Family Update

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  How Can the Church Support Foster Families? Foster parents care for children who may or may not be orphans. Foster care is designed to be temporary, a time of separation so that the parent(s) can get needed help. The goal is always for a family to be... Sheila Alewine May 17, 2022
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  What Is a Marriage Retreat? Your marriage is important. It's the most important relationship you have, under God. Getting away is not easy, but it can be helpful. Whether you are thriving in your marriage and want to continue that way... Katie T. Kennedy May 17, 2022
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  5 Crucial Questions to Ask Before Starting a Family My parents looked a tad pensive on my wedding day. They were happy for me on the one hand but were simmering in a cocktail of emotions on the other. Several weeks after our wedding, I called mom and sought... Keren Kanyago May 17, 2022
• Ideas for a Fun Family Game Night Chances are you have at least one person in your family who is super competitive. Or maybe you'll see some usually dormant sibling rivalry rear its ugly head. Set up some ground rules at the beginning of the... Cheryl Gilbert May 10, 2022
• 3 Things All Families Have in Common Genesis - the first book of the Bible - is a history book. It describes the creation of the earth and the history of God’s people up until Moses. It shows us how the concept of family got started. There is a...
• 10 Things You Should Never Say to Your Husband Wedding planning. Pinterest-inspired living spaces. Parenting hacks. Romantic vacations and date night suggestions. If there’s one thing that we can all agree on, it’s that we’ll never suffer a lack of... Meg Gemelli May 10, 2022
• Is Parenting Taking Over Your Marriage? What American mother would say to her child—"you can't do X because it doesn't work with my life"? This American mother certainly would (and has done) in order to both preserve my own sanity and save time to... Sarah Hamaker May 10, 2022
• 10 Dos and Don'ts of Helping Your Child Learn to Adult In fact, 1 in 3 adult children, ages 25- to 34-years-old, live at home according to a new report from the Census Bureau. Steve Arterburn May 03, 2022
• How to Stop These 10 Toxic Habits from Sneaking into Your Marriage Next month my husband and I will celebrate ten years of marriage. This time of celebration has sent us into a season of reminiscing on how it all started. When I look back on our first few years of... Christina Patterson May 03, 2022
• How to Encourage Your Husband's Leadership (Even When He Fails) Leadership of your family is an enormous responsibility for your husband, and he needs your support. Here is how you can partner with your husband and encourage him, even when he lets you down. Cindi McMenamin May 03, 2022
• Is Foster Care for You? The very act of removing a child from her home is traumatic. While some kids will have higher levels of trauma, such as those who suffered abuse or sustained neglect, all children entering your home will... Sarah Hamaker Apr 26, 2022
• Tips for Parenting Opposite Personalities  I am sure Isaac and Rebekah felt the same way as they parented Jacob and Esau—the smooth versus the hairy. The hunter versus the momma's boy. I am confident that the best counsel is not from Isaac and... Kate Stevens Apr 26, 2022