When you are the mom or dad (or grandparent) of a child who causes you a lot of heartache for any reason, all kinds of destructive choices and behaviors, including issues outside...
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A Question Parents in Pain Need to Ask Themselves
by Tom and Dena Yohe | Aug 14, 2023 | what you can do
If you are a parent in pain with a son or daughter whose choices or challenges have broken your heart, your world revolves around them. The worries of having a child with mental...
Hurting Parents Need Peace with the Unknown Outcome
by Tom and Dena Yohe | Aug 7, 2023 | what you can do
In the beginning of my experience as a hurting parent, I struggled with my intense desire to know how my daughter's journey with alcohol, drugs, depression, self harm, suicide...
The 4 A’s for Hurting Parents
by Tom and Dena Yohe | Aug 1, 2023 | what you can do
My daughter wasn’t doing well. Alcohol and severe cutting had almost destroyed her life. Worried and distressed, I struggled daily to maintain my sanity. Nights were full of...
A Time to Weep: 4 Practices for Parents of Troubled Kids
by Tom and Dena Yohe | Jul 24, 2023 | what you can do
My seventeen-year-old-daughter had shown signs of improvement. Taking her newly-prescribed medication for depression and anxiety, she appeared to be coping better … at least...
The Gift of a Prodigal: One Mom’s Perspective
by Tom and Dena Yohe | Jul 10, 2023 | what you can do
Today I welcome guest blogger and lover of prodigals, Judy Douglass. *photo cred. Kateryna Hliznitsova on unsplash "Fifteen years ago, God sent us a son. He was...
Four Steps to Emotional Freedom for Brokenhearted Parents
by Tom and Dena Yohe | Jul 3, 2023 | what you can do
Tomorrow is the 4th of July when we celebrate our freedom as Americans. However, some people are still in bondage ... emotional bondage. Brokenhearted parents are among them....
An Untapped Resource for Brokenhearted Parents
by Tom and Dena Yohe | Jun 27, 2023 | what you can do
Broken. Crushed. Lifeless. Grief-stricken. Depressed. Heartsick. Sorrowful. Sleepless. Incapacitated. Stunned. Immobilized. Numb. Inconsolable. Despairing. Dejected. Distressed....
Father’s Day Prayer for Hurting Dads
by Tom and Dena Yohe | Jun 19, 2023 | what you can do
Yesterday was Father's Day. Are you among the many dads who didn't enjoy the day? You might not have observed Father's Day in any way for a number of reasons. If the difficulty...
5 Faulty Expectations Parents Have About God
by Tom and Dena Yohe | Jun 5, 2023 | what you can do
I was blindsided! My early parenting years didn't prepare me. Books I read on childrearing didn't prepare me either. No one prepared me for what was to come. It's not fair. I...
Parents in Pain Need to Make Time for Respite
by Tom and Dena Yohe | May 22, 2023 | what you can do
With Father's Day coming my dad has been on my mind. He lived until he was 92 and was a precious man. One of a kind. The best father a kid could ever hope to have. He lived a...
When You Don’t Want Mother’s Day to Come: 4 Ways to Prepare
by Tom and Dena Yohe | May 8, 2023 | holidays, what you can do
Sunday is Mother's Day. Countless numbers of moms all over the world don't want the day to come. Moms whose children are troubled: incarcerated, struggle with an addiction,...