Are you a weary parent? Are you drained? Depleted? Worn out from dealing with your child's rebelliousness, alcohol and drug abuse, eating disorder, forms of self-injury like...
Something Weary Parents Lack
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Lance Armstrong’s Message to Parent’s in Pain
I've been thinking a lot about bicyclist Lance Armstrong's fall from sports stardom. He was at the top of his game, high up on a pedestal. Admired by millions worldwide no one...
Something Parents in Pain Hate to Do
Something I hate to do is wait, especially when I'm waiting for something I want to have happen. I can wait for a long time with no problem at all for something I'm dreading: A...
Sugar-Free Challenge for A Brokenhearted Parent
Today I am featuring a guest blogger. I thought it would be good to hear from a variety of parents who are on this journey of experiencing great pain in their parenting...
A Hurting Parent’s Christmas Wish List
As the mom of a daughter who struggles with alcohol and drugs, anxiety and self harm, is bipolar, has been raped and suicidal numerous times, my wants during the holidays are...
How Can a Weary Parent Find Hope This Christmas?
“… Into the middle of impossible messes — comes the Messiah who makes the miracles possible.” (Ann Voskamp) Does your child's life look like an impossible mess? Are they so...
What Can a Hurting Parent Do to Stay Emotionally Healthy?
I was a mess. My daughter's alcohol and drug use had spiraled out of control. Living on the streets, sleeping in her friend's cars and in city parks, her life was often in...
A Question Parents in Pain Ask
The most common question parents in pain ask themselves is WHY? My husband and I did the best we could to raise our daughter with a lot of love, with a strong sense of right and...
Hurting Parents Discover Unexpected Outcome from Daughter’s Addictions
My husband and I began to see unexpected things happen with our 19-year-old daughter, Renee, after we received a very unexpected phone call. One of the safe people in her life...
Your Child Can Be Set Free From Crippling Behaviors
I find great comfort and hope from the Bible for life's trials and heartaches. I have had plenty of them. A major source of heartache has been my now twenty-six year old daughter...
What do Super-storm Sandy and Hurting Parents have in common?
A hurricane turns into a super-storm. Fear. Anxiety. Devastation. Destruction. Lives are changed forever. Life is full of storms. Some do more damage than others. As I have...
When a Parent’s Pain is Compounded
Her name was Brie. She was 14 years old. She was like a member of our family. She was furry and friendly and was just a mutt - part Cocker Spaniel and part Golden Retriever,...