I want a lion's heart for my wife, my children & step-children, and my church. | F3 (Poodle) | Pirate Monk |

Trussville, AL
Joined April 2008
A Harris Poll found most estrangements aren't really about politics — they're about something specific that was said or done, and years of feeling unheard after. Politics is the headline; hurt is the story. Source below. #estrangedchristianparents #FamilyEstrangement
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Through our whispers and shouts, we're asking for our King to draw us into His peace and care. wmarkwhitlock.substack.com/p…
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Coleman: in modern life we've become 'dis-embedded' from the institutions that held families together for millennia. Estrangement isn't only a family wound — it's cultural. And cultures, like families, can heal. Source below. #estrangedchristianparents #FamilyEstrangement
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As parents age, the window for reconciliation narrows, and some carry a child's silence to the very end. There's a gentle urgency here: keep reaching, keep praying, keep the door open while there's still time. Source below. #estrangedchristianparents #EstrangedParents
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📖 End of Life Estrangement: Grief Without Closure — Family Estrangement Substack: familyestrangement.substack.…
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Every other grief gets a casserole. Estrangement grief gets silence. But the ache is just as real — and you don't have to face this holiday season alone. Source below. #estrangedchristianparents #GrievingParent
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A therapist's insight: parents often remember the last argument; adult children remember the whole lifetime. Healing can begin when we stop asking 'why did they leave?' and start asking 'what were they carrying?' Source below. #estrangedchristianparents #FamilyEstrangement
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Real reconciliation isn't finding the perfect words. It's being willing to hear something that hurts and not flinch away. That's the harder, humbler work — and God gives grace for exactly that. Source below. #estrangedchristianparents #EstrangedParents
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If you're an estranged grandparent, your pain is real and you are not invisible. Therapists say the most powerful move is to acknowledge the broken link — no defensiveness, no ultimatums, just love. Source below. #estrangedchristianparents #GrandparentAlienation
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Dr. Jack Stoltzfus notes over 80% of estranged young adults eventually reconnect. The posture that helps most: staying available without demanding. The door held open — never locked, never forced. Source below. #estrangedchristianparents #EstrangedParents
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A Christian guide to reconciliation found the path back to a child almost always starts with one word: humility. Not 'I was right,' not 'you owe me' — just a soft, open heart. Hard, and holy. Source below. #estrangedchristianparents #ChristianParenting
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