This Week's Program
Drugs: Family Conflict
Have you ever walked in on a family conflict—one where people were expressing too-real emotions and painful responses? That may be a little how you’ll feel listening in on conversations with Lynn and Nick in this program.
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Natalie Francisco
Many Christian families have faced issues of substance abuse and other addictive behaviors. I have dealt with such issues from a pastoral perspective helping families to cope with relationships adversely affected by drug addiction. I have also experienced the harmful effects of the drug addictive behavior of a sibling. I saw first-hand how wrong choices impact an entire family and how years later, the sorrow and shame of an addictive drug habit was exchanged for a relationship with Jesus Christ. But the road to recovery was not an easy one.
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ONLINE
www.FindingHopeInRecovery.com. This website accompanies the Finding Hope In Recovery DVD, giving additional information, resources, stories and offering a place to “Tell Your Story.”
CARON Treatment Centers
Alcoholics Anonymous
Narcotics Anonymous
Find a Substance Abuse Treatment Center
BOOKS
Don’t Let Your Kids Kill You: A Guide for Parents of Drug and Alcohol Addicted Children, by Charles Rubin
The Enabler: When Helping Hurts the Ones You Love, by Angelyn Miller
Setting Boundaries with Your Adult Children: Six Steps to Hope and Healing for Struggling Parents, by Allison Bottke
How to Raise a Drug-Free Kid: The Straight Dope for Parents, by Joseph A. Califano Jr.
Raising Drug-Free Kids: 100 Tips for Parents, by Aletha Solter
Symptoms of Withdrawal, Christopher Kennedy Lawford
Moments of Clarity: Voices from the Front Lines of Addiction and Recovery, Christopher Kennedy Lawford
Burton's Blog
Drugs: Family Conflict
Burton Buller
“Well, I’m tired and so weary, but I must go along
'Til the Lord will come and call, call me away…”
Lynn’s interview this week brought these words from the gospel song, ‘Peace in the Valley” to mind.
Next Week
A dedicated father, grandfather and great grandfather, Eugene Souder also was the founder of a number of publications and a radio program which grew to the agency which now produces Shaping Families. In “Encouraging Families,” Eugene talks about his parents, his own family, and shares thoughts about raising families today.
Favorite Family Recipes
Lentil Barley Soup
Dorothy Hartman says she discovered this recipe in one of her Taste of Home cookbooks when she was looking for a soup to prepare for guests using ingredients that didn’t include potatoes and rice. Of added interest was the fact that the recipe was contributed to the cookbook by Anita Warner from Mt. Crawford, Va., a neighboring community to where she lives. Dorothy says the soup received rave reviews from her guests.
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