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Rip Current Dangers for Struggling Parents
by Tom and Dena Yohe | Jul 22, 2024 | what you can do
Florida’s coastline is know for rip currents. They sneak up on people unaware and some drown because they don’t know what to do. Parents of troubled teens or adults suffer in a similar way when they experience unexpected “rip currents” of their child’s struggles and choices. How can these parents not drown emotionally or spiritually? What can they do to stay afloat? Is there Someone who can hep? This blog post shares what one mom found that helped her not drown in the wake of her child’s rip currents.
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Disappointed Parents: You Never Know What God Might be Up To
by Tom and Dena Yohe | Apr 19, 2021 | what you can do
Life is full of surprises and disappointments. We never know what we're going get, like Forrest Gump’s momma said about a box of chocolates. Some surprises are good. We’re...
The Why Question: Finding Purpose for Pain
by Tom and Dena Yohe | Apr 12, 2021 | what you can do
Why did this happen to me? Why didn’t God protect my daughter from developing an addiction or mental health problems? Why weren’t my prayers answered? When will this end? What...
Former Porn Addict, Now Mom, Shares How She Overcame Her Addiction, Part 2
by Tom and Dena Yohe | Mar 22, 2021 | what you can do
Welcome Christy Adams as a guest blogger for me again this week. She offers hard-earned wisdom from personal experience on a difficult topic, pornography. When I was a young...
Former Porn Addict, Now Mom, Shares 6 Ways to Protect Your Child, Part 1
by Tom and Dena Yohe | Mar 15, 2021 | what you can do
Today's post is a real life account about an issue that has become an epidemic among youth and young adults today—pornography. Adults of all ages also struggle with porn. This is...
4 Ways Parents Can Live With An Unsolved Problem
by Tom and Dena Yohe | Mar 8, 2021 | what you can do
As parents we have a special relationship with our children...or we hoped we would. We have a deep emotional connection with them along with a strong sense of responsibility for...
For the Parent Who is Too Afraid to Let Go
by Tom and Dena Yohe | Mar 1, 2021 | what you can do
I can't do it! I'm so scared! Isn't there anything I can do? How can I possibly let go when I don't know what might happen if I do? Help! Parents of a son or daughter who...
Parents of Prodigals Look for Purpose
by Tom and Dena Yohe | Feb 15, 2021 | what you can do
These are highlights from one of our support group meetings. At the time, we were going through the book, Parents with Broken Hearts by Bill Coleman (on the book list on our...
Help For The Enabling Parent
by Tom and Dena Yohe | Feb 1, 2021 | what you can do
“When Renee leaves our program she won’t be the same person. Even if she relapses, she’ll never be like she was before coming here. She’s going to learn everything she needs to...
My Favorite Resources for Brokenhearted Parents of Troubled Kids
by Tom and Dena Yohe | Jan 25, 2021 | Helpful Resources
When my husband and I began our difficult journey with one of our children we had no idea who to turn to or where to find the resources we needed. Clueless, we isolated....
Too Many Suicides: What Can Parents Do?
by Tom and Dena Yohe | Jan 24, 2021 | what you can do
photo cred. Myles Tan Turning on the television to unwind after dinner I heard, “We’re saddened to report the suicide of a 17 year old female student from Marjorie...
Dad, Mom, I’ve Been Watching Porn by Barb Winters
by Tom and Dena Yohe | Jan 18, 2021 | what you can do
Welcome today's guest blogger, Barb Winters. Barb and I met at a writer's conference this fall (I also met my last guest blogger there!). Writer's conferences are great places to...
5 Practical Steps to Restoration from Anxiety by Caris Snider
by Tom and Dena Yohe | Jan 11, 2021 | what you can do
Please welcome today’s guest blogger, fellow author, Caris Snider. We met and became friends at a writer’s conference. I asked Caris to write a blog for me because she has...