{"id":25552,"date":"2026-03-18T13:09:12","date_gmt":"2026-03-18T18:09:12","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/customwordpresssites.com\/mjb\/?page_id=25552"},"modified":"2026-03-18T13:09:15","modified_gmt":"2026-03-18T18:09:15","slug":"family","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/customwordpresssites.com\/mjb\/family\/","title":{"rendered":"Family"},"content":{"rendered":"<style>.kb-row-layout-id25552_2a6136-f2 > .kt-row-column-wrap{align-content:start;}:where(.kb-row-layout-id25552_2a6136-f2 > .kt-row-column-wrap) > .wp-block-kadence-column{justify-content:start;}.kb-row-layout-id25552_2a6136-f2 > .kt-row-column-wrap{column-gap:var(--global-kb-gap-md, 2rem);row-gap:var(--global-kb-gap-md, 2rem);max-width:var( --global-content-width, 1290px );padding-left:var(--global-content-edge-padding);padding-right:var(--global-content-edge-padding);padding-bottom:var(--global-kb-spacing-xl, 4rem);grid-template-columns:minmax(0, 1fr);}.kb-row-layout-id25552_2a6136-f2{background-image:url('https:\/\/customwordpresssites.com\/mjb\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/02\/a-close-up-shot-of-a-textured-concrete-wall-perfect-for-backgrounds-and-designs.-30332202-scaled.jpg');background-size:100% auto;background-position:48% 0%;background-attachment:scroll;background-repeat:repeat-y;}.kb-row-layout-id25552_2a6136-f2 > .kt-row-layout-overlay{opacity:0.87;background-color:var(--global-palette9, #ffffff);mix-blend-mode:overlay;}@media all and (max-width: 1024px){.kb-row-layout-id25552_2a6136-f2 > .kt-row-column-wrap{grid-template-columns:minmax(0, 1fr);}}@media all and (max-width: 767px){.kb-row-layout-id25552_2a6136-f2 > .kt-row-column-wrap{grid-template-columns:minmax(0, 1fr);}}<\/style><div class=\"kb-row-layout-wrap kb-row-layout-id25552_2a6136-f2 alignfull kt-row-has-bg wp-block-kadence-rowlayout\"><div class=\"kt-row-layout-overlay kt-row-overlay-normal\"><\/div><div class=\"kt-row-column-wrap kt-has-1-columns kt-row-layout-equal kt-tab-layout-inherit kt-mobile-layout-row kt-row-valign-top kb-theme-content-width\">\n<style>.kadence-column25552_b31411-47 > .kt-inside-inner-col,.kadence-column25552_b31411-47 > .kt-inside-inner-col:before{border-top-left-radius:0px;border-top-right-radius:0px;border-bottom-right-radius:0px;border-bottom-left-radius:0px;}.kadence-column25552_b31411-47 > .kt-inside-inner-col{column-gap:var(--global-kb-gap-sm, 1rem);}.kadence-column25552_b31411-47 > .kt-inside-inner-col{flex-direction:column;}.kadence-column25552_b31411-47 > .kt-inside-inner-col > .aligncenter{width:100%;}.kadence-column25552_b31411-47 > .kt-inside-inner-col:before{opacity:0.3;}.kadence-column25552_b31411-47{position:relative;}@media all and (max-width: 1024px){.kadence-column25552_b31411-47 > .kt-inside-inner-col{flex-direction:column;justify-content:center;}}@media all and (max-width: 767px){.kadence-column25552_b31411-47 > .kt-inside-inner-col{flex-direction:column;justify-content:center;}}<\/style>\n<div class=\"wp-block-kadence-column kadence-column25552_b31411-47\"><div class=\"kt-inside-inner-col\"><style>.kb-row-layout-id25552_1892af-40 > .kt-row-column-wrap{align-content:center;}:where(.kb-row-layout-id25552_1892af-40 > .kt-row-column-wrap) > .wp-block-kadence-column{justify-content:center;}.kb-row-layout-id25552_1892af-40 > .kt-row-column-wrap{column-gap:var(--global-kb-gap-md, 2rem);row-gap:var(--global-kb-gap-md, 2rem);max-width:var( --global-content-width, 1290px );padding-left:var(--global-content-edge-padding);padding-right:var(--global-content-edge-padding);padding-top:var(--global-kb-spacing-xl, 4rem);padding-bottom:var(--global-kb-spacing-xl, 4rem);grid-template-columns:minmax(0, calc(75% - ((var(--global-kb-gap-md, 2rem) * 1 )\/2)))minmax(0, calc(25% - ((var(--global-kb-gap-md, 2rem) * 1 )\/2)));}.kb-row-layout-id25552_1892af-40 > .kt-row-layout-overlay{opacity:0.11;background-image:url('https:\/\/customwordpresssites.com\/mjb\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/paint-splatter.webp');background-size:cover;background-position:center center;background-attachment:scroll;background-repeat:no-repeat;}@media all and (max-width: 1024px){.kb-row-layout-id25552_1892af-40 > .kt-row-column-wrap{grid-template-columns:minmax(0, 2fr) minmax(0, 1fr);}}@media all and (max-width: 767px){.kb-row-layout-id25552_1892af-40 > .kt-row-column-wrap{grid-template-columns:minmax(0, 1fr);}}<\/style><div class=\"kb-row-layout-wrap kb-row-layout-id25552_1892af-40 alignfull kt-row-has-bg wp-block-kadence-rowlayout\"><div class=\"kt-row-layout-overlay kt-row-overlay-normal\"><\/div><div class=\"kt-row-column-wrap kt-has-2-columns kt-row-layout-left-golden kt-tab-layout-inherit kt-mobile-layout-row kt-row-valign-middle kb-theme-content-width\">\n<style>.kadence-column25552_29db5c-21 > .kt-inside-inner-col,.kadence-column25552_29db5c-21 > .kt-inside-inner-col:before{border-top-left-radius:0px;border-top-right-radius:0px;border-bottom-right-radius:0px;border-bottom-left-radius:0px;}.kadence-column25552_29db5c-21 > .kt-inside-inner-col{column-gap:var(--global-kb-gap-sm, 1rem);}.kadence-column25552_29db5c-21 > .kt-inside-inner-col{flex-direction:column;}.kadence-column25552_29db5c-21 > .kt-inside-inner-col > .aligncenter{width:100%;}.kadence-column25552_29db5c-21 > .kt-inside-inner-col:before{opacity:0.3;}.kadence-column25552_29db5c-21{position:relative;}@media all and (max-width: 1024px){.kadence-column25552_29db5c-21 > .kt-inside-inner-col{flex-direction:column;justify-content:center;}}@media all and (max-width: 767px){.kadence-column25552_29db5c-21 > .kt-inside-inner-col{flex-direction:column;justify-content:center;}}<\/style>\n<div class=\"wp-block-kadence-column kadence-column25552_29db5c-21\"><div class=\"kt-inside-inner-col\">\n<h1 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Family<\/h1>\n\n\n\n<p>Family life is holy ground \u2014 and it is also exhausting, complicated, and full of surprises. These posts explore what it looks like to live out faith in the middle of it all: in the car with kids asleep in the back seat, in the rhythms of Advent and Christmas, in the grief of loss and the practice of presence, in the invisible labor of love that rarely gets named. Whether you&#8217;re a parent, a partner, a sibling, a caregiver, or just someone trying to figure out what it means to belong to one another \u2014 there is something here for you.<\/p>\n<\/div><\/div>\n\n\n<style>.kadence-column25552_bccb2a-47 > .kt-inside-inner-col,.kadence-column25552_bccb2a-47 > .kt-inside-inner-col:before{border-top-left-radius:0px;border-top-right-radius:0px;border-bottom-right-radius:0px;border-bottom-left-radius:0px;}.kadence-column25552_bccb2a-47 > .kt-inside-inner-col{column-gap:var(--global-kb-gap-sm, 1rem);}.kadence-column25552_bccb2a-47 > .kt-inside-inner-col{flex-direction:column;}.kadence-column25552_bccb2a-47 > .kt-inside-inner-col > .aligncenter{width:100%;}.kadence-column25552_bccb2a-47 > .kt-inside-inner-col:before{opacity:0.3;}.kadence-column25552_bccb2a-47{position:relative;}@media all and (max-width: 1024px){.kadence-column25552_bccb2a-47 > .kt-inside-inner-col{flex-direction:column;justify-content:center;}}@media all and (max-width: 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data-columns-xxl=\"2\" data-columns-xl=\"2\" data-columns-md=\"2\" data-columns-sm=\"2\" data-columns-xs=\"1\" data-columns-ss=\"1\"data-item-selector=\".kt-post-masonry-item\" aria-label=\"Post Carousel\"><article class=\"kt-blocks-post-grid-item post-24934 post type-post status-publish format-standard has-post-thumbnail hentry category-christian-family-life category-featured tag-angela-paviglianiti tag-christmas tag-jesus tag-mary tag-women tag-womens-christmas series-messy-jesus-business\"><div class=\"kt-blocks-post-grid-item-inner-wrap kt-feat-image-align-left kt-feat-image-mobile-align-top\"><div class=\"kadence-post-image\"><div class=\"kadence-post-image-intrisic kt-image-ratio-133-33\" style=\"padding-bottom:133.33%;\"><div class=\"kadence-post-image-inner-intrisic\"><a aria-hidden=\"true\" tabindex=\"-1\" role=\"presentation\" href=\"https:\/\/customwordpresssites.com\/mjb\/2026\/01\/08\/christmas-and-the-work-of-women\/\" aria-label=\"Christmas and the work of women\" 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class=\"kt-blocks-post-top-meta\"><div class=\"kt-blocks-date\"><time datetime=\"2026-01-08T08:00:00-06:00\" class=\"kt-blocks-post-date\">January 8, 2026<\/time><\/div><\/div><\/header><div class=\"entry-content\">Even today in households where division of labor is not definitively gendered, women do the work of Christmas: To stretch the dollar to make a&#8230;<div class=\"kt-blocks-post-readmore-wrap\"><a class=\"kt-blocks-post-readmore\" href=\"https:\/\/customwordpresssites.com\/mjb\/2026\/01\/08\/christmas-and-the-work-of-women\/\">Read More<span class=\"screen-reader-text\"> Christmas and the work of women<\/span><\/a><\/div><\/div><footer class=\"kt-blocks-post-footer\"><div class=\"kt-blocks-post-footer-left\"><\/div><div class=\"kt-blocks-post-footer-right\"><\/div><\/footer><\/div><\/div><\/article><article class=\"kt-blocks-post-grid-item post-23999 post type-post status-publish format-standard has-post-thumbnail hentry category-christian-family-life category-peacemakingandnonviolence tag-dr-becky-kennedy tag-emily-cortina tag-good-inside tag-goodness tag-justice-system tag-parenting tag-peace tag-prison-ministry tag-restorative-justice tag-truth series-messy-jesus-business\"><div class=\"kt-blocks-post-grid-item-inner-wrap kt-feat-image-align-left kt-feat-image-mobile-align-top\"><div class=\"kadence-post-image\"><div class=\"kadence-post-image-intrisic kt-image-ratio-133-33\" style=\"padding-bottom:133.33%;\"><div class=\"kadence-post-image-inner-intrisic\"><a aria-hidden=\"true\" tabindex=\"-1\" role=\"presentation\" href=\"https:\/\/customwordpresssites.com\/mjb\/2025\/06\/19\/good-inside-a-restorative-christian-approach-to-parenting-and-beyond\/\" aria-label=\"\u201cGood Inside\u201d: A restorative Christian approach to parenting and beyond\" class=\"kadence-post-image-inner-wrap\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"768\" 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datetime=\"2025-06-19T12:00:00-05:00\" class=\"kt-blocks-post-date\">June 19, 2025<\/time><\/div><\/div><\/header><div class=\"entry-content\">I was a few hours from home, towards the end of an eight-hour drive from visiting family in Nebraska. 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