O Christmas Tree, O Christmas Tree

  As you probably noticed, I haven’t been around much.  You see, life takes a lot of twists and turns as a parent and as a person.  Since July, I have taken on a full time job along with some new teen challenges to deal with and changes in my personal life.   With busyness,…

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God Sends Calamity To Bring Peace

I am the one who forms light and creates darkness; the one who brings about peace and creates calamity. I am the LORD, who accomplishes all these things. Isaiah 45:7 Cyrus the Great was a pagan king who reigned over Persia between 539—530 BC. During this period, the Jews were suffering from a great calamity.…

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Do 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.…

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From Suicide to a Life of Pain

When my daughter was nine, she would play on a game called Fantage.  It was a cute cartoon game that encouraged fun, imagination, and pretend.  They of course had parental controls in which you could oversee your child’s time on the game as well as how much contact they could have with others. They were…

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It’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…

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She 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…

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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…

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Parenting 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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