Nurturing your marriage while living with turbulent teens
Just when we thought we’d been married long enough to figure out a few things, my husband, Ben, and I woke up with te...
Just when we thought we’d been married long enough to figure out a few things, my husband, Ben, and I woke up with te...
While God is always there, so often we act and think and speak as if he were not.
Remember this about your teenager; no matter what they have done, their life isn’t wrecked for good. The most loving,...
Seeing your teenage son or daughter give up on the church and their faith is tough – there’s no easy way around it. B...
In my decision to trust God, He transformed the tears and pain. He helped me love Janet unconditionally and wait for ...
I feel as if I'm in a state of constant conflict with my school age child. Is there a way to break this negative patt...
We need to acknowledge losses in our own lives; we need to validate losses in the lives of others. We need to recogni...
The problem is that if we always push our children to get better, we imply they are never good enough.
Some specific actions, on our part, are especially powerful for strengthening our child’s sense of connection to us.
When parents fail to do what is in the best interest of a child’s physical or emotional health, then we, as grandpare...
You must commit to patience, prayer and perseverance. You may shed rivers of tears, but you must not allow animosity ...
If you’re married to an unusually selfish person, a controlling person, a depressed spouse or even if you’re just wed...
What are your thoughts on discipline in the early childhood years? How soon should I begin disciplining in earnest?
Depression visits small children with cancer, senior citizens grieving for lost spouses and every age group in betwee...
Not even children from healthy, loving families are immune to the problem. Faithful Christian teens are as susceptibl...
In the midst of my own midlife marriage crisis, I began trying to peel back the layers of misunderstanding and pain t...
The Renaissance and the Reformation are often caricatured and reduced to a few simple strokes that fit current belief...
As parents, we want a strong relational bond with our teens. But sometimes, despite our good intentions, we can be do...
Every day I take another gulp of what God must feel. I can’t help loving my kids, imperfections and all. I would die ...
If you sense that passive-aggressive behaviour is becoming a habit in your child, it’s wise to begin tackling this is...