God Used a Parakeet to Love Our Daughter

Of all the stories about raising six children we’ve told over the years, this is probably our favorite.

The popular television show tells us there is romance and redemption lying wait in our days, breathless not with passion, but with the hard work of love.

Sometimes, Grandpa and Grandma Warbucks create unintended challenges by “blessing the grandkids” with so many gifts.

The patterns I saw in my child’s behavior opened my eyes to the damage my phone had done.

I saw a hashtag on Twitter this week about why people who have been sexually abused might choose not to report it.

It’s not always practical to eat dinner as a family. The solution? Give yourself and your family some grace and cancel dinner tonight. 

And if there are really no tears, no heartache, and we can remain friends–is divorce really the most healing and whole option?

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.

You don’t have to look far in order to find advice for how you can improve your marriage. Articles are all over the internet about what you should say to sustain your spouse’s interest, the type of clothes you should wear to appear more attractive, and how you can be even more intimate with your partner.

Marriage is a relationship that will transform you, if you let it. Saying “I do” is only the beginning of a lifetime of laughter, frustration, forgiveness, happiness, and deep joy. It’s worth it.

What was the last negative statistic you heard about marriage? Most of us can quickly cite sources that point to the fact that half of all marriages end in divorce.

Kid-free trips either alone or with girlfriends is an idea I can get behind.

Spending an entire weekend learning how to communicate, grow in oneness, and love one another better was like hitting a reset to our busy lives.

There’s a secret that nobody likes to tell dating or engaged couples: Marriage is really hard.

Communication in marriage is not easy. But the fight to communicate is worth the work. In the end, you’ll find a thriving marriage rooted in oneness, not division.

Having divorced parents doesn’t mean your own marriage will also end in divorce. You are not destined to live out the same mistakes as your parents.