Blog for Christian Families, Parenting, & Marriage

Here’s a radical concept: In order for your family to have fun together, they must spend time together. So get out of your comfort zone and breathe life, joy, and ...

“What do you want to be when you grow up?”That question can be one of the most intriguing questions to pose to a child. You never know what they are ...

Love.It’s what makes the world go ’round, right? But what about those of us who don’t have love in our lives? Or worse yet, what if we love deeply, but ...

I have four children: a 9-year-old girl, a 6-year-old girl, a 4-year-old boy and my youngest, a 2-year-old boy. That’s right, two big girls and two little boys. If there’s ...

Earlier this month we celebrated Valentine’s Day and many parents take advantage of the topic of the holiday to teach their children important lessons on love. But Valentine’s Day doesn’t ...

It’s February, which means love is on everyone’s minds.But now that Valentine’s Day is behind us, I’m spending more of my time and energy thinking more about how to help ...

My husband and I love music. It is one of the things that connected us together in our dating years. We both have average voices, but we love to sing ...

Faith, a wise person once said, should be as natural as breathing. Indeed, all we have to do is look at the faith of a small child to be reminded ...

Love, love, love…That word is everywhere this month, but it is not always used to mean the same thing. We LOVE pizza and we LOVE our children and we LOVE ...

As I child, I loved history. Even now, I am fascinated by the tales of those who have gone before me and paved the way. My bookshelves hold a mix ...

“Love him through this, and be patient.”Those are the words God whispered to me ever so gently in the midst of a frustrating parenting moment. It stopped me in my ...

When I was president of National Fatherhood Initiative, one of the most frequent questions that I got from fathers was, “What do I need to do to make sure that ...

This past Christmas, we finally purchased something I’ve been wanting for years: an artificial tree that we could use to display our Christmas cards in the kitchen. I bought two ...

Receiving God’s love into our lives is beautiful and showing His love to others fulfills our calling as Christians. Children enjoy seeing the love of God working through their lives.Let ...

Don’t you just love Valentine’s Day? Every year I look forward to the month of February simply because of Valentine’s Day, one of my favorite holidays! Having Valentine’s Day on ...

Valentine’s Day is a day to celebrate love. With our children, we have always used the holiday to focus on reminding them of the amazing unconditional love that God has ...