digit heat wave – my husband awoke in ...

Although it’s reductive, I categorize most families as either “sweet” or “spicy.” There are pros and cons to both, with tons of overlap on the Venn diagram, but still. In ...

Let’s face it… we live in an extremely sexualized world. Want to start a heated debate amongst the Christian community? Just bring up the topic of modesty (and what is ...

Editor’s Note: Today’s blog features an excerpt from The Jesus Is _______ Student Edition by popular speaker, author, and pastor Judah Smith. Adapted from his New York Times bestselling book ...

Recently my husband and I attended a seminar entitled “Parenting In The Digital Age”. The purpose of this seminar was to teach parents how to protect their children against the ...

Everyone has a story, a testimony about what God has done for him or her.Your story may not come in a book with a yellow cover and a cute little ...

How to put it into practice when you sit, when you walk, when you lie down and when you get up. I have been blessed to homeschool our children for ...

Then two months into the pregnancy, Sonja lost the baby, and our misty-edged dreams popped like soap bubbles. Grief consumed Sonja. The reality of a child lost, one we would ...

We expect to be secluded in our homes during the winter months, but not during the summer! Yet there will inevitably be summer days when it is either too hot ...

I am sitting in the living room with William. We finish reading Library Lion, and he leans his head against my shoulder.“Mom,” he asks, “what down syn mean?”I squeeze his ...

When my daughter was born, I was immediately overwhelmed with emotion and the weight of responsibility that came with motherhood.I struggled early on, wondering if I could do this mom ...

The co-parenting life can be a tough life, and it’s not a question of whether you’ll blow it at times.You will. Guaranteed.You’ll blow it with your kids, your co-parent, and ...

Thank you.Two simple words, yet they mean so much.When said with warmth, sincerity and integrity, they communicate love and appreciation. Yet when said with sarcasm or guilt, they can leave ...

If you’re like me, you probably prefer to avoid the messy things in life. But kids are different. They’re not afraid to plunge feet first into the stuff we might ...

Our family loves the zoo, especially the African safari, aquarium, elephants, monkeys, spiders, reptiles, and unusual birds. Okay – we like it all! It is one thing to read about ...