What if this is all my fault? What if our family is never whole again? What if drugs (or alcohol or pornography) ruin his life forever? What if he always hates me? What if he never comes back? [...]

February ~ the month when it seems everyone is focused on love and chocolate hearts ~ can be a real struggle for some, especially moms who are scared for their son and the choices he’s making.  [...]

Happy New Year!  I love new beginnings!!  It’s a time for the possibility for something to be different, an opportunity to alter my course; sometimes it’s even an opening for a fresh start.  This [...]

I remember sitting on the floor in my kitchen one Thanksgiving morning, holding my one-month old and two-year old in my arms, both of them crying ~ and I wondered if I would ever get to enjoy a [...]

Since I can remember ~ even as a teen ~ I’ve always desired to have a sense of peace about me.  Back then I believed the ever-elusive peace was hard to find because life as a teenager is [...]