Time For Serenity

Many adult children of divorce have prodigal parents. Today I re-read Luke 15: 11- 32 which is given the heading "The parable of the Lost Son" or "The parable of the Prodigal Son" . Jesus told this story as a response to religious leaders as they questioned why Jesus was speaking to an audience of "sinners".  The story illustrates a father welcoming a wayward son home, just as God welcomes a humble, repentant man or woman back into fellowship with him after they have strayed. If you are an adult child of divorce you likely have a lost or prodigal parent. They leave, go off on their own , and pursue their own lives and pleasures. Often we, as children, are left to wait. We have to let them go. Sometimes this means distance, sometimes estrangement. We wonder if they will ever "come to their senses" as the son in the parable does. We hope for that and pray for that and we wait. And we hurt. In the book "Parenting your Adult Chi

Adult Children of Divorce need other Adult Children of Divorce. I am grateful to those who have contacted me and shared their stories and what their struggle entails as they journey through being an adult child of divorce.  The feeling that we are not alone is a great consolation to each other. Thanks for all those who read my blog. I am thankful for you and do remember you in my prayers at this time of thanksgiving !!!