I Want My Life Back!

By stacy | October 1, 2017 |

  As I was decorating for the fall, I was reminded of the countless times in the past I was consumed by the many crises of my teen. Those crises preoccupied my life to the point that finding joy in a new season or celebrating a holiday became non-existent.   Having a teen or young…

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The Power of God that Leads to Repentance

By stacy | September 24, 2017 |

    As parents of prodigals (teens and young adults), we often wonder when things get bad, if God is truly powerful to save our children.  We look at their issues and think to ourselves that they are just extraordinarily too big for us to handle or control.  We also begin to doubt in our…

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It’s a Scary World For Our Teens, and Us Too

By stacy | August 20, 2017 |

  Today, we are seeing a rise in violence and harm towards our children, pre-teens and teens.  Whether it is gun violence, physical/sexual assault, or self-inflicted harm, the younger generation is broken and hurting like never before.   In our country, there is an increased devaluation of human life.  The sex-trade and human trafficking has…

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The Interview that Changed My View of My Father

By stacy | June 18, 2017 |

  When I was growing up, I was not very close to my father.  In fact, as I got older in my teen years, my relationship was almost non-existent.  We rarely spoke.  Although I badly wanted to have a relationship with him, part of the problem was due to the fact that he was an…

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Is Your Teen in an Abusive Relationship?

By stacy | June 5, 2017 |

She was 16, pregnant, and involved in a relationship with someone in their twenties.  When asked why she would be with a man who obviously didn’t care about her, all she could say was, “I could never leave him.  I love him.  Yes, he has hit me.  But I’m okay with that.” The young man…

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You’re Fired!

By stacy | April 5, 2017 |

How many times do you think you should have been fired from your job as a parent?  Your teen is out of control, getting in trouble or having a meltdown.  You step in to pull it back together but find yourself making things worse.  Maybe you added to their problems.  Maybe you gave the wrong…

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Thy Will Be Done Lord, Thy Will Be Done

By stacy | March 8, 2017 |

  Did you reach the end of your rope in rescuing your teen?  Have you prayed or begged God to fix your child to what you thought was best for them?  Was there a time in which your teen’s life was coming together only to turn around and get redirected in the opposite direction? I…

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The Road of Silence…Or Is It?

By stacy | January 22, 2017 |

  In the past six months I have had to travel.  Most of my stops have been to North Jersey.  This has given me a tremendous amount of time driving in complete silence.   I wish my travels took me on rural country roads to digest the scenery around me.  Unfortunately, I don’t always get…

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I Just Want to Go Home!

By stacy | November 16, 2016 |

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.…

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