Family Life
I think most of us get reflective this time of year. A lot of us make resolutions with good intentions. A lot fewer do it with a real sense of purpose, aiming not only to resolve but to actually set things in place to make it happen. About sixteen years ago, Phyllis Sather's husband came to…
We are delighted to announce the release of our newest book, Christ-Centered Christmas! Are you feeling torn about Christmas? Loving the sights and smells, but hating the thought of the stress and commercialism? Want to make sure the Lord is glorified in your family, but wondering if you’ll get sidetracked by all the busy-ness? You…
Tired. Stressed. Harried. Struggling financially. Arrrggghhhh. Those are the most common words on our friends' Facebook statuses -- and they're mostly Christians. When life becomes this hard, our marriages can take a back seat to survival. We become just coworkers and housemates when we're supposed to be so much more than that. (more…)
God did not forget to include "school" in his biblical design for raising children—:home education is a natural expression of all that God intended for parents and their children. Clay and Sally Clarkson's Educating the WholeHearted Child is about rediscovering God's original design for the family. What you'll find in this book is a homeschooling…
Do you ever wonder where the girl your husband married went? This book is for every mom who has collapsed into bed at the end of the day, looked into the eyes of her husband and promised "tomorrow" she'd have time for him. Trouble is, tomorrow finds her more exhausted than the day before. (more…)
Our friends at Grace & Truth Books are offering a real treasure! With the Children on Sunday: Through Eye-Gate and Ear-Gate into the City of Child-Soul by Sylvanus Stall A giant volume, which ranks as one of history's greatest Family Worship books ever composed. A limited number of copies are available of this book, which…
A year and a half ago, I posted on my cancer treatment blog the five best things ever said to me: 1. "I love you!" (1985) 2. "I do!" (1986) 3. "It's a boy!" (1990, 1993, 1995, 1997, 2000, 2002) 4. "It's a girl!" (2005, 2009) 5. "No evidence of metabolically active lymphoma." (2010) And…
Yes, they do. We keep it to one team sport a year -- We need to have a life other than sports! -- but we just love that our guys play football for the Homeschool Football League. Football seems to be a sport that our guys are good at and we love the spirit and principle…
“What is it that drives people to dress like that for Halloween?” my wife asked me. She wasn’t talking about little girls dressed like ballerinas and fairies, but folks of any age play-acting the monster variety. Why, indeed, would anyone want to pretend to be a zombie, a vampire, or a ghost for a few…
This morning over breakfast we had a very enlightening discussion. We asked the question, "What purpose do you think God had in making you big brother to your little brothers and sisters? What do you think He wants you to accomplish in their lives?" [caption id="attachment_3812" align="aligncenter" width="300" caption=""Keep them safe.""][/caption] (more…)
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