Posts Tagged ‘Help for Parents’
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 MoreWhen Will My Journey End?
For many parents with a teen who is struggling or in crisis, it seems that the road they are traveling on is much like the Great Wall of China. The question most often asked, “When will this be over?” can resonate in a big way when it relates to that very distinctive road. The journey…
Read MoreMERCY TREE
Christ came for the broken, the hurting, the imperfect. He came also to heal your hurting and struggling teen in crisis. Through the dark days, God is our Hope, our Light to guide through the unknown. There will come a day in which disorders, mental illness and addictions will be no more. God’s love…
Read MoreI Will Trust in You
It’s hard us parents to see the dreams we have for our teens fading away when they are in crisis and are not doing what we had hoped for. We are in constant battle. Either keeping them alive, moving forward, or finding healing, this is what we are aiming for. Sometimes we run into mountains…
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 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…
Read MoreRights For Pedophiles
I came across this article today written by Ashley Edwardson and was truly disturbed. I felt it was important to pass on because if considered to be a right, all children would be at risk. Rights for Pedophiles
Read MoreThe Elephant in the Room
For many families who have a teen in crisis, the most common problem is the elephant in the room. Now for those who are not familiar with that term, it is in essence the metaphorical idiom to describe an obvious issue that no one wants to discuss. By pretending that it does not exist, you…
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