I am on my way to the annual AACC (American Association of Christian Counselors) National Conference in Dallas Texas. I love this conference. I get to learn so much. I love touching base with my ministry partners. Everything about this…
Out of the Tunnel
By Robyn Besemann Have you ever felt like you were stumbling around in a tunnel and didn’t know how to get out of it? Maybe you are unemployed and can’t seem to find a good job. Maybe you have been in…
September 2018 Newsletter
*|MC_PREVIEW_TEXT|* Bringing Hope and Healing to Families of Divorce View this email in your browser Newsletter September 2018 A New Friend This last March I was at an AACC Church Leadership Conference in Riverside California. It was a lovely…
Video Advice for Moms
A New Friend
A New Friend…. This last March I was at an AACC Church Leadership Conference in Riverside California. It was a lovely conference and I was able to develop some new friendships and ministry partners over that week. I always find…
Helping Kids Cope With Tragedy
WRITTEN BY WAYNE STOCKS Initial Thoughts When it comes to tragedy, it is important to remember that life presents us with a series of teachable moments for our kids. Some of those are not very stressful, and some are tragic.…
A Child of Divorce Poem
How to Survive being a Single Parent
July 2018 Newsletter
Bringing Hope and Healing to Families of Divorce View this email in your browser Newsletter July 2018 Congratulations Alexa Marie West Yesterday I celebrated the graduation of a beautiful young lady, Lexi. She is full of spirit. Her smile…
Single Parent Tips
Helping Suicidal Children
By Barbara W. Wright, LPC, CCPS, and Linda Ranson Jacobs Valuable insights on the issue of suicide in elementary-age children Almost all the research that’s been done on suicidal youth is done with teens. Yet we know that latency-age children…
25 Things Children of Divorce Want Their Parents to Know – Part 3
June is almost over and I feel like it hasn’t even started yet. There are days that seem to last forever and then there are times when months just fly by. If you have been following along with my monthly…
Forgiveness
Parental Alienation After Divorce: Never Take It Out On the Kids!!!
WRITTEN BY ROSALIND SEDACCA Divorce conflicts between parents can get ugly. And too often parents tend to vent or share this anger about the other parent with one or more of the children involved. The results can be devastating –…
Congratulations Alexa Marie West!!
Yesterday I celebrated the graduation of a beautiful young lady, Lexi. She is full of spirit. Her smile and laughter fills every room. She is beautiful inside and out. And she’s just like her beautiful Grandma Marilyn. Marilyn was my…
June 2018 Newsletter
Bringing Hope and Healing to Families of Divorce View this email in your browser Newsletter June 2018 A Journey of Love Between Two Best Friends Six years ago today my life changed forever. My husband and I had been…
Single Parents: Your Children’s Choices Start With You
By Amanda Henderson While it may not always seem like it, your children are paying attention. Keep reading for ways to encourage your kids to make healthy choices even when you’re not there. A healthy home First and foremost, you need…
A Journey of Love Between Two Best Friends
Six years ago today my life changed forever. My husband and I had been fighting a rare disease called Amyloidosis that had been attacking his body for the past 3 months. We were on a journey to healing, just not…
Helping Kids Cope with Divorce
Your Privacy is Important to Me
If you’re like me you have probably gotten an awful lot of emails over the past few weeks about privacy policy updates due to the GDPR. In case you haven’t heard of it, the GDPR stands for the General Data…
What Do I Do When One of My Parents Doesn’t Want Me to Love the Other?
BY WAYNE STOCKS If you ever wonder if it’s ok to love both of your parents after a divorce or separation, the answer to this question is simple: YES You absolutely have the right to love both of your parents…
May 2018 Newsletter
Newsletter May, 2018 Eating and Exercise: Helping Kids Make…
Advice from Children of Divorce
Eating and Exercise: Helping Kids Make Healthier Choices
Written by: Amanda Henderson With more than three million cases nationwide, the prevalence of childhood obesity in the United States is startling to say the least. One in five under 18 will climb the uphill battle of obesity, and many will…
April 2018 Newsletter
Newsletter April, 2018 The Real Battlefield Dealing with your former…