How Do I Care For A Young Person Whose Parent Committed Suicide?
There is no deeper sense of abandonment than the feelings provoked by a parent’s suicide. It can be...
There is no deeper sense of abandonment than the feelings provoked by a parent’s suicide. It can be...
Karen Mulder | 1 min read
Affirm your children. Expressing praise may or may not come naturally to you, but it's important. Affirmation from Dad plays a big role in shaping a child's self-confidence and attitude. So here is a checklist which gives you 7 ways to affirm your child.
Karen Mulder | 2 min read
By Sarah Gill-Northcutt It had been a year since my 18 month-old granddaughter Katie died of a birth defect, and I...
Karen Mulder | 1 min read
Sharing the Pain, Sharing the Joy
When my daughter, Crista, was four months old, her pediatrician found a lump on the right side of her abdomen. The first indication of the blood tests, ultrasound, and needle biopsy was that the tumor was malignant. For two and a half weeks we waited anxiously, yet with the peaceful knowledge that God was in control.
jmesler | 3 min read
My experience took place when our infant son, Justin, died with no apparent symptoms at the tender age of three and a half months. It happened in the evening just after my husband, a pastor, had left for a meeting. I rushed my baby to the hospital, but the doctors could not revive him. I had one older son, Joshua, who was then 3, and would later have another son, Christian, but neither of these children would or could replace the precious child whom we lost. -Donna
jmesler | 2 min read
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