Family Reality
& Joy
Empowering wives and mothers to make their family life the happiest it can be from a Christian, educational, and realistic perspective.
Recent Blog Posts
Parenting and Marriage: How to Build a Strong Marriage With Kids
When our first baby was born, I felt like I fell in love with my husband all over again. We worked really well together as a team, and it melted my heart to see him…
Explaining Death to Preschoolers as a Christian Parent
After experiencing the death of my grandma, I learned that explaining death to preschoolers can be a daunting task, even as a Christian parent.
Here are some tips and activities to help you talk to your child about death.
How to Help Siblings Get Along (toddler-specific tips!)
Having a toddler can be both fun and chaotic. Their brains are developing so rapidly, and yet they still need constant teaching and repetition. Learning how to help siblings get along can be challenging when…
How to Celebrate Your Anniversary (When You Have Little Kids)
It can be tricky to celebrate your anniversary when you have kids at home, but it is still important! Here are some reasonable ways you can celebrate alone at home or away from home.
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Discover that a good relationship isn’t something you find, but something you build and keep on building.
Feel empowered, educated, and enlightened before and after meeting your little one.
Meet the Author
Hello, I’m Nicole Busacker!
I am a wife, mother, Brigham Young Universary graduate with a BS in Family Life, certified marriage prep teacher for Anxiously Engaged, and member of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints.
My goal in life is to help people have the tools they need to build a happy, healthy family life and to know how to use those tools. That is what drives me to write blog posts, and I hope that I can assist you in obtaining the tools you need to find and create joy in your families!
Other things may change us, but we start and end with family.
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