Giving
Posted on July 28, 2024
by Andy Wyss
The costs of groceries, gas, healthcare, home energy bills, and everything in between has continued to increase. How are we supposed to help others when our own homes feel the squeeze of rising prices? During times of inflation, cheerful giving is often the first thing that gets cut.
Marriage & Relationships
Posted on July 20, 2024
by Lindy Hinckley, tLMFT
Cohabitation: all the benefits of marriage without any responsibilities! Sounds like a good option on the surface, but it’s a pipe dream to which many have fallen victim. During research for a book I’m writing about success in marriage, every couple I interviewed who lived together before they married conceded they wished they hadn’t.
Parenting
Posted on July 16, 2024
by Cassie Beltz, LMHC
Most parents want a strong relationship with their children so that when the difficulties of life happen, parents are able to help their children as best as possible.
Church Worker Wellness
Posted on July 12, 2024
by Rev. Nathan Grewe
The ironic thing about change is that we cannot change the fact that we will, in fact, experience change. Transition and change are a universal realities. We rely on the promises of God in a way that surpasses all our human understanding.
Adoption
Posted on July 8, 2024
In the heart of a quaint suburban neighborhood, a remarkable journey of love, faith, and the transformative power of adoption unfolded for Landon and Teresa Poss. Their path eventually led them to Lutheran Family Service’s Down Syndrome Adoption Program.
Life Advocacy
Posted on June 28, 2024
by Rev. Max Phillips
Lutheran Family Service gives thanks to God for today’s Iowa Supreme Court decision to lift the temporary injunction on the Heartbeat Bill passed last July by the legislature! This bill bans abortion after a fetal heartbeat can be detected, usually around six weeks. Currently, little boys and girls can be killed up to twenty weeks old in the womb. More lives will be saved in Iowa.
Parenting
Posted on June 17, 2024
by Cassie Beltz, LMHC
Summer is here and that means summer break. This is a great time to take it easy and enjoy your children without the pressures that sometimes accompany the school year. However, summer break can also be a difficult time for some children and families.
Life Advocacy
Posted on June 6, 2024
by Kim Laube
March, sing, and pray at the Iowa March for Life on Saturday, June 22 at the Iowa State Capitol!
Parenting
Posted on June 4, 2024
by Angela Kollbaum, PLMHP, DCE
Relationships are complex and in them we often encounter the good, the bad and the unexpected. Looking specifically at fatherhood, we see that, though cultural associations and expectations fluctuate, God’s forgiveness and love stand firm.
Adoption
Posted on June 3, 2024
This beautiful baby boy is overwhelmingly loved by his adoptive parents and his older brother, who was also placed through adoption by Lutheran Family Service. The birthmother and adoptive family have an open adoption and Nolan will always know he is loved.
