Putting the Thanks-giving into Thanksgiving (for Your Sanity)
“Dear brothers and sisters, when troubles of any kind come your way, consider it an opportunity for great joy” James 1:2 NLT. It’s not...
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Did you Find the Right Mother’s Day/Father’s Day Card?
Every year 100+ million Mother’s Day cards are sent—72 million for Fathers*. For many, it’s a fun and sentimental task. However, one of...
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Three Steps for ACD to Stop Hating Christmas
It’s the most wonderful time…...of the year…….. Is it? Mom insists that you have Christmas dinner in the afternoon—which just happens to...
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The Peace of a Million Dollars vs. A Peace-Filled Holiday
You find out that one million dollars is deposited into your account. What would you do? Pay off your debts? Buy a new car? New house?...
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The Most Skipped Chapter in the Bible, Christmas, and ACD
The first 17 verses in the New Testament are skipped more than most. These list the generations of Jesus’ forefathers...
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True Thanks-giving
Thanksgiving and Christmas can be challenging for adults with divorced parents. Balancing time between family and extended families...
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Saying Thank You to Faithful Fathers
Father/husband bashing, whether veiled in humor or laced with malice, is a national pastime. When dealing with divorce, the target...
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Time for a Seasonal Reboot
One day my phone decided to stay in an update loop. Tech support made valiant efforts to un-loop it, but a factory reset was necessary....
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Gray Divorce and the First Holidays
There are many firsts in life—some good, some forgettable, some not so good. If parental divorce barges through our door when we’re...
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An ACOD and The Ghost of Christmas Past
Christmas joy filled my childhood home. With snow falling and carols flowing from the record player, Hallmark movies were pale imitations...
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Thanks-giving to Parents Who Really Try
Divorce isn’t easy for anyone. Furthermore, on this site I tend to focus on the fallout parental divorce produces—and rightfully so. If...
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Graduations, Triggers, and Anger
Your high school graduation was long ago. Okay, not that long ago, but back then having parents (who could barely speak to each...
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Happy Mother’s Day to my Mothers
Do you have more than one mother this day? How about a note of appreciation to all of them. Here’s mine. To my Mom, Thank you for loving...
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The Gift of Peace (Not Hating Christmas Anymore)
Sleep in heavenly peace…sleep in heavenly peace. * When I hear adults with divorced parents describe Christmas and families, heavenly...
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Six Helps for Handling Your First Thanksgiving as a Divorced Family
Before the holidays many articles describe the challenges divorced parents face in making the holidays okay for their kids. Do you keep...
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Stepfamilies and the Holidays
Many adult children of divorce (and their spouses) are networked into a stepfamily. Stepfamilies can add layers of complications to...
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Happy Father’s Day, God!
Abba Father, Happy Father’s Day. Thank you for making it possible through your Son Jesus Christ to be your sons and daughters. What gift...
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Spring Blooms Anxiety for Adult Children of Divorce
May and June can produce anxiety spikes in children of divorce. Adult children of divorce are no different. Two annual rites are a major...
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Easter, Anger, and Adult Children of Divorce
Though the peeps and bunnies are gone, I keep thinking about a movie I saw Easter Sunday. Normally Charlton Heston in the Ten...
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Whose Valentine’s Day is it Anyway?
Inadequacy is a major fear among Adult Children of Divorce. And for guys (right or wrong) few things bring out the feeling of inadequacy...
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