Is your marriage in a "death spiral"? That's how Moe and Paige Becnel describe the first four years of their blended-family marriage. Joining the Becnels is blended family expert, Ron Deal.
Hardly a day goes by when I don't think of my mother and my mother-in-law and the influence they had on my life.
Tracey Eyster and Sherry Surratt encourage moms to break free from isolation and find other moms to link arms with. Tracey and Sherry share some funny antics from their own family histories.
Sherry Surratt and Tracey Eyster recall their 40 plus combined years of parenting and assure moms that Jesus will equip and strengthen them if they'll just turn to Him for help and wisdom.
Motherhood is messy, but beautiful. Sherry Surratt and Tracey Eyster talk about gaining motherly confidence, finding a mentor, and relying on the Lord to face the day-to-day.
What is the family, really? And why does it matter? Jim Daly talks with Dennis Rainey about Focus on the Family's new documentary on the family, Irreplaceable.
Tim Muehlhoff offers some communication tips for navigating a difficult conversation.
Tim Muehlhoff reminds us that our words are powerful and can often be misinterpreted.
After the recent tornado in central Arkansas, this is a time of extreme emotions here at FamilyLife.
Words are like seeds. It's best to be purposeful with the words that you sow.
When a tornado roars through a city, destroys homes and devastates families, how are we to react?
Bill and Pam Farrel encourage men and women to know what they might be getting into by asking their significant other the right questions.
In 2007 the Pew Research Center surveyed over 2,000 Americans for a study on attitudes about marriage and family. In one of the questions, participants were asked: Here is a list of things which some people think make for a successful marriage. Please tell me, for each one, whether you think it is very important, […]
Regardless of how we arrived in our unequally yoked marriage, we are part of God's plans and our spiritually mismatched homes are vital to His purposes.
Bill and Pam Farrel encourage couples to walk in faith, not fear, towards marriage, but not without asking some strategic, thought-provoking questions to their romantic interest first.
The love story of Kenneth and Helen Felumlee was anything but ordinary
Sharing experiences of Mother’s Day.
It's common for stepfamily kids to spend weeks at a nonresidential parent’s home during the summer. Here are some tips for managing the challenges.
Do you show your spouse grace? Tim and Darcy know what it means to give and receive grace, and share some grace moments from their own marriage.
Johnny Carr talks about some of the challenges that can take place in the adoption system. More importantly, Johnny talks about the plight of orphans around the world.
My husband and I couldn’t stand one another.
Pastor Johnny Carr shares how he and his wife, a teacher to the deaf, came to adopt three special needs children to add to their family of four.
Carolyn Weber tells how a difficult labor and delivery lead her to death’s door and how God sustained her through that trauma she calls the crucible moment in her marriage.
Dennis Rainey welcomes Kent Weber on the program to share how he witnessed to, and then wooed, his wife, guest Carolyn Weber, whom he met when they were students at Oxford.
A testimony from I Still Do™.
Carolyn Weber reflects on her early months as a student at Oxford and her spiritual awakening which began there.
Every marriage has a crisis year. For Dennis and Barbara Rainey, that year was 1976. Hear a story of trial and triumph as Dennis Rainey details how God took him through the valley of suffering.
Jesus was right: It really is more blessed to give than to receive.
According to Crawford and Karen Loritts, when men and women grasp and embrace the Biblical truths of submission and headship, the result brings glory to God and peace to their relationship.
