https://www.familylife.com Pursue what matters most. Thu, 25 Sep 2025 13:53:40 +0000 en-US hourly 1 https://wordpress.org/?v=6.8.3 https://www.familylife.com/wp-content/uploads/sites/1001/2025/02/cropped-Favicon-Icon_512x512-1.png?w=32 https://www.familylife.com 32 32 236231178 https://www.familylife.com/articles/topics/marriage/staying-married/forgiveness/3-things-to-do-when-struggling-to-forgive-your-spouse/ https://www.familylife.com/articles/topics/marriage/staying-married/forgiveness/3-things-to-do-when-struggling-to-forgive-your-spouse/#respond Thu, 25 Sep 2025 13:53:38 +0000 https://www.familylife.com/?p=318439 “Will you forgive me?” A phrase that is included at the end of almost all apologies in my marriage.]]> https://www.familylife.com/articles/topics/marriage/staying-married/forgiveness/3-things-to-do-when-struggling-to-forgive-your-spouse/feed/ 0 318439 https://www.familylife.com/articles/topics/parenting/parenting-challenges/4-ways-to-talk-and-pray-with-your-kids-when-the-world-feels-unsafe/ https://www.familylife.com/articles/topics/parenting/parenting-challenges/4-ways-to-talk-and-pray-with-your-kids-when-the-world-feels-unsafe/#respond Fri, 19 Sep 2025 18:37:08 +0000 https://www.familylife.com/?p=318437 When the world feels unsafe and tragedy feels close to home, how do I help my kids when I'm struggling to wrap my head around it too?]]> https://www.familylife.com/articles/topics/parenting/parenting-challenges/4-ways-to-talk-and-pray-with-your-kids-when-the-world-feels-unsafe/feed/ 0 318437 https://www.familylife.com/articles/topics/parenting/13-encouraging-verses-for-moms/ https://www.familylife.com/articles/topics/parenting/13-encouraging-verses-for-moms/#respond Mon, 08 Sep 2025 13:32:43 +0000 https://www.familylife.com/?p=317416 Motherhood: part Indiana Jones, part lullaby, part Call of Duty, part Magic Kingdom, part dumpster fire. You might sometimes feel your most exhilarating and shattering moments rise and fall in your kids.]]> https://www.familylife.com/articles/topics/parenting/13-encouraging-verses-for-moms/feed/ 0 317416 https://www.familylife.com/articles/topics/marriage/staying-married/communication/we-dont-talk-like-we-used-to-6-conversations-to-reconnect/ https://www.familylife.com/articles/topics/marriage/staying-married/communication/we-dont-talk-like-we-used-to-6-conversations-to-reconnect/#respond Tue, 05 Aug 2025 20:39:33 +0000 https://www.familylife.com/?p=317194 When most of communication becomes functional (schedules, what needs to done, fixed, etc.), connection takes a backseat. Here are six questions to help you reconnect.]]> https://www.familylife.com/articles/topics/marriage/staying-married/communication/we-dont-talk-like-we-used-to-6-conversations-to-reconnect/feed/ 0 317194 https://www.familylife.com/articles/topics/parenting/parenting-challenges/discipline/christian-discipline-in-parenting-what-do-i-need-to-know/ https://www.familylife.com/articles/topics/parenting/parenting-challenges/discipline/christian-discipline-in-parenting-what-do-i-need-to-know/#respond Thu, 31 Jul 2025 17:31:26 +0000 https://www.familylife.com/?p=316915 Discipline ranks right up there with other fun parts of adulting. Like flossing. Or paying taxes. “I can’t wait to discipline my kid!” said no one ever.]]> https://www.familylife.com/articles/topics/parenting/parenting-challenges/discipline/christian-discipline-in-parenting-what-do-i-need-to-know/feed/ 0 316915 https://www.familylife.com/articles/topics/parenting/miscellaneous-archived-content-parenting/3-tips-for-intentional-grandparenting-both-near-and-far/ https://www.familylife.com/articles/topics/parenting/miscellaneous-archived-content-parenting/3-tips-for-intentional-grandparenting-both-near-and-far/#respond Mon, 23 Jun 2025 13:00:00 +0000 https://www.familylife.com/?p=315423 Ever wonder if you’re an intentional grandparent? Explore the special role you could play in your grandchild’s life.]]> https://www.familylife.com/articles/topics/parenting/miscellaneous-archived-content-parenting/3-tips-for-intentional-grandparenting-both-near-and-far/feed/ 0 315423 https://www.familylife.com/articles/topics/real-stories/marriage-real-stories/good-marriages-made-better/5-intentional-ways-to-grow-closer-to-your-spouse-this-summer/ https://www.familylife.com/articles/topics/real-stories/marriage-real-stories/good-marriages-made-better/5-intentional-ways-to-grow-closer-to-your-spouse-this-summer/#respond Mon, 16 Jun 2025 17:25:11 +0000 https://www.familylife.com/?p=315509 Strengthen your connection—emotionally, spiritually, and yes, even playfully—through meaningful conversations, shared prayers, and the kind of fun that reminds you you’re best friends, too.]]> https://www.familylife.com/articles/topics/real-stories/marriage-real-stories/good-marriages-made-better/5-intentional-ways-to-grow-closer-to-your-spouse-this-summer/feed/ 0 315509 https://www.familylife.com/articles/topics/marriage/can-you-afford-not-to-get-away-as-a-couple/ https://www.familylife.com/articles/topics/marriage/can-you-afford-not-to-get-away-as-a-couple/#respond Mon, 09 Jun 2025 13:00:00 +0000 https://www.familylife.com/?p=315403 As a newly blended family, they didn’t have the funds to pay for a marriage cruise. But they saw the value in a week away to focus on their marriage. ]]> https://www.familylife.com/articles/topics/marriage/can-you-afford-not-to-get-away-as-a-couple/feed/ 0 315403 https://www.familylife.com/articles/topics/parenting/foundations/speaking-light-to-others-in-the-darkness/ https://www.familylife.com/articles/topics/parenting/foundations/speaking-light-to-others-in-the-darkness/#respond Thu, 05 Jun 2025 15:19:40 +0000 https://www.familylife.com/?p=315187 When God created the heavens and the earth, there was a specific moment when he “spoke” the lights on, forever separating the light from the darkness (Genesis 1:3).]]> https://www.familylife.com/articles/topics/parenting/foundations/speaking-light-to-others-in-the-darkness/feed/ 0 315187 https://www.familylife.com/articles/topics/marriage/should-you-say-the-hard-thing-to-your-husband/ https://www.familylife.com/articles/topics/marriage/should-you-say-the-hard-thing-to-your-husband/#respond Tue, 03 Jun 2025 16:22:47 +0000 https://www.familylife.com/?p=315185 For those of us who have to say something to know if we think it, to pause and consider whether to say what came to our mind can be especially tricky.]]> https://www.familylife.com/articles/topics/marriage/should-you-say-the-hard-thing-to-your-husband/feed/ 0 315185 https://www.familylife.com/articles/topics/holidays/featured-holidays/fathers-day/god-as-father-finding-his-faithfulness-when-earthly-fathers-fail/ https://www.familylife.com/articles/topics/holidays/featured-holidays/fathers-day/god-as-father-finding-his-faithfulness-when-earthly-fathers-fail/#respond Wed, 21 May 2025 17:16:01 +0000 https://www.familylife.com/?p=314789 How do we understand God as Father when our earthly fathers fail us? We can trust God’s unchanging love and faithfulness in difficult times, but it takes work, vulnerability, and faith.]]> https://www.familylife.com/articles/topics/holidays/featured-holidays/fathers-day/god-as-father-finding-his-faithfulness-when-earthly-fathers-fail/feed/ 0 314789 https://www.familylife.com/articles/topics/faith/how-to-avoid-being-an-unavailable-father/ https://www.familylife.com/articles/topics/faith/how-to-avoid-being-an-unavailable-father/#respond Mon, 12 May 2025 11:55:24 +0000 https://www.familylife.com/?p=314386 Being an involved, present father is essential for kids’ well-being and development. Get tips for deeper connections.]]> https://www.familylife.com/articles/topics/faith/how-to-avoid-being-an-unavailable-father/feed/ 0 314386 https://www.familylife.com/articles/topics/faith/essentials-faith/church-involvement/eve-the-mother-of-all-mothers/ https://www.familylife.com/articles/topics/faith/essentials-faith/church-involvement/eve-the-mother-of-all-mothers/#respond Mon, 05 May 2025 15:24:51 +0000 https://www.familylife.com/?p=314391 I try to imagine what it would be like to be created as a fully grown woman with no instructions about how to be a woman or how to behave.]]> https://www.familylife.com/articles/topics/faith/essentials-faith/church-involvement/eve-the-mother-of-all-mothers/feed/ 0 314391 https://www.familylife.com/articles/topics/holidays/featured-holidays/easter-and-lent/12-ways-to-use-resurrection-eggs-to-tell-the-easter-story/ Mon, 31 Mar 2025 12:53:11 +0000 https://sites-stage.familylife.com/flministries/?p=9402 Communicating the most life-changing story ever told in a way children can understand. ]]> 9402 https://www.familylife.com/articles/topics/faith/essentials-faith/growing-in-your-faith/can-faith-survive-in-a-post-christian-culture-2/ Mon, 03 Mar 2025 22:50:04 +0000 https://www.familylife.com/?p=313063 Our culture is hostile to Christian faith.]]> 313063 https://www.familylife.com/articles/topics/marriage/staying-married/communication/4-steps-to-help-you-regulate-your-emotions/ https://www.familylife.com/articles/topics/marriage/staying-married/communication/4-steps-to-help-you-regulate-your-emotions/#respond Wed, 19 Feb 2025 14:32:09 +0000 https://www.familylife.com/?p=312709 When couples are at their best, they love and serve each other from the best of themselves. But when at their worst, couples inadvertently trigger one another’s pain.]]> https://www.familylife.com/articles/topics/marriage/staying-married/communication/4-steps-to-help-you-regulate-your-emotions/feed/ 0 312709 https://www.familylife.com/articles/topics/faith/essentials-faith/reaching-out/3-reasons-to-go-on-family-mission-trips/ https://www.familylife.com/articles/topics/faith/essentials-faith/reaching-out/3-reasons-to-go-on-family-mission-trips/#respond Fri, 17 Jan 2025 16:26:07 +0000 https://www.familylife.com/?p=310609 Your family was made to be on mission with God. Family mission trips are a great way to reinforce that mindset, or even kickstart it.]]> https://www.familylife.com/articles/topics/faith/essentials-faith/reaching-out/3-reasons-to-go-on-family-mission-trips/feed/ 0 310609 https://www.familylife.com/articles/topics/marriage/divorce/why-we-never-got-a-divorce/ https://www.familylife.com/articles/topics/marriage/divorce/why-we-never-got-a-divorce/#respond Thu, 19 Dec 2024 16:52:43 +0000 https://www.familylife.com/?p=311387 Tim and Kathy Bush’s marriage was far from ideal—alcohol, affairs, and isolation were rooted deep. Until one day. ]]> https://www.familylife.com/articles/topics/marriage/divorce/why-we-never-got-a-divorce/feed/ 0 311387