Posts Tagged ‘Christian parenting’
The Warning Signs – Do you know what they are?
Warning signs! Why do we miss them? Are we in denial or give excuse to being another issue? Were there things taken too lightly when it was something very serious? There were many signs in Dylan’s life. For Sue, the mother of Dylan Klebold -one of the mass murderers at the Columbine High School, it…
Read MoreWhen It Rains It Pours
Sometimes it is hard to breathe…hard to think…hard to just keep going. Just when things seem like they are calming down, another crisis hits or more bad news comes. You can’t take this anymore. The downpour of problems coming one after another has you collapsing and crying out for relief. How much more God? This…
Read MoreThe Envoy Group
Your child is a mess. They have been in crisis after crisis, getting worse along the way. You’ve tried every avenue to help your teen, leaving you tired, weary, and frustrated. You have met a lot of opposition during the journey. In some cases, your teen’s crisis escalated as their behaviors became more risky…
Read MoreSilence.
It’s been days, weeks, months, and for some of you…years. Still you wait. You wonder if God even hears you. You have prayed and prayed and now have come to a dreaded conclusion in your mind. You have started to doubt in God. You imagine God lowering His head to listen to every word of…
Read MoreDesperate Parents Who Think They Are Helping Their Teen
In the news recently was the mother who tried to buy a baby for her 14 year-old daughter who desperately wanted a child. Despite the fact of how very wrong this was, I did have some understanding of why this mother made the choices that she did. When you see your child hurting, you as…
Read MoreStarting Anew in 2017!
For many of us parents with teens and young adults who struggle and hurting throughout the year, we look forward to leaving the past behind and starting anew on New Year’s Day. This past year, for a few of my friends with teens and young adults in crisis, they have had to weather the depths…
Read MoreNo Matter the Season, God is With Us
My life has been a crazy one this past year. Because I write about teens in crisis does not mean that I no longer have a teen who is struggling. In fact, as the time grows closer to adulthood, new struggles have popped up. At times, I am weary and wonder when my almost adult…
Read MoreBeing Thankful With a Teen in Crisis
I remember many times during the year in which a holiday or birthday, mother’s day or father’s day didn’t turn out the way I had hoped. This transpired quite a few years in a row when the time to be excited and happy was more like dread or discouragement. Thanksgiving wasn’t much different. It was…
Read MoreGod’s Answers to a Parent Who Feels Hopeless
YOU SAY – “It’s impossible” A teen in crisis is beyond overwhelming. You don’t even know where to start in getting help or if they can even be healed of their crisis. I can tell you that this is not true. In God’s eyes, He knows differently. He will be your Anchor in the midst…
Read MoreA Teen in Crisis Was Not on My Bucket List
You made a bucket list in your mind of all the things you want to do for yourself in life. Maybe it’s picking up an instrument that you’ve been aching to learn. Possibly, it’s a desire to write a fiction book based off of your life. Maybe your creative juices are flowing to paint that…
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