August 4, 2014

The Tough Love Challenge

“I can’t do it. I want to, I need to. But I can’t do it. I want them out of my house, I want the drama gone from my life. I’m tired of arguing with my husband about them. I’m tired of my belongings ending up in the pawn shop. I’m tired of wondering if […]

Parenting and Addiction, Uncategorized
July 28, 2014

Courageous, painful decisions

“Watching someone you love more than anything, walk away at 6:30 in the morning, tired, hungry and knowing they have no where to go is heartbreaking. Once again we decided it was time for them to go. As I stood in my home looking out, watching with that depressed and tired expression, looking back at […]

Parenting and Addiction
July 21, 2014

The story I am living and telling

“Some chapters just have to close without closure.  You can’t lose yourself by trying to fix what’s meant to stay broken.” ~ Trent Shelton Between this quote and the picture, I may seem that today’s blog is officially Trent Shelton day.  It just may be.  When someone shares a series of concepts that precisely reflects […]

Parenting and Addiction, Uncategorized
July 14, 2014

Slaying the Giant

If only we could focus on the fact that addiction is what is behind this [epidemic], not heroin, and begin to treat the right aspects of it; to help addict’s overcome their disease instead of just their heroin use. If you help an addict recover from their disease, they don’t have to use any substance, […]

Parenting and Addiction, Uncategorized
July 7, 2014

In Search of THE ANSWER

“My child is much more than a label or a diagnosis, she’s not a problem to be solved, but a child to be loved and guided toward a better life.” Ellie, a mother of a child battling her addiction I am coming up on an anniversary of sorts.  It has been around five years since […]

Parenting and Addiction, Uncategorized
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