Married with Children (BGMFPOD-003) Being married with children requires greater determination than many of us expected. It changes your life in many ways – both in being a blessing and a challenge. The need to maintain a satisfying relationship with your spouse while raising children is enormous. Marriages advance through an assortment of developmental stages. [...]
Tools for Great Relationships (BGMFPOD-002) Every couple enters marriage with their own bag of tools, but is often frustrated by their attempts at fixing things. They either have the wrong tools or do not use the tools properly. Having the right tools in your relational tool bag and using them properly can help you build [...]
Everybody helps everybody…always, in whatever ways are needed. Remember, “please” and “thank you” are not just good manners; they’re the calling cards of a grateful heart. Have a lot of fun, just not at the expense of anyone else. Eat as many meals together as possible as a family. Your kids will be less likely [...]
Raising Moral Kids (BGMFPOD-001) Strategies for helping parents raise moral kids. Raising moral kids in an immoral world is the result of parents who have clearly defined values and are intentional about communicating their values to their children. Children are born with a will that influences their choices and judgments. As parents, our God-given “job [...]
Today, Ash Wednesday, is the beginning of the church season known as Lent. It is a forty day period before Easter set aside as a time of soul-searching and repentance. The forty days reflect Jesus’ withdrawal into the wilderness for his own time of spiritual reflection. In the early church Lent was a special time when new converts [...]
Have you ever seen a marriage or parenting seminar on wisdom? Probably not. Many of us are looking for something more tangible, like five steps to keep your child from whining and complaining or three trouble-free ways to get your husband to tell you what he is thinking. Yet, the Bible is clear that the [...]
Forgetting to be married can sabotage all your hopes and dreams for a healthy family. It is very easy for the roles to blur between being a parent and being a spouse. A major task will be to safeguard your marriage by putting your spouse ahead of the children at appropriate times. Remember, marital happiness [...]
Being married with children changes your life in many ways – both in being a blessing and a challenge. Nora Ephron writes, “When you have a baby, you set off an explosion in your marriage, and when the dust settles, your marriage is different; not worse, necessarily; but different.” What are some of those unique [...]
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