You’ve heard the song “It’s the Most Wonderful Time of the Year” right? It’s true for some, but not for others—especially for those divorced or for some foster parents. It can be terribly lonely. As a stepparent, it was the [...]
An 18-year-old daughter was acting entitled. On top of it, she was treating everyone in the family as peons. While Dad was away on a business trip, it all hit the fan. So, when he got home, he rocked her [...]
Proverbs 17:22 says, “A joyful heart is good medicine, but a crushed spirit dries up the bones.” I don’t know about you, but I LOVE it when I see families having a great time laughing and playing together. There’s nothing [...]
You love your family, but they’re not followers of Christ. Your values are just so different. You want your kids to know their grandparents, but you don’t like the fact that they smoke, cuss, or drink, even though it's not [...]
Our goal as Christian parents is to raise up men and women who love the Lord. But that’s NOT enough. What else is there, you ask? I want my kids and grandkids to be followers of Christ who are looking [...]
I grew up in a home where the neighbor kids always wanted to come over to our house to hang out. Why? Well, my dad was pretty cool. He teased just about everybody, and he made people laugh. The house [...]
The family up the street appears to have it all together. The father has a six-figure salary. His wife is home, volunteers at school, and busses the kids all over. And their kids: they’re not only great students but they’re [...]
According to the Population Reference Bureau, one in fourteen kids in the United States are living with their grandparents.1 That’s about 5.4 million kids. Three-generation households happen for financial difficulties. Illness, divorce, and teen pregnancy are just some of the reasons. [...]
I’m 50. All but one of my kids are adults now. As I look back at my life as a parent, the thing that sticks out in my mind are all the times that I said, “Enjoy your childhood while [...]
There are times I feel like a failure when it comes to being a spiritual leader in my family. I KNOW that I need to do family devotions, but, more times than not, I don't. Our men's group at church has talked [...]