One year ago in August I lost my husband to a heart attack. I had no desire to date or even to get involved with anyone. I have 2 children (girls) ages 12 and 17, and a home based business of my own. My computer was struck by lighting and in the process of getting [...]

I am in a relationship with a man who is a recovering alcoholic. He is wonderful and very spiritual since his recovery; he wants me to be in that spiritual place with him. He has mentioned going through the twelve steps, but I am unclear. Will this work for me as a Christian who does [...]

I am a recovering alcoholic and mother of two. Can you point me to some Christian recovery material? Advice: The one I use with people is Twelve Steps Spiritual Journey. It can be found in Christian book stores for about $15. I also like recovering substance abusers to start working in Changes That Heal by [...]

I left my alcoholic husband over 5 years ago and have remarried to a wonderful man whom my children like. However, I sometimes feel that my children who are 33, 32 and 30 still blame me for the breakup of our family. I have prayed, but things are not getting better. Thank you for listening [...]

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I just read over the recovering Alcoholic Q/A. Do you believe this applies to eating disorders as well? I need some very drastic help in this area and would appreciate your guidance. My situation is in relation to simply over-eating and eating for comfort and almost any situation… Advice: Yes it applies to almost every [...]

My husband is very controlling and possessive. He believes in a marriage until death do you part, and says if I ever want to leave him he’ll shoot me before I’m out the front door. He has hit me in the past and I’m not allowed to do a lot of things either. We have [...]

I am becoming very miserable in my marriage. My husband drinks and it has been a problem for a long time. He spouts out obscenities and accuses me of having an affair, calls me obscene names and tells me he’ll take away my daughters (in front of them). All of this over some irrelevant disagreement [...]

Think of 19 Ways to encourage someone today . “Gracious words are a honeycomb, sweet to the soul and healing to the bones” (Proverbs 16:24). I grew up in an alcoholic home where both my parents drank and were verbally and physically abusive.  There were not a lot words that brought life or encouragement.  Maybe [...]

Sometimes past hurts and negative life experiences can cause our hearts to harden. Tormented memories can sometimes cause us to regress or it could subconsciously cause us to fill our lives with a flurry of things and activities to distract our attention.  Mike Woodard, Associate Director of FamilyLife Canada, has had a rough ride through life. He [...]