by Lori Wildenberg | Jan 11, 2016 | Prodigal Concerns, Relationships, Special Concerns, Teen, Young Adult
Blindsided, a surprise attack, a shock. Have you ever experienced an unexpected hit?You know, the kind where the earth moves under your feet and the sky tumbles down. When you have lost control. (And..not in a good way, Carol King.) Sometimes it looks like...
by Lori Wildenberg | Nov 9, 2015 | Faith Development, Prodigal Concerns, Uncategorized
My daily prayers for my kids have become rote.My consistent plea is, “Lord draw each one of my kids to yourself. Give them a hunger for your Word, a thirst for worship, and a desire to make you smile.” Not a bad prayer. I just pray it a lot. I’m...
by Lori Wildenberg | Oct 12, 2015 | Faith Development, Prodigal Concerns, Relationships, Self-Care
Exhaustion. It’s part of the parenting experience. Little ones challenge us physically and emotionally.And… older kids stretch us physiologically, emotionally, and spiritually. Neither stage is perfectly smooth or...
by Lori Wildenberg | Apr 20, 2015 | Character Development, Prodigal Concerns, Relationships
He’s a good kid. She was raised to know the Lord.How could he make this choice? How could she do this thing? Confusing isn’t it? We think we have protected our kids from evil, wrong thinking, and immoral behavior because we raised them with faith and family...
by Lori Wildenberg | Apr 6, 2015 | Anger, Character Development, Communication, Prodigal Concerns, Relationships
When my kids were little I wanted to know how to parent perfectly.Give me a recipe and I follow it – to the letter.The problem with a parenting formula is that the ingredients contain unstable elements like: human free will, sin propensity, and unique...
