Help Grandma Calm Down on Christmas Gift-Giving
Sometimes, Grandpa and Grandma Warbucks create unintended challenges by “blessing the grandkids” with so many gifts.
Sometimes, Grandpa and Grandma Warbucks create unintended challenges by “blessing the grandkids” with so many gifts.
When a family member is an addict, the entire family suffers. Rick Van Warner talks honestly about his son Tommy’s drug addiction, and the continued efforts he and his wife have made to love and believe in him.
Rick Van Warner talks about his son’s first trip to rehab, and his sorrow over his actions once he got out. But Tommy was hooked, and his behavior escalated. It’s a “cycle of madness” for the Van Warner family.
Rick Van Warner gives us a glimpse of what it’s like to live with and love an opioid addict. Van Warner first realized his 16-year old son, Tommy, had a problem when he went missing.
The patterns I saw in my child’s behavior opened my eyes to the damage my phone had done.
David Eaton knows that smart phones are hugely popular among adolescents, but they’re often misused. Eaton challenges parents to have four conversations with their kids before giving them a cell phone.
I saw a hashtag on Twitter this week about why people who have been sexually abused might choose not to report it.
David Eaton encourages parents to talk to their kids about appropriate cell phone usage. Eaton reminds parents it’s not so much about how to use the phone but why we use it.
Milan and Kay Yerkovich tell couples how to connect to each other. Milan, an admitted task-oriented avoider, and Kay, an avowed vacillator, tell how they learned to understand and connect with one another.
Milan Yerkovich and his wife, Kay, explain the “what” and “how” of emotional attachment. They also explain how different people manage stress differently, and how each person’s style affects a marriage.
It’s not always practical to eat dinner as a family. The solution? Give yourself and your family some grace and cancel dinner tonight.
Milan Yerkovich and his wife, Kay, talk about their early years of marriage and the difficulty they had breaking out of old communication patterns. Kay also helps us understand emotional attachment.
And if there are really no tears, no heartache, and we can remain friends–is divorce really the most healing and whole option?
Author Shauna Shanks felt wave after wave of discouragement, but she refused to give up on her marriage. She shares what inspired her to give herself completely in obedience to God’s word.
We advise against giving your children a phone if you are not ready to have a conversation with them about it multiple times a week for multiple years.
You might make sure to head to the doctor each year like clockwork, but when is the last time your marriage had a physical?
Instead of my husband abandoning us for the woods or holing up in a man cave glued to ESPN, we’ve made fall Saturdays family days.
Author Shauna Shanks never imagined her husband would ask for a divorce after ten years of marriage. But she made a decision not to give up. Find out how her perseverance and patience paid off.