Messy Journey
How Grace and Truth Offer the Prodigal a Way HomeMessy Journey is for parents walking the difficult road with a wayward child. Be inspired to drink the deep waters of peace as you draw closer to the Father of all prodigals. Author and licensed parent and family educator Lori Wildenberg offers practical grace- and truth-filled ways of navigating your relationship with a detoured child whether they are rejecting faith, dabbling in sin, or wholeheartedly embracing sinful behavior. There is hope. After all, their struggle isn’t really with you, it’s with God.
This book will encourage and empower the reader to:
- Effectively pray for the rebel.
- Walk alongside and build relationship with the wayward child.
- Protect the marital relationship and relationships with other children.
- Appropriately communicate with extended family and friends about the situation.
- Seek healthy friendships and support systems.
- Recognize warning signs of toxic relationships and substance use.
- Maintain respect, deal effectively with conflict, establish and enforce boundaries.
- Strive for relationship restoration through forgiveness.
- Reconcile disappointment with God and stand firm in the faith.
Understand you are not alone!

