Family Life

Have you ever caught yourself disciplining your child today for something that last week you let slide? Or constantly changing the house rules because of …

Jesus is one of the greatest storytellers. The gospels are filled with His parables that have lessons far more significant than what appears to be …

According to the Oxford American Dictionary, jealousy is being “resentfully suspicious of rivalry (like your lover); resentfully envious which is being discontent or ill-will over …

Just call me the Miss Manners of garage sales. Contrary to popular belief, I believe a yard sale is not an anything-goes, no-etiquette-needed free-for-all. As …

A few years ago a world-wide media event served as an illustration of how our society does not want us to get along with each …

If you gamble, you could lose a lot more than money. Three teenage boys huddle over a cardboard box at the store counter. “It’s only …

When a friend of mine asked me how on planet earth (this is no heaven) we can find and nurture healthy relationships, a list flashed …

Months go by, and I’m stumbling blindly, arms outstretched. There’s a path promised to me, but it somehow remains unclear. How frustrating it is to …

It was a two-for-one deal. The day I got married, I got a husband and a six-year-old daughter—instant wife and mother. It was rocky at …

Even in the best divorces, kids live divided lives in which they struggle to understand their parents’ behaviors, negotiate tangled family systems, and develop values …