Couples attending our Bournemouth ‘A Day Together’ event recently were very positive, with 100% rating it as either ‘excellent’ or ‘good’. Here’s a selection of comments: “Absolutely fantastic! Honest, down to earth speakers with helpful discussion times too. We both go home encouraged.” “A day well spent even for the strongest of couples.” “Worth every […]
Sally shares her story of struggling to conceive, the longings, questions and emotions she and husband, Graham, experienced. She explains how she wrestled with God but how ultimately her Christian faith helped her to find unexpected ‘blessings’ in their married life. Graham and I met twenty seven years ago when we were in our early […]
Are you drawn in, repelled by or intrigued by the hype surrounding the release of the film version of best-selling book: Fifty Shades of Grey? I’ve been reading lots of commentary recently and I don’t like the finger wagging brigade. There is something inside me that wants to do the opposite when someone says: “don’t […]
It never ceases to amaze me how God can bring people together in the most amazing ways. Why am I surprised? The FamilyLife team were running A Day Together event for couples at All Souls, Langham Place, London recently and at the end of the day I found myself in deep conversation with a […]
This article accompanies Tish’s story of becoming a single parent. Before looking at the ‘how to’ care for a single parent family it’s very important to consider how it might feel to be a single mum or dad. You can read Tish’s story HERE. It’s worth acknowledging that some people find divorce difficult, but remember that […]
When I look back I see that I had the great privilege of raising my two sons on my own from the ages of 5 and 3. It was not my intention to do this when I married and had children, indeed as a committed Christian it was the last thing that I ever thought […]
Mark & Christine Daniel, Directors FamilyLife UK, were recently invited to speak at the Belong Group gathering of 65 couples in Malta for “A Weekend Together”. Founders Leslie and Charmaine Caruana said: “expectations were exceeded and surpassed.” The Belong Group put together an ambitious programme for the adults and children which included learning and fun […]
Sounds like ridiculous psychobabble or perhaps an oblique reference to sexual relations doesn’t it? Actually I was inspired to use the term ‘conscious coupling’ by the Hollywood actress Gwyneth Paltrow and Coldplay singer Chris Martin who separated earlier this year explaining their decision as a conscious uncoupling. I’m not going to judge them because I have […]
Bill and Lynda have been married for over 30 years. They live in Cambridge and have two children Alex and Niamh, and have recently increased their family by introducing two rather large rescue dogs, which have made life very interesting. Lynda has an accounting back ground, and is also a qualified counsellor and family consultant spending her time juggling family, […]
With Father’s Day fast approaching we wanted to share this beautiful watercolour celebrating the importance of dads. Sue, the artist, told us what inspired her to paint the picture: “I realise that relationship break up is devastating so many families and wanted to portray the importance of a father’s role within the family. Seeing a […]
