Every parent looks into the eyes of their young child with hopeful anticipation for their future. What do you do when the dreams you had seem to shatter and you find your relationship with your child not what you had imagined? How do you continue to love well when their choices are taking them down a road of relational disconnection, personal pain or destruction?
Through her own parenting journey and by watching others, Mary DeMuth has learned how to surrender her ideas of what should be and lean into what is when it comes to her children. In fact, her most recent book, Love, Pray, Listen: Parenting Your Wayward Adult Kids with Joy, is a guide to help any parent navigating the murky waters of parenting adult children who have chosen a path contrary to what was hoped for.
As a sexual abuse survivor, Mary had to learn how to parent well while healing from her own story. She also had to learn to trust God in the messiness of her own children's stories and not to parent out of fear, but instead rely on God's love for her kids to be enough. By looking at Scripture and the first example of wayward children in the Garden of Eden, Mary has found comfort and solace in knowing that God not only sees her pain, but also understands the journey she is on.
In this raw conversation, Mary and Davey talk about how our healing can often come through our giftings, why formulas don't work in parenting and the power of surrendering our kids and their journeys to the loving care of the Lord.
No matter where you are in parenting, this episode will help you remember that ultimately God is in control of your children's lives and that no matter what, He cares for them and for you.
Website: www.marydemuth.com
Instagram: www.instagram.com/marydemuth
Facebook: www.facebook.com/AuthorMaryDeMuth
Podcast: Pray Every Day www.marydemuth.com/pray-every-day-podcast/
Book: Love, Pray, Listen: Parenting Your Wayward Adult Kids with Joy Love
Free Prayer Resource from Mary DeMuth: https://marydemuth.ck.page/51d95e9769
Sign up for the FREE 5 Steps to Taking Back Your Story Webinar: www.nothingiswasted.com/starthere
Are you ready to move towards healing from your past wounds? Check out the Pain to Purpose and find purpose and freedom from your pain: www.mypaintopurposeplan.com
Our Curated Pathways are designed to quickly get you connected to the resources and the people who can serve you on your unique pain journey. Check them out: www.nothingiswasted.com/pathways
Episode 289 - Experiencing Redemption after Our Pain with Lily Meschi
Episode 288 - Releasing Shame and Finding Grace in Our Stories with Ines Franklin
Episode 287 - Raised to Stay after Church Hurt with Natalie Runion
Episode 286 - How to Break Cycles, Heal From Trauma, and Restore Your Faith with Kobe Campbell
Episode 285 - Reflections on Family, Ethnicity, and the Sacred Work of Belonging with Tasha Jun
Episode 284 - Free and Fully Alive after Trauma with Karrie Garcia
Episode 283 - Walking with Kids through the Unimaginable with Jessye and Ryan Wilden
Episode 282 - Getting Unstuck and Moving Forward with Passion and Purpose with Christine Caine
Episode 281 - Better Than Okay after Your Marriage Ends with Brandi Wilson
Episode 280 - A Heaven Focus in Our Suffering with Randy Alcorn
Episode 279 - Finding Faith and Family through Foster Care with Tori Hope Petersen
Episode 278 - Overcoming Father Wounds with Kia Stephens
Episode 277 - Hope when it Hurts with Kristen Wetherell
Episode 276 - Finding a Reason to Return with Ericka Andersen
Episode 275 - Stewarding our Sorrows Well with Tim Challies
Episode 274 - Together Through the Storms with Jeff and Sarah Walton
Episode 273 - When God Seems Gone with Adam Mabry
Episode 272 - The Power of Discipleship with Preston Perry
Episode 271 - Experiencing the Comfort of God after Loss and Trauma with Rachel Faulkner Brown
Episode 270 - Loving Well through the Pain of Addiction with Geoffrey and James Banks
Create your
podcast in
minutes
It is Free
Life After Ministry
Cast The Word
Let Me Be Frank | Bishop Frank Caggiano’s Podcast | Diocese of Bridgeport, CT
The Bible Recap
The Bible in a Year (with Fr. Mike Schmitz)