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A Special Post-Easter Message for Parents in Pain
Can you be thankful for “thorny” times? Sometimes the holidays only intensify our emotional pain, the losses we’ve experienced. Parents and grandparents whose teen to adult children or grandchildren are making dangerous choices know what I mean. They long for the carefree days they used to know. Personally, I’ve found that we treasure God’s providential care much more during troubling, “thorny” days than at any other time. Pause from your busy schedule and read this inspiring, comforting short story. If it blesses you, then pass it on.
Easter’s 3 Messages of Hope for Hurting Parents
Easter is this weekend. Holidays are hard when you're the parent of a child who brings you heartache. How old they are doesn't matter. If they struggle with a potentially...
Love is More Than a Valentine
The month of February has arrived, when many of us begin to think about how we will express love to those who mean a lot to us on Valentine’s Day. Grocery stores are stocked with...
A New Year’s Gift for Hurting Parents
Parenthood changes you. And when your son or daughter has a history of bad choices, struggles with addiction, a mental illness or with their sexual orientation, being a parent...
A Hurting Parent’s Christmas Wish List
The years my daughter wrestled with substance use, self-injury, mental illness, and suicidal tendencies, my Christmas wish list was short. If you're a hurting parent,...
Sometimes Parents Need a Christmas Miracle
Does your child's life look like an impossible mess this Christmas season? Maybe you need supernatural help like a star in the heavens to lead the way to God's glorious...
5 Tips for Surviving the Holidays for Parents in Pain
"I hate the holidays! They just make me feel worse than I already do. I want to ignore them or not acknowledge them at all, but no one understands." Thanksgiving and Christmas...
When God Makes Hurting Parents Wait
Sick and tired of waiting for change, I wondered how long before for my daughter would be ready to quit drinking and making poor choices? When would she accept help? At 25 she...
Suicide: Parents Need to Know the Warning Signs
Are you the mom or dad of a son or daughter who struggles with depression and hopelessness? Have you ever said, "I'm tormented by not knowing if they're safe"? Do you have an...
7 Lies of Suicide: A 14 year-old’s Goodbye Letter
Has your son or daughter struggled with suicidal thoughts? Have they made an attempt to end their life? Maybe you know someone who has been impacted by suicide. Many of us do....
What Parents Need to Know About Suicide
September is Suicide Prevention Awareness Month. I'm going to do a series on the subject and will post more frequently this month. Today's post is for parents whose sons or...
The Gift of a Prodigal: One Mom’s Perspective
Today I welcome our dear friend, guest blogger and lover of prodigals, Judy Douglass. *photo cred. Kateryna Hliznitsova on unsplash "Fifteen years ago, God sent us a...
Parents in Pain Need to Make Time for Respite
With the passing of another Father's Day last month, my dad has been on my mind. He was a precious man who lived until he was 92. One of a kind. The best father a kid could ever...