Every parent needs to read…

Thank you Jon, at “The Prodigal Jon” for How To Love a Prodigal.
As a mom who went through this, I think his words can bring not only comfort, but also strength to the paretn who is going through this.  Sometimes as homeschoolers we think this will never happen to us. All I can say is, don’t be so sure. My son’s rebellion was birthed in the halls of a Christian school during the one year we didn’t homeschool. The next few years were spent rebuilding him and the relationships in our family. We have a happy ending, and his “prodigal” years didn’t involve him running away or getting involved with drugs or anything like that. However, the pain and stress of that time was no less traumatic for our family.

Take Jon’s words to heart, I think he is absolutely right in how to relate to your kids during this time and how to love them back into relationship with God and with you.

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