Empty Nest and Midlife - FamilyLife®

Navigating the Realities of Marriage in 2025 – Ron and Nan Deal, Jared and Becky Wilson, Trent and Andrea Griffith

June 18, 2025

Nan Deal & Ron Deal & Trent and Andrea Griffith

Join a candid and insightful conversation from the 2025 Love Like You Mean It Cruise on navigating the realities of marriage in 2025 including getting actionable tips on taming those pesky phone and social media distractions that can steal connection

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Navigating the Realities of Marriage in 2025 - Ron and Nan Deal, Jared and Becky Wilson, Trent and Andrea Griffith

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No Fear in Death: Dennis & Barbara Rainey

August 16, 2024

Dennis and Barbara Rainey

Do you fear getting older? Tune in as Dennis & Barbara Rainey share how "no fear in death" fuels their desire to live purposefully.

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No Fear in Death: Dennis & Barbara Rainey

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Never Retire from Spiritual Growth: Dennis & Barbara Rainey

August 15, 2024

Barbara Rainey & Dennis Rainey

You never retire from spiritual growth, according to Dennis & Barbara Rainey. Learn tips on avoiding pitfalls of aging and on lifelong service to others.

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Never Retire from Spiritual Growth: Dennis & Barbara Rainey

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Growing Older without Growing Old: Dennis & Barbara Rainey

August 14, 2024

Dennis and Barbara Rainey

Do you have fears about growing old? Worried about aging gracefully—mentally, physically and spiritually? Listen in as Dennis & Barbara Rainey share advice.

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Growing Older without Growing Old: Dennis & Barbara Rainey

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Dear Empty Nester Mama: A Note of Encouragement

Alex McMurray

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Your baby has graduated, leaving you an empty nester. But how do you grow your relationship with them while encouraging their independence?

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The Heart of Grandparenting

October 17, 2020

Anne Dierks & Josh Mulvihill & Mary Larmoyeux & Nancy Downing

Does God have instructions for grandparents? Mary Larmoyeux, Nancy Downing, Josh Mulvihill, and Anne Dierks share scriptural examples and practical tips for being godly, intentional grandparents.

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The Heart of Grandparenting

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Letting Go and Moving Forward

February 28, 2020

Jill Savage

Author Jill Savage talks frankly about the challenges she's faced in the empty nest, including finding out that her son is gay. While they disagree with his current lifestyle, they continue to love him.

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Letting Go and Moving Forward

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Marriage and the Empty Nest

February 27, 2020

Jill Savage

How's your marriage since the kids left home? Jill Savage knows that a couple's failure to connect can lead to isolation. Savage shares some valleys she and her husband faced as empty nesters and tells what's kept them together.

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Marriage and the Empty Nest

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Now That the Kids Are Gone

February 26, 2020

Jill Savage

Author Jill Savage talks about the freedom, and the challenges, of the empty nest. Savage remembers being surprised at how hard it really was to adjust to a quiet house. Hear some sound advice from a mom who's been there.

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Now That the Kids Are Gone

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3 Ways to Protect Your Marriage From ‘Gray Divorce’

Lisa Lakey

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I’ve always thought there was some marital finish line protecting your marriage on the other side. But few people warn you about gray divorce.

Aah, Retirement. What could go wrong?

Joe and Cindi Ferrini

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How could we possibly think retirement, changing health, and decline ahead wouldn’t have surprises and challenges like our 40+ years of marriage?

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Assessing Your Parents’ Needs

January 5, 2018

Jim Stroud

All of us will have to deal with aging parents. Jim Stroud gives some wise tips for rightly assessing an aging parent's need for assisted living.

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Assessing Your Parents' Needs

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When Your Parents Need Help

January 4, 2018

Jim Stroud

Jim Stroud tells how he looked at elder care options for his father, and realized that available facilities wouldn't meet his father's level of need. Stroud set out to change that for his father and others.

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When Your Parents Need Help

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Thankfulness

November 18, 2017

Barbara Rainey

Barbara Rainey's favorite holiday is Thanksgiving Day. Find out how she impressed gratitude on her children growing up. She'll also give a glimpse into how how she's processing transitions in her own life.

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Thankfulness

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A Biblical View of Retirement

August 19, 2017

Dennis Rainey & Howard Hendricks & Kay Marshall Strom & Steve Sanford

How should a Christian approach the stage of life that follows the working years? Kay Marshall Strom, Dennis Rainey, Howard Hendricks, and Steve Sanford offer perspectives based on Scripture.

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A Biblical View of Retirement

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Changing Relationships

August 2, 2016

Barbara Rainey & Susan Yates

Barbara Rainey and Susan Yates give some helpful suggestions for embracing the empty nest stage of life.

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Changing Relationships

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Mixed Feelings Stirred Up by the Empty Nest

August 1, 2016

Barbara Rainey & Susan Yates

Barbara Rainey and Susan Yates recall how they felt when they first entered this confusing, liberating, and emotion-packed stage of life called the empty nest.

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Mixed Feelings Stirred Up by the Empty Nest

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Growing Old Together: Like a Beautiful Old Building

Barbara Rainey

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I wouldn’t trade our empty nest years for the relationship we had in our youth for anything.