Being the parent of an addicted child isn’t easy. It’s like driving down a bumpy road in unknown territory. Ouch! Fortunately, the Bible is filled with sound advice for any stressful situation you might encounter. For example, let’s look at the relationship between unconditional love and addiction. As loving parents, your first instinct is to […]
“Words have energy and power with the ability to help, to heal, to hinder, to hurt, to harm, to humiliate and to humble.” ~ Yehuda Berg Over the course of your addiction journey, you will have, or have had, many difficult and challenging conversations with your children. Whether it is in the heat of battle […]
Last week brought to a close my fourth week on the road. This week by far was the most adventurous, though not for the reasons one would have expected or predicted on this journey. This past week included a death, a relapse, and a gift! A death in the family: On Monday, my father-in-law passed […]
“Nothing you do for children is ever wasted. They seem not to notice us, hovering, averting our eyes, and they seldom offer thanks, but what we do for them is never wasted.” ~ Garrison Keillor No one ever said being a parent was easy, simple, or foolproof. Being a parent is difficult, is a challenge, […]
Day 4: 20.2 miles/1:15 “Though no one can go back and make a brand new start, anyone can start from now and make a brand new ending.” ~ Carl Bar Toward the end of the day yesterday, Brandon turned up again. Amazingly, and to my pleasant surprise, he was very alert, clean, reflective and contrite. Having […]
