Blog for Christian Families, Parenting, & Marriage

We have two options when we use our words: we can build or we can destroy. The Bible puts it even more seriously than that: Proverbs 18:21: The tongue has ...

If you have kids, I can almost guarantee you’ve tried chore charts in some form or another. But finding effective, age-appropriate chore charts has not been easy for our family ...

Are your constantly nagging your children to stop playing games on your iPhone, iPad, or other device? Have you checked out some of the great Bible apps for kids? We ...

Mothers whose daughters are having problems with eating and body image ask me, “Why? What have I done to cause my daughter to feel this way?” As parents there are ...

As parents, we naturally desire to shield our children from tragedy. We turn off the TV to protect their eyes. We might even ask them to leave the room to ...

Have you ever experienced the difference one prayer can make?I’ve seen such wonderful answers to prayer over the years — including in my own family — that those answers spur ...

My six-year-old is a reluctant reader. She loves to be read to, but she doesn’t enjoy picking up a book and deciphering the letters herself.Many of our little ones are ...

Hail Mary passes don’t work in fatherhood.Fathering is all about a dad moving the ball forward in his relationship with his child, one yard at a time, day in and ...

I voluntarily chose to write on the topic of keeping in touch with family from a distance. Then, I had a slight panic attack. “What am I doing?” I thought. ...

I looked up from my gardening to see my two youngest children, Virginia and Robbie, in animated conversation. They made such a pretty picture, sitting in the grass with the ...

The God of purpose has built an inner need for significance into each one of our children. They were born with it and long to have it developed into something ...

Adoption is something that is very dear to our family. We have three adopted nieces and nephews and my husband and I have always felt led to adopt. Our family’s ...

My kids love sleepovers. Who wouldn’t love staying up a little later while being with friends, laughing, playing games, and snacking on treats? It’s great fun that creates lasting memories.A ...

Over the past years we have acquired many beautiful books from Tommy Nelson that have helped in our family devotions for kids. I can trust that when a book is ...

Good kids are a product of the real goal of parenting: mature character. When children grow up with mature character, they are able to take their place as adults in ...

School influence can play a bigger role on student success than you may have previously realized.Do you ever get the feeling that your daughter isn’t really paying attention to her ...