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God Was There With Her: The Lord's Presence in My Daughter’s Addiction Journey
When your child is battling addiction, every moment feels like a crisis waiting to happen. You wake up each day bracing for a phone call, a message, a silence that lasts too long. But even in the most fragile moments of fear, God can break through with a whisper so clear, you never forget it. Four months into my 17 year old daughter Regan’s treatment, I was still holding my breath. She had been doing well, connecting with her recovery group and finally starting to look health
Janelle Martin
5 days ago4 min read
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Faith in Difficult Times: Embracing Patient Endurance Through Life's Trials
How can we have faith in difficult times? With patient endurance as we trust God to see us through our trials in life.
Kerry Sue Teravskis
Mar 295 min read
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What the Bible Teaches Us About Boundaries with Our Addicted Loved Ones
Are boundaries God’s idea? Wht does the Bible say about boundaries and addiction? How do we set boundaries with our addicted loved ones?
Dawn Ward
Feb 176 min read
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The Power of Forgiveness: It’s in the Journey
Forgiveness is one of the most challenging yet liberating acts we can ever experience.
Michele Vrabel
Jan 313 min read
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Darkness to Light: How Jesus Helped Me Get Unstuck After Trauma
I began to understand how and why my trauma was keeping me stuck. It was grueling and uncomfortable, but I kept coming back.
Rebecca Medina Stewart
Jan 146 min read
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Caregiving for Mental Illness During the Holidays
The holidays can be challenging for everyone, especially if your loved one is struggling with mental illness.
Amber Parker
Dec 3, 20248 min read
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Bible Verses to Pray Over Our Struggling Daughters
Your daughter may be struggling. Raising daughters to become confident women in this world is challenging.
Dawn Ward
Nov 26, 20249 min read
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How to Let Go of Pain When Living with Mental Illness
Pain has a way of twisting you up inside. Pain will make you do things that you didn’t think you were capable of.
Jesslyn McCutcheon
Sep 27, 20245 min read
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How to Take Steps Towards Freedom from Anxiety and Fear
It’s not uncommon for those who struggle with anxiety and fear to attempt to mask their weaknesses.
KellyAnn Snyder
Aug 20, 20249 min read
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How to Pray When Your Heart is Breaking
The saying goes, hindsight is 20/20. This is true in many areas, but especially in parenting. We can all look back and see things we wish
Terri Brown
Jun 24, 20246 min read
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The Day Addiction Knocked On Our Door
I will never forget the day addiction knocked at our door for the first time. It came in quietly, unannounced.
Dawn Ward
Jun 11, 20247 min read
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How to Trust God with Your Prodigal Child
When we learn to trust God with the lives of our prodigal child, we don’t cease to have influence in their lives.
Dawn Ward
Apr 22, 20247 min read
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Bible Verses to Pray Over Your Struggling Son
Are you raising a son? Or has your son suddenly become a man with responsibilities of his own?
Dawn Ward
Mar 22, 20248 min read
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A Prayer When You’re Finding It Hard to Pray
I inhale and whisper, God. Please Help me—four words I say often. A mentor calls them breath prayers.
Lea Turner
Feb 23, 20245 min read
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How to Live Beyond Your Limitations
What if we could see the “Limit-less” rather than our own limitations? Let's see our circumstances as hope-filled opportunities.
Dawn Ward
Oct 1, 20224 min read
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Seasons of Silent Suffering
This month’s guest blog is written by Donna Bucher, founder of Serenity in Suffering blog. In this month’s blog, Donna generously shares...
Donna Bucher
Apr 4, 20226 min read
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How to Celebrate Christmas While Grieving the Loss of a Loved One
Shared from Pray With Confidence I am honored to be a contributing writer for the blog, Pray with Confidence with 30 gifted writers, we...
Dawn Ward
Dec 19, 20203 min read
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Book Review: Overcoming the Narcissist and Other Domestic Abusers
Overcoming the Narcissist, Sociopath, Psychopath, and Other Domestic Abusers: The Comprehensive Handbook to Recognize, Remove, and...
Dawn Ward
Nov 22, 20204 min read
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How To Keep the Faith In The Middle of Your Mess
(This month's blog is written by guest writer Tracy Hagler, who shares her experience of keeping her faith in the middle of difficult...
Lisa Wenninger
May 20, 202011 min read
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The Road to Recovery - One Mom’s Journey
Guest post by Lisa Wenninger “Consider it pure joy, my brothers and sister, whenever you face trials of many kinds, because you know that...
Lisa Wenninger
Jan 22, 20205 min read
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