Sick and tired of waiting for change, I wondered how long before for my daughter would be ready to quit drinking and making poor choices? When would she accept help? At 25 she...
When God Makes Hurting Parents Wait
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A Good Word for Brokenhearted Parents on Thanksgiving Day
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....
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...
God Will Carry You Through: 4 Changes Brokenhearted Parents Can Make
Today's post is from guest blogger Linda S. Clare, a fellow hurting parent and author of a recently published book I've been enjoying, Prayers for Parents of Prodigals. When...
Heartbroken Parents Need Resilience
Resilience. Heartbroken parents need it. What is resilience? The ability to recover or adjust quickly after setbacks or difficulties. To bounce back after going through a tragedy...
6 Truths to Help Hurting Parents in the Storms of Life
Startled awake out of a deep sleep by a fierce storm, I couldn't get back to sleep. Between crashes of thunder and flashes of lightning, I realized something. What I experienced...
My Child Might Be Suicidal – What Can a I Do? Part 2
My child might be suicidal, what can I do? Worried sick about my daughter, this was the question that tormented me. I feared she was in danger of ending her life. I struggled to...
My Child Might Be Suicidal – What Can a I Do? Part 1
Suicide is a growing problem among teens and young adults, especailly since the pandemic. Suicide attempts among teens and young adults nearly doubled over the last 10 years...
Help for Parents in an Online Pornographic World
Welcome back guest blogger Barb Winters for another blog post on an important subject: pornography. Last week's post was a repeat from a year ago. Today's is a brand new one, now...
Hurting Parents Need Peace with the Unknown Outcome
In the beginning of my experience as a hurting parent, I struggled with my intense desire to know how my daughter's journey with alcohol, drugs, depression, self harm, suicide...
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...