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Parents in Pain Need to Make Time for Respite
by Tom and Dena Yohe | May 22, 2023 | what you can do
Hurting parents need respite. Why? Because, like when a loved one dies, they’re grieving, but may not realize it. They’re exhausted, weary and worn. Mother’s Day and soon Father’s Day are painful days for them. They can’t even remember what refreshes them or where to find rest anymore, much less make the time for those activities. This post is from a mom who has struggled too. She hopes this will inspire you to remember where you used to find renewal and refreshment. But not just remember, begin to put them back in your life again. Can you remember what those activities were? Will you take the steps she challenges you to take?
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2 More Ways to Prepare Your Aching Heart for Mother’s Day
by Tom and Dena Yohe | May 16, 2023 | holidays
After I read Monday's post (5/8/2023) with 4 ways to prepare your heart for Mother's Day When Don't Want the Day to Come, I realized my list was incomplete. There were two more...
A Mother’s Day Prayer for Hurting Moms: The Day After
by Tom and Dena Yohe | May 15, 2023 | holidays
Yesterday was Mother's Day. The day was wonderful for some moms and terrible for others. Are you one of the "others"? Do you wish you could've skipped this holiday? I adopted a...
When You Don’t Want Mother’s Day to Come: 4 Ways to Prepare
by Tom and Dena Yohe | May 8, 2023 | holidays, what you can do
Sunday is Mother's Day. Countless numbers of moms all over the world don't want the day to come. Moms whose children are troubled: incarcerated, struggle with an addiction,...
Encouraging Suggestions for Parents in Pain
by Tom and Dena Yohe | Apr 24, 2023 | what you can do
Parents in pain struggle with tremendous amounts of discouragement. Watching our children's lives ebb away because of alcohol or drugs, mental illness, repeated incarceration, or...
Easter’s 3 Messages of Hope for Hurting Parents
by Tom and Dena Yohe | Apr 9, 2023 | what you can do
Today is Easter. 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 life-altering...
Can Parents in Pain Make Peace with the Unknown?
by Tom and Dena Yohe | Apr 3, 2023 | who you can be
In the past, I struggled with the need to know how my daughter’s journey would end. Abusing alcohol and drugs, engaging in self-harm, and suffering with a mental illness, not...
God Cares When We Cry
by Tom and Dena Yohe | Mar 20, 2023 | hope
Parents who are brokenhearted over their teen or adult children because of their agonizing struggles and destructive choices shed many tears. Reasons vary: addiction, mental...
Parents: 4 Practices to Try When Valentine’s Day Hurts
by Tom and Dena Yohe | Feb 13, 2023 | what you can do
Holidays hurt when you don't receive the love you long for from someone you care about--especially your own child. Valentine's Day is tomorrown and it is one more holiday parents...
Can Broken-hearted Parents Find Victory?
by Tom and Dena Yohe | Jan 9, 2023 | what you can do
My daughter was on the brink of disaster. Defeated, helplessness overwhelmed me. I get forgot how far I'd already come as the mother of a young adult daughter who had many...
A New Year’s Gift for Hurting Parents
by Tom and Dena Yohe | Jan 2, 2023 | holidays
Parenthood changes you. But when your son or daughter has a history of making awful choices, struggles with an addiction, mental illness or with their sexual orientation, the...
Joy for Parents in Pain Over the Holidays?
by Tom and Dena Yohe | Dec 26, 2022 | what you can do
Are you a parent in pain who has no joy this holiday season? Can you relate to one of these situations? Your son is in jail with an unknown outcome looming in the future. Your...
3 Things Hurting Parents Need to Hear at Christmas
by Tom and Dena Yohe | Dec 19, 2022 | holidays
Does God really care about the hurts we parents carry for our children? Today’s blog post is from a dad whose been there and understands - my husband Tom. He has something to say...