Inspirational Parenting » Crisis http://inspirationalparenting.com A Place for Sharing Uplifting Parenting Experiences Fri, 13 Jan 2012 20:24:20 +0000 en hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.2 Meredith and Abbey http://inspirationalparenting.com/2010/07/12/meredith-and-abbey/ http://inspirationalparenting.com/2010/07/12/meredith-and-abbey/#comments Tue, 13 Jul 2010 04:48:54 +0000 Admin http://inspirationalparenting.com/?p=1446 It is not known who replied, but there is a beautiful soul working in the dead letter office of the US postal service.

Our 14 year old dog, Abbey, died last month. The day after she died, my 4 year old daughter Meredith was crying and talking about how much she missed Abbey.. She [...]]]> http://inspirationalparenting.com/2010/07/12/meredith-and-abbey/feed/ 0 If You’re Listening… http://inspirationalparenting.com/2009/06/01/if-youre-listening/ http://inspirationalparenting.com/2009/06/01/if-youre-listening/#comments Tue, 02 Jun 2009 05:51:52 +0000 Jeff http://inspirationalparenting.com/?p=719 If you’re listening, if you’re awake to the poignant beauty of the world, your heart breaks regularly.  In fact, your heart is made to break; it’s purpose is to burst open again and again so that it can hold ever more wonders.  -Andrew Harvey

]]> http://inspirationalparenting.com/2009/06/01/if-youre-listening/feed/ 0 Parenting Lessons From A Suffering Child: Part 2 http://inspirationalparenting.com/2009/04/21/parenting-lessons-from-a-suffering-child-part-2/ http://inspirationalparenting.com/2009/04/21/parenting-lessons-from-a-suffering-child-part-2/#comments Wed, 22 Apr 2009 00:03:25 +0000 Jeff http://inspirationalparenting.com/?p=193 I felt like we had become spiders living in a web of wires and tubes. They clung to her feet and chest. They protruded from her nose, back, arms, and other uncomfortable places. It was difficult to move her or to even change her diaper. It was nearly impossible to pick her up. She was [...]]]> http://inspirationalparenting.com/2009/04/21/parenting-lessons-from-a-suffering-child-part-2/feed/ 5 Parenting Lessons from a Suffering Child: Introduction. http://inspirationalparenting.com/2009/03/29/parenting-lessons-from-a-suffering-child-introduction/ http://inspirationalparenting.com/2009/03/29/parenting-lessons-from-a-suffering-child-introduction/#comments Mon, 30 Mar 2009 04:59:15 +0000 Jeff http://truthstore.wordpress.com/?p=65 Parenting Lessons From a Suffering Child: Introduction.

This blog series includes parenting lessons my wife and I received from our 2-year-old daughter who suffered serious medical issues resulting in more than a years worth of surgeries and other traumas.  The road we trod together was painful and life shattering but in the end, we were all changed for good! 

During [...]]]> http://inspirationalparenting.com/2009/03/29/parenting-lessons-from-a-suffering-child-introduction/feed/ 0