Getting Help for My Children
Category: Newly divorced
The following message comes from a single mom in Ohio. Please allow this message to bring hope and encouragement to you as you parent your children alone.
By Linda Ranson Jacobs
www.DC4K.org/parentzone
My children have been in a DC4K (DivorceCare for Kids) program at a church in Ohio. I have to tell you, enrolling my kids in this program is one of the best things I've ever done. The teachers are fabulous. They truly love the kids and have a heart for them. The curriculum is easy to understand.
My girls' self-esteem has soared, and they are truly starting to work through everything that has happened in their lives. God bless you for making this available to my little ones.
My kids will continue to go through DC4K. The facilitators are hoping that, as we grow, the kids can form little support groups as well. My little guy is only three, but I plan to enroll him in DC4K when he gets older.
A year ago, I was filled with desperation and despair from a hopeless and abusive marriage. God sent many angels into my life. Recently I began teaching a class called "Boundaries." I never dreamed I'd be doing something like this. God has been so good to my family.
It's because of ideas like yours and those you have worked with who are obedient to the Lord that lives are changed. My kids and I are proof of that. God bless you!
In Him,
Janie, a single mom from Ohio
"A life frittered away disgusts GOD; he loves those who run straight for the finish line" (Proverbs 15:9 MSG).
The single mom in this letter is indeed a wise mom. She relied on God to help her through a trying time. Not only did she take care of herself by submitting to God and allowing His people to help her, but she also remembered her children. She found help for her kids by seeking out a DC4K program in a local church.
This mom is running straight to God and bringing her children along side by side with her. How about you? Are you looking to God for your answers? Are you taking your children to the Lord? He will provide.
To "fritter away your life" means to waste your life over a period of time on things that are not worthwhile. God values you and your children. You are so valuable to God that He allowed His Son to be sacrificed on a cross for you. Spend time in God's Word and talk to Him through prayer. You'll be spending your time on things that are of worth to God, to you and your kids.
Keep your eyes focused and keep running straight for that finish line. You and your children can also have changed lives just like Janie and her children.
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Linda Ranson Jacobs created and developed the DivorceCare for Kids program.
To find more about DivorceCare for Kids or to find a DC4K group near you, go to www.DC4K.org.