Category: Family

Our Hospitality (1923)

The Canfield and McKay families have been feuding for so long, no one remembers the reason the feud started in the first place. One stormy night in 1810, family patriarch John McKay and his rival James Canfield kill each other. After the tragic death of her husband, John’s wife decides her son Willie will not…


Road-Tripping Mom Shows How It’s Possible to Travel With Young Children While Keeping Costs Low

For many, backpacking is just a side hobby—for Care Willink, it’s a way of life. Standing on top of the Grand Canyon, with her two-week-old daughter, Willink knew she never wanted this to stop. Traveling has enabled her to teach her children important life lessons, reminding them to embrace the journey just as much as…


Team Family! It’s Tradition

“R-i-i-s-e and sh-i-i-ne and give God the glory … glory!! R-i-i-se and sh-i-i-ne …” I sang to wake my young kids each morning to begin our homeschooling routine. Though they’re older now and less enthused, I still serenade them from sleep when their alarm clocks fail to rescue them from my pre-dawn Mom performance before…


Tips for Conducting a Successful Family Meeting

Creating a healthy home environment where your family feels connected and well cared for takes time, effort, and commitment. Family life can be busy, though, and sometimes it’s difficult to keep up with everyone and everything going on. So how do you keep day-to-day life running smoothly? Well, one solution is to conduct regular family…


Remember, Everyone Makes Mistakes

Dear Dave, I am on Baby Step 2 of your plan, and I am about four months away from being debt-free. My younger brother is a good person, but he is very careless with his finances. He is always asking to borrow money from me. I don’t want to be mean or damage our relationship,…


Identical Twin With Dwarfism Shares Special Bond With Protective Sister: ‘She’s My Best Friend’

Three days before Christmas in 1998, two identical twin sisters were born prematurely in Texas with a very visible difference: one with primordial dwarfism, and the other without. But their difference hasn’t affected their sisterly bond; if anything, it has made them stronger. The doctors discovered their mom was carrying twins roughly nine weeks before their…


A Father to the Fatherless

Abandoned by his dad at 14, this Youtuber becomes a father to all of the internet fatherless kids. (Video courtesy of Rob Kenney) …


Gabby Petito’s Family Files $50 Million Wrongful Death Lawsuit Against Utah Police

SALT LAKE CITY—Family members of a 22-year-old woman whose boyfriend admitted to killing her last year have filed a wrongful death suit against the Moab Police Department, claiming their negligence led to her death weeks later. The lawsuit filed on Thursday is the latest development in the high-profile case around Gabby Petito’s death. What began…


How to Practice Gratitude as a Family

Thanksgiving is such a lovely time of celebration. It kicks off the holiday season with a focus on togetherness, hospitality, and, of course, gratitude. The weeks leading up to Thanksgiving mark the perfect time to shift the focus in your home to an appreciation for the great abundance that you and your family enjoy and…


Blind Dad-to-be Receives a Tactile Embroidered Image of His Unborn Baby

Holding the embroidered image of his unborn infant, Nathan was moved. That was the most beautiful and thoughtful gift he has ever received. (Video courtesy of Nathan and Emma) …