Why Your Conflict Resolution Skills Matter to Your Tweens
It’s our job as parents to teach our tweens how to navigate conflict. First, though, we need to have healthy conflict resolution skills ourselves.
When You Doubt If God Is Good to You
Sometimes I secretly reflect on my life and base its value on how it compares to that of others. Do I believe that God is good to me, or only to others?
10 Reasons to Love LUZIA by Cirque Du Soleil
Here are 10 reasons my daughter and I loved LUZIA by Cirque du Soleil and why I think you and your family will love it too.
5 Strategies for a Stronger Marriage
If you and your spouse are struggling to be a united team, here are five strategies you can put into practice for a stronger marriage.
How to Pick Friends Who Help Marriage
How can you make sure that you pick friends who help marriage? Here are three suggestions of qualities to look for in your close friendships.
LEAP! and Its Best Teachable Moments for Kids
LEAP! encourages kids to chase their dreams with passion. But that’s not all it teaches them. Here are three more valuable lessons that stand out to me.
How to Respond to Your Disappointed Child
Are you unsure how to respond to a disappointed child? Here’s how I’m learning to react when my kids experience small letdowns.
Date Night Movies Meet Both His and Her Needs
Researchers say men and women have distinctly different preferences on how they connect with others. Date night movies meet both his and her needs.
Take the “Which TV Couple Are You Most Like?” Quiz
When it comes to teamwork in your relationship, which TV couple are you and your significant other most like? Take this fun quiz to find out.
How to Encourage Your Kids to Love the Arts
Do you want to encourage your kids to love the arts? Here are several practical ways we are doing this with our four daughters.
When Conflict in Marriage Feels Hopeless
Conflict in marriage doesn't need to feel hopeless. Here are ways you can work through it together and come out stronger.
How to Keep a Relationship Strong Over Distance
How can you keep a relationship strong over distance? Here's what we discovered in our own "absence = what?" experiment.
What to Do When Comparison Blinds You to the Beauty of...
I often let comparison blind me to the beauty of my own individual story. Do you?
5 Things to Tell Your Husband This Father’s Day
Here are five things to tell your husband this Father's Day.
3 Ways Community Keeps Us Needy and Why That Is a...
Community keeps us needy and that's a good thing. Here's why.
3 Strategies for Navigating Stressful Decisions in Marriage
If you and your spouse are currently facing stressful decisions, here are three team-building strategies you can practice.
What the Day You’d Do Over Says About You
If you could "do over" any day, what day would it be? My daughter Savannah recently asked me this question. I was surprised to discover what my answer -- and hers -- revealed about us both.
How to Help Your Kids Be More Adventurous Eaters
How can you help your kids be more adventurous eaters? Here's one way.
When Your Parenting Story Includes Miscarriage
Maybe your parenting story includes miscarriage. If so, you are not alone.
3 Age-Defying Activities the Entire Family Can Enjoy
We’ve gotten creative in discovering pastimes the entire family can enjoy together. Here are three of our favorite “age-defying” activities.