What's New at FamilyLife?

Would I prepare my heart for God to do something new, or would I let old labels and seasons paralyze me?

Leaving heaven and coming to earth was part of God’s plan for Jesus—and all of humanity—all along.

Conflict with your spouse is inevitable for all couples. Whoever got the idea into our heads that “marriage should be easy” probably wasn’t married.

Then I asked my wife a question that would change the nature of our relationship forever. I needed her to be more than someone who I did fun things with.

We’d been sufficiently warned. We were working against all the odds to stay together: divorced homes. Demanding careers. And now, a chronically-ill child. 

Many blended family weddings incorporate a ceremony called “blending of the sands.” But in reality it does not mean they have obtained “familyness.”

A new job. Losing a baby. A new house. Or a spouse’s confession. We can’t see what the new year may bring, but we can trust God to write our story.

We’re in the practice of resolutions. These prayers for the New Year will move us toward spiritual renewal too.

My wife of 10 years told me she didn’t love me anymore. I would have said our marriage was a 10 out of 10. How was I so blind to the deadness of her heart?

In only a few short months, we had gone from gazing lovingly into each other’s eyes to glaring at each other with anger and disgust, each wondering – and not only to ourselves – if we had married the wrong person.

It’s hard to get romantic in your mother-in-law’s living room, kids snoring around you on sleeping bags. Still, sneaking in sex over the holidays is doable.

Manipulation is a mind game leaving you wondering: Is my spouse manipulating me? We all have unhealthy ways to get what we want. So it’s worth considering.