Dear Friends, Plugged In media analyst Jonathan McKee provides research-based insights on the impact of the digital world on children and offers parents guidance for setting safe, healthy boundaries for their kids’ screen time. To listen to the broadcast hosted by Focus on the Family, Please Click Here
Dear Friends, The empty-nest season can take a toll on marriages. After the kids leave the house, some coupes state they have nothing in common anymore. Then there are those who admit they simply aren’t willing to make the effort it takes to create a full marriage that spans both time and seasons of change.…
Dear Friends, The secular influences that surround us can exacta toll on our marriage. Protecting our marriage against stressors of this day and age requires effort in five areas: Unconditional commitment Increased trust Increased respect Healthy boundaries Increased couple time When couples compromise on obedience to God, their marriages drift towards mediocrity. Abundant marriage, however,…
Dear Friends, Here are four things you can do to help your child when they are dealing with anxious feelings. Anxious feelings are normal. They can be helpful and provide valuable signals for dangerous situations. When people feel unsafe, anxious thoughts respond to what they see and interpret, which is a healthy response for survival.…
Dear Friends, Living with boundaries is not easy, but it is necessary because it helps us love the other person without idolizing them, and it allows us to prepare for marriage but not become too emotionally and physically intimate before it. To read more, Please Click Here
Dear Friends, I often think of that dreary landscape when I consider my journey through and the burden of depression. Look at all these browns! Isn’t it beautiful? My depression has helped me see the beauty in the browns of life. Anyone who’s ever dealt with depression knows how hard it is to be thankful about anything.…
Dear Friends, We’d be wise to listen to those who have been married for a long time. They have important information for us. These five lessons can help us build a strong foundation for a life-long marriage. Communication Commitment Humour Friendship Conflict Resolution To read the article, Please Click Here
Dear Friends, “There’s something like a line of gold thread running through a man’s words when he talks to his daughter, and gradually over the years it gets to be long enough for you to pick up in your hands and weave into a cloth that feels like love itself.” —John Gregory Brown Dads—you’ve been…
Dear Friends, “Will my kids be okay?” “Our kids have seen too much already.” “I don’t want them to think this is what love looks like.” If you’re going through hard times in your marriage, maybe you’ve asked questions like these. When my husband Carey and I went through our dark season of marriage…
Dear Friends, Male and female are not what we feel we are, but what we actually are. Help your kids sort the truth from fiction regarding transgenderism because transgenderism doesn’t physically exist. Your child comes home from school one day, and you ask how the day went. However, you weren’t expecting a discussion about gender myths.…