A good word for brokenhearted parents on Thanksgiving is SERENITY. What do we need when we're sad and discouraged? We need God’s peace and calm to fill in the cracks of our soul....
A Good Word for Brokenhearted Parents on Thanksgiving Day
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When Thanksgiving Day Hurts a Parent’s Heart
Thanksgiving is coming soon, the official start of the holiday season (although every year it seems to start sooner), but many people don't look forward to this time of year....
10 Tips to Help Parents Build Stronger Bridges
We need healthy boundaries with our children, but we also need bridges. Boundaries are good stewardship of ourselves. They help us know what is and what is not our...
Suicide: The Shameful Family Secret
What impacts countless lives worldwide every day sending out waves of pain and suffering? Suicide, one of the most shameful family secrets. Suicide devastates families, breaks...
My Child Might be Suicidal – What Can a I do? Part 3
Do you have a son or daughter who has been suicidal? Were you paralyzed, not knowing what to do? Did you think nothing would help? I have good news for you. There is something...
What Parents Need to Know About Suicide
September is Suicide Prevention Awareness Month. I'm going to do a series on the subject and will post more frequently this month. Today's post is for parents whose sons or...
The 4 A’s for Hurting Parents
My daughter wasn’t doing well. Alcohol and severe cutting had almost destroyed her life. Worried and distressed, I struggled daily to maintain my sanity. Nights were full of...
Did You Win the “Parent Fail” Award?
Welcome today's guest blogger Val Bush, one of our Hope for Hurting Parents teammates. I recently watched an interview with comedian Chris Rock. When asked who he is at home, he...
The Gift of a Prodigal: One Mom’s Perspective
Today I welcome guest blogger and lover of prodigals, Judy Douglass. *photo cred. Kateryna Hliznitsova on unsplash "Fifteen years ago, God sent us a son. He was...
An Untapped Resource for Brokenhearted Parents
Broken. Crushed. Lifeless. Grief-stricken. Depressed. Heartsick. Sorrowful. Sleepless. Incapacitated. Stunned. Immobilized. Numb. Inconsolable. Despairing. Dejected. Distressed....
Father’s Day Prayer for Hurting Dads
Yesterday was Father's Day. Are you among the many dads who didn't enjoy the day? You might not have observed Father's Day in any way for a number of reasons. If the difficulty...
Parents in Pain Need to Make Time for Respite
With Father's Day coming my dad has been on my mind. He lived until he was 92 and was a precious man. One of a kind. The best father a kid could ever hope to have. He lived a...