Blog for Christian Families, Parenting, & Marriage

Picture this: you are in your house alone watching television and you hear the front door open and bang against the wall. You jump off the couch. Your heart is ...

Last year, during one of those miraculously divine appointments that only our great God can arrange, a beautiful, bright-eyed college student walked into my life. As I’ve gotten to know ...

My kids had Bibles — real, unillustrated ones with lots of small words on lots of thin pages — long before they learned to read. They were always the ICB ...

Several years ago I was roped into trying to read the Bible in ninety days. I say “roped” not because I didn’t want to do it or because I thought ...

How to Help Your Kids Crush ComparisonMy daughter was in second grade when she decided that she hated her hair.Anyone can see that her hair is beautiful; in fact, strangers ...

People who know me say that I’m friendly and hospitable. Often, I’m asked to reach out to others because I have a knack for making people feel safe, cared about ...

If you’re raising small children or have raised small children, then you know the bedtime battle is real. I have the opposite problem now with teenagers in my house who ...

December is one of my favorite months of the year. That’s because I see my friends and family in December more than any other time of year. In addition to ...

Now to Him who is able to do immeasurably more than all we ask or imagine, according to His power that is at work within us… — Ephesians 3:20Everywhere we ...

In God’s worldview, some values rise higher than comfort and happiness. Consider the most concise verses in the Bible on spiritual formation:We also glory in our sufferings, because we know ...

As the mother of two teenagers, I’m always looking for good influences, whether it be people, videos, or books, that will reinforce the lessons we have spent over a decade ...

It’s the New Year! And you know what that means for many of us. New ideas, new goals, and new dreams.Each year, during the week between Christmas and January 1st, ...

The Bible says, “Point your kids in the right direction — when they’re old they won’t be lost” (Proverbs 22:6 MSG), which means it’s our job to give them what ...

I slip out of my daughter’s room with my last, “I love you” and quietly shut the door. Before I head downstairs I sneak a peek at my son as ...

Last night in Kids’ Church we discussed the topic of being a hero. The program used the acronym H.E.R.O (helping others, evangelizing, relying on God, and obeying God). The kids ...

The changing seasons are a glorious display of a creative God.But it is interesting to me how quickly we can forget the beauty that surrounds us. Not long ago, a ...