by Sally Clarkson As I enter my seventies, I reflect with gratitude on my four children and growing number of grandchildren. Watching my...

by Jessie Minassian I’ll never forget the first time I heard it. I was speaking to a group of teen girls in Texas, and when the Q&A time...

by Emily A. Jensen and Laura Wifler   Over the last decade, the two of us (Emily and Laura) have embarked on our own journeys to...

by Hillary Morgan Ferrer & Julie Loos   When women pray, it’s often for other people. We pray for our husbands, for our children, for our...

by Dr. Gary Chapman and Dr. Ross Campbell   How would you describe your relationship with your adult child? Your answer to this question...

by Rachel Gilson Once you start looking in the Bible for the reality of a discipleship that is costly but rewarding, you will find it all...

by Cameron Lee Small There was a time when I cried out for my mom. And a time when she didn’t answer back. Permanently. “Omma!!” . . ....

by Aarti Sequeira The past few years have drained my joy. We bid adieu to our hometown of twenty years. The reemergence of a health issue...

by Melissa B. Kruger From the beginning of parenthood, often while babies are growing in the womb, we begin to imagine the life we want...

by Dr. Laurel Shaler As we pulled up to a house with the longest driveway I’d ever seen, I noticed a pony meandering through the large...

by Sandra Kay Chambers “For you created my inmost being; you knit me together in my mother's womb. I praise you because I am fearfully...

by Lee Ann Mancini A vital aspect of effective parenting is understanding the process of transforming a sinful heart into one that is...

by Jill Garner Cultivating respect in your home isn’t as difficult as it might seem. Allow me to suggest 28 ways you can love your family...

by Sarah Walton My mom and I used to have a tumultuous relationship. During my high-school years, our differences in personality and...

by Crystal Bowman As a Christian children’s author, my main message to children is that God loves them and cares about them very much....

by Abbie Halberstadt All suffering is hard. But not all hardship is suffering. Oxford Languages dictionary says that to suffer is to...

by Catherine Parks In the early days of the pandemic in 2020, my children and I found ourselves sitting at home with a good deal of extra...

by Katie McCoy “Mom? Dad? I need to tell you I’m not really a girl.” When 12-year-old Grace came out as non-binary to her parents, they...

Teaching Children Kindness in a Culture of Confusion by Joan C. Benson and Marjorie Wingert In a world where we’re told right is wrong...

by Laine Lawson Craft Many mothers ask me, “How can I reach my rebellious child?” One of the first items I cover is how we as parents...