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Bob Lepine, Host of the Family Life Today <> "Celebrating Black History Month” <> "Setting Boundaries with Your Adult Children” (February 20, 2008)
"The Weekend to Remember Conference” - Bob Lepine, Host of the Family Life Today Radio Program <> Celebrating Black History Month” - Pastor Bob Battle, Pastor of Berean Church of God in Christ in St. Paul <> "Setting Boundaries with Your Adult Children” - Allison Bottke, General Editor of the God Allows U-Turns Series and the God Answers Prayers Series
Parenting Adult Children: Six Steps to Sanity (August 10, 2009)
Sanity is what we gain when we stop focusing on our adult children and begin to focus on changing our own attitudes and behaviors...
It’s Time to Change How You Interact with Your Adult Child (October 22, 2009)
Let's look at two ways we need to implement the decision we've made to stop enabling and set boundaries for our adult children...
You Make Me Feel Like Dancing (July 9, 2009)
Brought together in an online community known as Boomer Babes Rock, Susan, Patricia and Mary form a fast friendship, even though they live in different parts of the country and lead completely different lives. Read more from Allison Bottke's latest, You Make Me Feel Like Dancing .
Stop the Flow of Money to Your Adult Kids (August 28, 2009)
We must stop being the First Bank of Mom and Dad for our adult children...
Author Offers Hope for Hurting Parents of Adult Children (April 11, 2008)
Author Allison Bottke has written a heartrendingly honest tough-love book that not only exposes the truth of her own struggles with her beloved adult child, but also includes glimpses into the lives of others with similar experiences...
“But Mom, It's Not My Fault!” (June 3, 2009)
When you make the decision to stop enabling your adult child, you will have to be firm in not listening to these common excuses.
The Cross & the Pen: God Allows U-Turns for Kids (November 7, 2003)
If you have young children or grandchildren, you will want to take time out of your busy schedule and read this interview with Allison Gappa Bottke and Heather Gemmen, coauthors of three recently released children's books ( God Allows U-Turns for Kids /Cook Communications).
Mail from Iraq: An American Soldier Writes Home (November 10, 2005)
It’s funny what God will do to get our attention, even to the point of linking us up with praying people in the middle of dangerous situations. Here, a soldier serving in Iraq wrote home in January of ’05 to share how the presence of God is real even in a war zone, and how prayers from family and friends make a difference.
One Little Secret (August 7, 2007)
An invitation to record a CD with a hunky young pop star? It's the stuff dreams are made of . . . right? For Ursula Rhoades, a suburban wife and mom, one little secret is about to change her whole life. Read more from chapter one of Allison Bottke’s One Little Secret.
Veteran's Daughter Recalls Dad's Heroism in "Forgotten" War (November 11, 2005)
Veteran's Day is a time to honor loved ones who sacrificed their safety - and sometimes their lives - to serve our country. This Veteran's day, writer Audrey Kletscher Helbling tells her father's story of faith and heroism during the Korean War -- a war often forgotten in the shadows of World War II and Vietnam.
When Helping Hurts: Are You an Enabling Parent? (February 9, 2009)
We “parents in pain” dream about seeing our adult children live as independent, functioning adults instead of the dependent, dysfunctional adult children they have become. But is our help only hurting them?
How God Uses My Family's Hands (February 13, 2006)
God has used my loved ones as His instruments to unclench my own selfish fists. It's not always easy, but I remember the wise words of Corrie ten Boom, a survivor of the Holocaust: "When we close our hands, we miss the many blessings God wants to place in them."
When Grace & Reality Collide: Dealing with Mental Illness, Part I (June 4, 2008)
For me, mental illness is where grace and real life have collided. If you have a loved one with mental illness, the first thing you must do is to understand the dynamics of the disease.
“But He's a Good Kid…” (March 23, 2009)
It’s hard for parents in pain to recognize and admit that who our children used to be is not who they are now . Many of our adult children are emotionally, intellectually, psychologically, socially, and spiritually stunted...
High Maintenance Christianity: Three Steps to Restoration (December 16, 2003)
One morning as I conditioned my hair, I thought of how easy it was for spiritual lives to become like my hair had once been. Broken. Damaged. Unhealthy and not so pleasant to look at. What we need-each of us-is a three-step, daily program to cleanse, renew, and energize. What we need is something that will make a difference.
A Conversation With Author Tracie Peterson (December 30, 2005)
In a recent interview with Christianbook.com, Tracie Peterson, a best-selling and award-winning author of over 60 historical and contemporary novels, discusses her latest book, "What She Left for Me."
The Cross & the Pen: Author Marita Littauer (November 27, 2004)
Marita Littauer is a dear friend. A few months ago, she handed me a copy of her latest book, "But Lord, I Was Happy Shallow" (Kregel Publications). After reading through some of the pages, I told her that I HAD to interview her about it. Wanna listen in?
Dying for a Crown (February 22, 2006)
Living in the Faith Zone (March 8, 2006)
I received my first sledgehammer blow when the surgeon walked into the waiting room and said, "I'm sorry, Mrs. Johnson. The tumor is inoperable. The cancer has spread to all parts of Richard's body."

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