Body image is hotter than ever as a cultural idol. The fashion, fitness, weight-loss and cosmetics industries spend billions every year to convince you that there is a lot […]
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It’s called a Life Event Checklist. It includes milestones like marriage, birth of a child, that same child starting college, divorce, and losing a job. Insurance companies, the […]
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…and let the childhood song resonate with you just a bit longer. Don’t know what I am referring to? “Jesus loves me this I know, for the […]
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You’ve met them, the parents who have “given up” on their child, the dad who has lost all hope, the mom who acquiesced to her grief long ago. Their […]
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Insecurity. We all battle it. It’s at the core of our fallen nature. I’m even feeling a bit nervous about writing this post, about offering my advice, since you […]
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Okay, okay, I apologize for the gratuitous “Frozen” reference in the title of this blog. If you have young children, I know you’ll understand how quickly a parent’s life […]
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One in four adults and one in five youth in the United States have a diagnosable mental illness. At Family Matters, we know this means nearly every family we […]
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We definitely don’t have an Instagram family. Not even close. We’re not saying our children are not beautiful, because they are. We’re just saying that no amount of cropping or […]
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Reaching Families in the Wilderness Family Matters reaches parents in the lonely wilderness of extreme challenges – with the hope and healing of God’s grace! Every parent embarks on the […]
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“Mental Health” is a new series that will explore the stories and experiences of our staff and guest writers and how they deal with their own mental health. Family Matters […]
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