Parenting

While I know you can't really read yet, there are a few things I want to put down in writing before you launch into uncharted territory.

Showing love doesn't stop when children leave home. Hopefully, the bonds built will keep connections strong. Continuing to show love in words and actions, supporting those adult decisions, and investing time in one another will continue to reinforce the feelings of approval, acceptance, belonging, and assurance they need.

Being uncomfortable with the idea of my young daughter having a future love life shouldn’t stop me from praying about it.

If your family has walked through adoption, these heartfelt prayers speak directly to the grief, grace, and gospel that carry us through. God sees every piece of the story.

If your kids resist anything that feels like a sermon, you’re not alone. These creative ways to weave Bible truths into game night might be just what your family needs to grow closer to God and each other.

Feeling that familiar tug of dread as summer winds down? Before the rush returns, take time to pray over your children, your home, and the coming season. This article will help you prepare spiritually.

We yearn to have children and commit to parenting them to become more than just good kids. We invest our time to help them become contributing adults who love their Lord Jesus and others.

We gained wisdom by setting a budget and keeping it when we were young. But it also took us many months, maybe years, until we saw a positive balance.

Marriage in the teen years is no easy task. These five biblical-minded steps can help you stay united, find peace in the chaos, and strengthen what matters most.

I communicate on a regular basis with teens who struggle with addiction to porn. These are not oddball, sadistic, perverted teens but everyday, honor-roll, churchgoing, love-their-parents, striving-to-live-for-Jesus teens.

Sometimes, it isn’t just a battle between our own flesh and blood; it's a spiritual attack, and we need an intervention.

When we experience mom guilt because the enemy is tricking us and distracting us, then we need to banish him. When mom guilt sneaks up on you, rebuke it. Resist the devil and he will flee from you (James 4:7, NIV).

Amber’s drawings take on a life of their own, but what’s really haunting this family isn’t fantasy. It’s grief, silence, and the deep ache of loss.

Director Pierre Perifel says 'The Bad Guys 2' is more than just an animated caper. It’s a heartfelt story about redemption, second chances, and learning to rise above the labels others place on you.

Knowing that children often bear the brunt of the emotional turmoil solo parents grapple with, finding ways to maintain a happy home life for the kids is crucial. 

My grown kids and I are still navigating how to do life with each other in a new season,  but this far along, I’m grateful to have already unwrapped 7 gifts of ongoing relationship with them.

This biblical story shows how favoritism can break relationships and why we’re called to reflect God’s just and impartial love.

God has entrusted you with a gift—how will you respond? These 10 prayers help you commit a new life into His hands with reverence, Scripture, and purpose.

Family tensions and conflicts, even dysfunction, are real and problematic elements to this wonderful equation. However, if boundaries and expectations can be set clearly and agreed upon mutually, it can help assuage some of the road bumps along the way.

I’ve heard parents state that they want life to always be easy and fun for their kids. I reject this nonsense wholeheartedly.