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Question of the week: Which Bible passage will help me with the challenges of ministering to the child of divorce?

Recently, I was visiting with a children’s minister. She was overwhelmed with some children in her church who were experiencing the divorce of their parents. Some were displaying exasperating, out-of-control behaviors. She sounded like she was about ready to throw in the towel and walk away. We recognize this as burnout. We all get that way sometimes. You know what I’m talking Read more…

Posted: April 4th, 2018 ˑ No Comments
Filled under: Emotions, Question of the week, Stress

Question of the week: How do I respond to a child who was dis-invited to an event by one of her parents?

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How would you respond to this message? Dis-invited from a zoo trip My granddaughter’s father decided to not invite her (rather, to dis-invite her) to a zoo trip with his girlfriend and her two children, saying that his girlfriend wanted to spend the day with just her girls and him. My granddaughter shrugged it off, saying, “Well, I’ll probably get rejected by a Read more…

Posted: March 6th, 2017 ˑ 2 Comments
Filled under: Divorce Issues, Question of the week, Single Parents

Question of the week: Can kids in single parent homes become successful contributing adults to society when they grow up?

There are a lot of negative statistics about children in divorced homes. While these stats may be true, they may lead you to conclude that the children who come from these homes are set up for failure. It doesn’t have to be that way, and in many cases, it is not. When I first became a single mom my kids were 12 and 8 years of Read more…

Posted: March 23rd, 2015 ˑ No Comments
Filled under: Divorce Issues, Question of the week, Single Parents