NOTE TO SELF.....

"When You Love a Prodigal" written by a returned prodigal....

"An insidious thing happened on the way to my son's 18th birthday;"

NOTE TO SELF.....
I just received a phone call from Global Assets, Inc. They were looking for my adult child. "Is XXXXXX Viere there?" Oh no! It's another bill collector "No, he does not live here.""Is this his mother?" Certainly he knows, I am not legally responsible for my adult child's bills! "Yes, sir, I am his mother.""What number can I reach him at?" Be polite, Diane! "Sir, I do not know what number you can reach him at. May I take you name and number and when I see him next I will give him the message?""What kind of mother does not know how to reach

When You Love a Prodigal
I have a confession to make: I now Twitter! (@Partner in SANITY)And while I did not say, "I'm all a-twitter;" it certainly could be said! An amazing thing happened in the Twitterverse just a few weeks ago. Without explaining the ins and outs of navigating Twitterville (in 140 characters or less!), I will simply say that God Twitters too!I discovered a Tweep named @mcProdigal. His name caught my attention and I contacted him directly. In exactly 140 character I introduced myself as a mother of a prodigal and your Partner in Prayer for Our Prodigals. I cannot tell you the joy I felt as I learned that his ministry--his calling--is sharing hi

God Cares....about Prodigals! Part 3
Key Bible Text “Now faith is being sure of what we hope for and certain of what we do not see.” Hebrews 11:1

"....An insidious thing happened on the way to my son's 18th birthday;"
How to tell you're enabling your child instead of helpingIf you click on the link above, it will take you directly to the Sun Sentenil Newspaper Parenting section. Thank you for taking a moment to read this article, featured in the Parenting section/blog today. PLZ leave a comment in the comment section (look for the red letters) directly below the SANITY video featuring an interview with Allison Bottke: The Difference Between Helping and Enabling. Don't forget to read some of the comments too--there are so many hurting parents acr