Is Our Love Enough To Withstand the Devastation of Addiction?
I lie awake at night listening to my husband’s breathing. He is clearly asleep. I, on the other hand, am wide…
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Have You Ever Loved an Addict?
Have you ever grieved the loss of someone who was still alive? Have you ever watched someone convince themselves they…
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By Jackie Boeheim There Once Was a Man Overcome By Addiction and Transformed By Love
She was everything. She was exactly what he needed. A loving woman of Christ, who cherished the man in front…
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By Hannah Bentley-Keeven I’ll Answer My Child’s Hard Questions About Alcoholism
She was asking me questions about drinking “a glass of just alcohol” on the way home from gymnastics practice. It…
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By Carissa Garabedian Addiction Changes Everything But Love
I am now adding a new title to my parenting role. I am the mother of a child with a…
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By Summer Tocci Why I Forgave My Toxic Father
Trigger warning: abuse My first awareness of your problem with drinking came from the blowout that ended with you going…
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By JD Arbuckle Daddy Issues Don’t Define Me
Growing up as the daughter of an addict comes with its fair share of baggage. I like to consider myself…
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‘Four Good Days’ Exposes the Heartbreak of Loving an Addict
My sister recently posted the trailer of a movie being released this spring called Four Good Days. In the film,…
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By Tina Unsell Seamon Drug Addiction Stole Him Away
I miss the way my little brother used to be before drug addiction consumed his life. When I think of…
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By Will Stults I Was an Addict. Thanks to God, I Have My Life Back.
"There's something wrong with Daddy." That's what rock bottom sounds like. I thought he was too little to notice. I…
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By Melissa Neeb Dear Husband: I Love You, But Please Don’t Ever Drink Again
Right now you are curled up behind me like a cuddly question mark. Your body heat is more than enough…
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By Emily Solberg I Loved “The Queen’s Gambit,” But It Was Hard On My Mama Heart
If, like me, you’ve spent the last week or so utterly captivated by The Queen’s Gambit to the point where…
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