Written by Carol Beaver, Church Advocate, Legacy Coalition In most parts of our beautiful land, March is a turning point. Even if we are tired of snow, gray skies, chilly rain, or lack of light, we welcome March because it brings spring. We may experience the changes of spring at different times depending on where […]
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Written by Dr. Joannie DeBrito, Family Support Specialist In my first blog on the topic of prodigal children and grandchildren, I talked about the reasons children and grandchildren may stray from the family and shared a suggestion for reconciliation. In this blog, I will discuss a prodigal’s complete disengagement from the family and how to
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Written by Dr. Joannie DeBrito, Family Support Specialist Do you have a child or grandchild that has left home, not only physically, but emotionally and spiritually as well? They have strayed far from your geographical location but also your spiritual location. They are on their own and doing their own thing. Was it a steady
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Written by Deb del Villar, Director of Communications As grandparents, what do you do when 3 John 4 is not your reality – for your children or grandchildren? You are not experiencing the great joy – instead, great sorrow might be your testimony. Are you one of the many grandparents who scan the horizon hoping
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Written by Carol Beaver, Church Advocate, Legacy Coalition When holiday sales are over, stores quickly shift to the next holiday by stocking aisles and shelves with red and pink hearts, flying Cupids, lacey doilies, bags, and heart-shaped boxes of every imaginable sweet candy and chocolate heart. Hundreds of cards provide any loving sentiment you might
Written by Dr. Joannie DeBrito, Family Support Specialist I’d like to suggest that one of the best gifts you can give your grandkids is that of being a healthy grandparent. While I’m not a fan of New Year’s resolutions, most of which are very difficult to attain, I do think that paying attention to maintaining
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In Part 1 of this post, we explored how we, as Christians, can respond to confused parents and grandchildren with grace and truth by first looking at the facts about sexual orientation and transgenderism. Part Two covers specific ways to help our children and grandchildren as we navigate this issue with grace and truth. Please
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An experienced marriage and family counselor recently shared that her last three clients had come in to discuss having underage granddaughters who had disclosed that they are lesbians. All three said that there were no obvious signs of interest in homosexuality prior to the disclosures and suspected that their grandchildren had been influenced by the
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Written by Dr. Joannie DeBrito, Family Support Specialist We often hear people say that the last few years have been unlike any other, especially in reference to the Covid pandemic. That’s probably true for those under 20 years of age. But if you’re like me, you can recall many times in your life when our
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Written by Carol Beaver, Church Advocate, Legacy Coalition As I write today, it is the week of Christmas. My personal shopping is not completely done, nor is anything I have bought wrapped. Too many of the gifts are little plastic cards. Big grandkids are particular about what they want, so I help them toward their
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