The theme of this first issue of Kaleidoscope in 2020 is Foundations, the beginning of time when heaven came to earth in the form of Christ Jesus—Yeshua. My outreach ministry is all about making meaningful connections with troubled adult children, and in most cases, the only way to build strong...
From Perspective to Prayer
Back in January, I selected Perspective as my word-for-the-year. As the founder of a ministry outreach to parents struggling to set healthy boundaries with troubled adult children and the mother of a troubled adult child currently serving time in prison, it can be easy to lose perspective. Easy to lose...
Counterfeit Grace, Guilt, and Shame – The Lies Satan Tells
In this month’s issue of Kaleidoscope, we’re looking at lies that cleverly masquerade as truth, lies brought to us by none other than the master of deception—Satan. As many of you may know, I’ve been writing professionally for decades, primarily in the genre of inspirational non-fiction. What you may not...
Setting Spiritual Boundaries
Healthy boundaries—particularly healthy spiritual boundaries—define who we are and influence all areas of our lives. In fact, it is when we establish spiritual boundaries that we learn some of the most critical life lessons. How can we set healthy boundaries, replace destructive habits, and undo damage that’s been done to...
Growing Faith in a Garden
Gardening is my exercise, therapy, and quite often the incubator that gives birth to new ideas and frequently provides me with creative answers when I’m stuck in my head on a writing project-in-progress. As springtime in Texas begins to reach its full potential, I’ve found myself immersed in a DIY...
Spiritual Boundaries
How can we set healthy boundaries, replace destructive habits, and undo damage that’s been done to our spirits? How can our lives come to be characterized by compassion, mercy, justice, and love when these feelings and traits are often buried deep under emotional pain and heartache? Quite simply, we can’t....
Don’t Dread That Upcoming Family Gathering
It’s beginning to look a lot like Thanksgiving and Christmas … the time of year when family members from near and far away gather, those we can’t wait to see…and others we wish we didn’t have to see. There, I said it. You know the ones I mean...the outspoken family...
Connecting Can Be Complicated
The bonds between parents and children can be complicated. As we work to repair or redefine the connections we have with our troubled adult children, we may also be dealing with one or more of six stress-inducing areas that can make rebuilding the relationship significantly more challenging and complicated. You...
It’s Time for Us to Change
Enabling parents with troubled adult children live either smack-dab in the middle of a crisis, or we’re simply in between crises, waiting for the other shoe to drop. Every time the phone rings at night we are catapulted to a place of despair. Will it be our adult child in...
Loving our Troubled Adult Children with Open Arms
Let us not become weary in doing good, for at the proper time we will reap a harvest if we do not give up (Galatians 6:9). As we walk the journey to set healthy boundaries and find sanity in challenging relationships with troubled adult children, I can’t stress enough the...