Family Update

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  6 Ways to Support Your Grieving Parent Maybe you find yourself in that same season. A place where you see your parents aging and you long to love and support them through times of deep sorrow and grief. However, you aren't exactly sure how to do... Alicia Searl Mar 07, 2023
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  3 Ways to Keep Your Love Alive through the Years Here are three ingredients to keep loving one another through the years even when our spouse has changed and the feelings don’t show up. Cindi McMenamin Mar 07, 2023
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  Is Surrogacy Okay for Christians? This new invention, along with many other involved fertility treatments, raises new questions about the ethical implications of these actions. As with pretty much any current event, there are differing... Amanda Idleman Feb 28, 2023
• 10 Tips for Embracing the Mess as a Busy Mom Parenting is messy. From the baby's arrival through toddler and preschool stages into teen years, as a mom, you'll be cleaning up one mess after another. Babies spit up, toddlers ground food into the carpet,... Sarah Hamaker Feb 28, 2023
• 10 Simple (but Powerful) Prayers to Pray for Your Marriage Do you forget to pray for your marriage? For your spouse? Sometimes we are so caught up in the prayers for our children and family, for church family and friends, for missions and ministries, and even for... Jaime Jo Wright Feb 28, 2023
• What Does the Bible Actually Teach about Sex? Sex - It’s often thought about, but rarely talked about, especially within Christian circles. Yes, we’re going there. Let’s talk about sex. I’ve been in enough youth group meetings, women’s small groups and... Shelby Turner Feb 28, 2023
• 10 Ways to Help Kids Keep Their Faith The headline screams, “Millennials Leaving the Church in Droves!” It’s enough to make a parent fear for their child’s faith. Is there anything we can do to turn the tide for our child? Any wisdom for helping... Donna Jones Feb 21, 2023
• 7 Practices That Help Children Know Their True Worth The world tells our children who they are and who they are not--in a hurry.It begins as early as the playground, the track team, the classroom, and nights out with friends. It macerates harder with social... Heather Riggleman Feb 21, 2023
• 6 Signs That You’re NOT Ready for Kids When is the right time to start a family? The answer to that is different for every family, but here are 6 major warning signs that you're not quite ready. Sue Schlesman Feb 21, 2023
• 6 Ways to Improve Communication As a Couple As two people get to know each other intimately, as in a marriage relationship, these nonverbal cues become easier to spot. Even if a person is saying they're not angry or that they have forgiven, non-verbal... Michelle S. Lazurek Feb 21, 2023
• Creating Valentine's Memories as a Family I’m planning to create memories with my family, offering a huge dose of love and an extra helping of simplicity, trying not to hold on too tightly to unrealistic expectations that will only cause more...
• 5 Ways to Observe Lent in Your Marriage The season of Lent isn't just for Catholics. Protestants can also utilize this season to become closer with God and with each other in their marriages. Dedicate yourself to using your gifts in your home to... Michelle S. Lazurek Feb 14, 2023