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When God Makes Hurting Parents Wait
As parents of troubled sons and daughters, sometimes God makes us wait for change to come for a long time. When we’ve seen nothing happen as time goes by, we grow tired of the wait. We wonder why the long delay? What could be the reason? When God makes us wait, could he be up to something–in our child or in us? This mom has some thoughts on waiting inspired by a passage she read about Moses in the book of Exodus.
Former Porn Addict, Now Mom, Shares How She Overcame Her Addiction, Part 2
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
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
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
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
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
“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
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?
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
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
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...
7 Lessons 2020 Taught Me NOT to Do
2020 was a rough year for many of you, especially parents with broken hearts. We’ve learned a lot from living through years of heartache, but now we learned more from living...
A Hurting Parent’s Christmas Wish List
As the hurting parent of a daughter who wrestled with substance use, self-injury, mental illness, and suicidal tendencies, my Christmas wish list was short. If you're a...