Posts Tagged ‘Christian parenting’
I Just Want to Go Home!
The most common phrase that doctors, therapists, counselors, treatment and hospital centers, officers/guards, and parents hear from a teen is, “I just want to go home.” We begin to visualize the popular Dorothy from the Wizard of Oz clicking her heels with her eyes closed repeating, “There’s no place like home,” over and over again.…
Read MoreOur 30 Day Challenge
Music. It can directly impact your teen and their crisis. In fact, it can also worsen their crisis to the extent of real harm and even death. When my teen was going through her depression, it wasn’t the normal sad day that many of us have. It came with suicidal ideology and tendencies. She was…
Read MoreIf You Do Not Stand Firm in Your Faith, You Will Not Stand At All
I have been on hiatus in the past month or so because life has a way of bringing twists and turns that distract and prevent you from moving forward. These twists and turns are often a testing of our faith as we travel in our Christian walk. This past year, my husband has been…
Read MoreDo All Lives Really Matter? No.
In the past year we all have seen and read debates and movements regarding whose lives really matter. I have come to my own conclusion. Not all lives matter. I personally have compassion to many groups of ethnicity and color as well as respect. HOWEVER, I have absolutely no respect or tolerance for other groups.…
Read MoreThis is NOT What I Prayed For
Have you ever asked God to intervene in your teen’s life at any cost? Have you ever been desperate enough to give God choices to remedy the crisis? When the answer came, were you prepared for how God handled it? When I was in one of those situations, I prayed, by giving God two…
Read MoreIt’s OKAY to Talk About Your Feelings
Does your teen know it’s okay to talk about the emotions they have when they feel lost, depressed, sad, and hopeless? On July 31, rugby player Luke Ambler said this, “My brother-in-law killed himself back in April and it was completely out of the blue.” Because it left his family devastated, he felt that something…
Read MoreShe Screamed As Loud As She Could
Going down the expressway, her screams became louder and more piercing. She couldn’t stop. She was beyond overwhelmed. She could not put into words how she felt. All she could do was scream. One long scream after the other as she drove. “Jesus!” “Jesus!” “Help my child Jesus!” Tears flowed down her face as she…
Read MoreEYE OF THE STORM
Sometimes We Don’t Always Like God’s Answers
Have you ever prayed that God would change your teen at any cost? Have you begged God to intervene in your child’s life because you were so desperate to rescue them? I have. Were you surprised in how God answered those requests? We’re you even asking yourself, “What was God thinking?” I often have to…
Read MoreParenting Choices Gone Wrong
When you have a teen in crisis, you are always in fix mode. It comes with the territory when you are especially a parent with the characteristics of compassion and caring. I would be the first one in line to raise my hand and say I have this problem. I call it a problem instead…
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