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Hallelujah!

Indeed. That is just great.

How difficult for you guys. Keeping the joy bottled up in you must be equally difficult. But I hear it in your post. I can understand your reserved optimism.

But he is making a good start and effort. Praying it continues for the duration of his life. Some do defy the odds.

The stream of life polishes all stones into river rocks eventually.

sounds like he might have found exactly what he needed, I wish him well.

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That's wonderful news DF!

That is a wonderful blessing from the Lord. Thank you for sharing it with us.

That is wonderful new DF! My next oldest brother to me has done the same and is still out there somewhere. Hopefully one day he'll do the same as your son and clean himself up.

Prayers sent for your son and Family

That’s good to hear, may God grant him the will to never go back.

I'm glad he's home and doing well. I had to kick my son out a year or two ago, and it kills me to see him homeless and at the mercy of the world.

Darthfuster thanks for sharing, I am so hopeful that he is on track now. I can’t imagine the strength it must take to exhibit the strong parenting you and Ms. DF have performed.

Well done I will pray for gods grace upon all of yall.

Keep up the diligence, he certainly earned a watchful eye from you and your wife.

Best post I have read all week!!

HK Ag

best wishes to you, your son and your family.

Hoping the trend keeps going in the right direction.

Recovery is an ongoing process. I wish him continued sobriety and strength to walk the narrow path.

Thanks for sharing. So happy for you that your son has made his way back to you.

Blessings to you all brother.

I'm very pleased to hear things are improving with your son, darth.

Addiction and its related problems are a terrible burden for the person and their family.

Thank you for your testimony. We all need to hear these stories. The Bible is full of them but those stories are ages old, hearing God's work in our current times is a huge faith booster for all.

My prayers are with you and your family. May he stay close to the Lord in all things. God Bless

That is great to hear.

Wishing you and your family the very best.

Thank you for sharing the story!
May Gods Mighty Hand guide your son through recovery and rebuilding of his life.

Prayers sent for your son to continue on the path to freedom.

Silent

That is great. It is really good to hear stories like this. I pray that he will remain on the straight path.

Darthfuster, I’m having a little trouble responding as the screen is a little fuzzy right now. The title of your post is exactly right. We parents never stop loving, caring for, and worrying about our kids, trying to figure out how to help them if they need it, without causing the hurt that often comes with helping.
Jesus’ story of the Prodigal Son speaks so deeply and clearly to us through two millennia, reminding us how little humans have changed in what affects them most deeply.
We have not had that problem in our family, thank God, but we have had a great deal of suffering we’ve shared with all three of our kids. The kids are wonderful, and their tragedies have not been due to anything they did, but it has changed all of our lives.
Sorry, I didn’t want to make this about my family, just wanted to thank you for sharing and to say how much we all have in common. As a man in my Bible study group said, if you live long enough you’ve taken some hits and still carry the pain.