by Candice Watters In a day when a young, pregnant, abortion counselor films her own abortion in an effort to lessen post-abortion guilt for other moms, and the New York Times Society pages is adding a divorce column called Unhitched to celebrate the stories of faithless couples who have called it quits, Focus on the...

by Steve and Candice Watters Our family hasn’t seen Frozen. When we had an open afternoon and considered seeing it, we read some reviews and decided against going. And for the most part, we forgot about it. But then the soundtrack came out, and then the DVD. And now, well it seems Frozen is everywhere....

by Candice Watters On Tuesday, May 6, Focus on the Family is launching a special one-night-only theatrical release of the documentary called Irreplaceable. Following the movie event, Focus will release a related video curriculum called The Family Project, followed in August by a book of the same name. As we blogged about earlier, we’re excited about...

by Candice Watters I’ve always loved the thought of having a garden. More accurately, I’ve loved the idea of organic, fresh produce just a few steps away from my cutting board and salad bowl. Every spring when warm breezes return and the grass starts greening, I think wistfully of sowing seeds in loamy soil, of...

by Candice Watters When I was single, quiet time was the hour or more I spent reading my Bible and praying before heading off to work for the day. There was a season of life, however, when uninterrupted quiet time was a distant memory. Quiet was measured in minutes, not hours, between crying babies, squawking...

by Candice Watters Yesterday, St. Patrick’s Day, is a special day in our house, not least because Steve and I have Irish heritage and we all look forward to the traditional corned-beef and cabbage feast. But ever since St. Patrick’s Day 2001, the day has a deeper meaning, and a deeper grief. It’s a grief...