What if there is an opportunity to learn from our children’s hurtful outbursts ? What if our children don’t know how to share their most painful experiences? What if all they need is a safe place to open up about issues they struggle with? Inside the blog explores a recent post and identifies alternative ways […]
On a recent bike ride, I found myself reflecting on the only true physical alteration I had with my son on this addiction journey. It happened at least six years ago. In my thoughts, I noted how I viewed the incident at the time and how I internalize it now. This transformed view provides a […]
“When my son was released from jail, we let him move in for a while to help him get back on his feet. Everything was okay, except now he’s not going to work every day and has started hitting us up for money. The situation has started getting worse as he demands to be taken […]
As I sat in the chair Sunday and listened to the speaker share his story, I was overtaken by his message. He reflected on how his passion to be a protective father manifested into becoming a controlling one. His determination to have his son not make the same mistakes growing up as he did, drove […]
I wrote the following during my meditative time Tuesday morning, May 9 as I reflected on the wide range of my emotions in response to the recent dramatic shift in my life. I was working through finding a healthy perspective on my son’s arrest and the opportunities this meant for his life moving forward from […]
