Far too many parents, though aware of the threat and the epidemic of heroin in their community, have inoculated themselves with hope – hope that addiction won’t find its way into their homes. This may work – until or unless it doesn’t work, then what? Wake up parents — HOPE is not an answer, a […]
I will never say, nor do I believe, that the source of a child’s drug related choices are a by product of parenting. They are not! There are so many factors that go into defining what a child is or becomes, it would be carelessly simplistic to lay the blame for the life of an […]
The journey is complete. Yesterday (WED 5/21) at around 4PM Arizona time, I returned home from my trip – exhilarated, exhausted, accomplished. The last leg of this journey was a 28 hour sprint from Lexington, KY to Scottsdale, AZ – an 1800 mile drive with one little two-and-a-half hour rest near Groom, TX to attend […]
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, […]
