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...
Your Child Can Be Set Free From Crippling Behaviors
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Desperate Parent’s S.O.S. for Help!
S.O.S. It is a well-known universal plea for help, a distress signal. Do you know what those three words stand for? I didn't. I had to look it up. It means Save Our Ship! ...
A Different Kind of Hope for Broken-hearted Parents
My daughter has suffered for a long time now with drug and alcohol addiction, self harm, mental illness (depression/bipolar disorder) and the long-lasting effects of being...
Weary Parents Must Never Lose Hope!
When you're a weary mom or dad who feels like your child is never going to have a breakthrough, never be set free from the chains that hold them, never come to faith, never be...
Parents With Broken Hearts are Fragile – Please Handle With Care!
Broken. Crushed. Lifeless. Grief-stricken. Depressed. Heartsick. Sorrowful. Sleepless. Incapacitated. Stunned. Immobilized. Numb. Inconsolable. Despairing. ...
4 Things the Parent of a Rebellious Child Can Do
The following is taken from a newsletter to the parents of youth at a local church with my additions. If your child is in full-blown rebellion, no matter how old they are, there...
When Mother’s Day Hurts
Tomorrow is Mother's Day. A special day of joy for many moms, but a sad day of emotional pain for many others. If your child is causing you a lot of heartache and pain due to...
If you are reading this you are probably dealing with some kind of destructive behaviors or at least very painful situations with your son or daughter, or maybe a grandchild. ...
I Really Hate Alcohol and Drugs!
I really, really hate alcohol and drugs. I hate what abusing these substances does to lives. If I really think about it for too long I can begin to feel rageful! It's even...
Difficult Father’s Day
When special days come I am always thinking about parents whose hearts are breaking and burdened, full of pain and worry, fear and rejection. Father's Day is one of those...
Thankful even in pain
There is so much to be thankful for even when we are in pain from having a child that is breaking our heart. You may say, as I once did, "How can I? There is nothing to be...