Posts Tagged ‘Parenting’
Why Won’t God Heal My Broken Child?
The diagnosis was finally revealed! A five-hour test which God set up for all of our questions to be answered. Years of prayer, waiting, and wondering. We now know. Like many parents, I prayed a lot over my child. My daughter was dealing with so many issues and felt many times broken and defeated. As…
Read MoreThe Miracle We All Need
They drag themselves into the attic or basement, pulling out their seasonal treasures to celebrate Christmas. They sometimes wish there wasn’t a holiday to think about. Yet, they hang onto the smallest thread of hope that a miracle will come for their family. So, what is the miracle that so many parents long for? Some…
Read More5 Reasons to Be Thankful This Season
Parents of teens and young adults in crisis dread the holidays. Let me repeat that again. Parents of teens and young adults in crisis DREAD the holidays. I’ll be the first to raise my hand and say, “Truth!” to that statement. How do I know? I have lived it for years. Even despite those very…
Read MoreNUMB
Have you ever felt numb and dead inside? Maybe it was an incident that left you shocked, bewildered, and speechless. Quite possibly, a situation arose with your teen or young adult that shattered your dreams for them. Perhaps your child requires so much of your energy, thinking, and emotions, you are left exhausted with nothing…
Read MoreGive Thanks!
Last minute shopping at the store, you lay all the items out on the table, and try to figure your preparations for Thanksgiving dinner. This is the last thing you want to be doing. You’d rather climb into bed under the covers and watch an old time goodie on the TV. Wouldn’t that be a…
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…
Read MoreFather’s Day and Their Broken Teen
It’s Father’s Day across this nation and in other places of the world. However, there are many fathers who are not able to celebrate this special day. They struggle to get through Father’s Day because they are thinking about their teen in crisis. A father might be in the hospital due to his teen’s…
Read MoreThe Phone Call
While being busy at home, I received a phone call. Saying hello several times and not hearing a reply, I listened to see if I could figure out who was calling. To my surprise it was someone that I knew. They had no idea that their cell phone accidentally automated my phone number. After yelling…
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 MoreRemember the Fathers
It’s Father’s Day. For many dads who have teens or young adults in crisis, this is a day they wish would be quickly over. It is a reminder of the pain, the heartache that they have endured with their child. The disappointments, the stress, the sadness, the devastation, and especially the failure that they feel…
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