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Jack Nicolson put it brilliantly in the road-trip scene from the 1999 movie As Good As It Gets: Not everyone has a terrible story to get over. Some people have great stories; beautiful stories that take place in parks with friends and noodle salad. Good times, noodle salad. Just no one in this car.

If you're overwhelmed by your circumstances or need help facing a painful past, you're in the right place. I'm here to say, "You matter to God. It (whatever it is), matters to God." But no one can make that discovery for you. No matter what, don't give up. You are worth fighting for, and so is your family.

I realize now that the lessons I've learned through my toughest years of healing were never just for me. God had you in mind as well. You are why The Medicine Place exist.

Healing is a journey. And if I could go back in time and choose instant healing over what I went through, I would choose the long way. Because it was on that road that I discovered how beautifully my hand fits in my Savior's.

Welcome to The Medicine Place...proof that there is beauty to be gained from a breakdown.

--Wendy J. Saxton, Ordinary Woman

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Setting Boundaries with a Drug-addicted Loved One: Part 3

Today I'm offering solutions for the challenges that often arise when dealing with a drug-addicted loved one. They're tough, but the motive behind tough love should always be: love.

Be firm, but honoring. Acknowledge to yourself and to God that you are in the midst of highly emotional circumstances, and then ask Him for peace that transcends understanding as you boundary set with your loved one.

Published on Sunday, October 18, 2009 @ 10:08 PM CDT
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Setting Boundaries with a Drug-addicted Loved One: Part 2

Ten Rationalizations That Make Bad Situations Worse:

Published on Tuesday, October 6, 2009 @ 9:03 AM CDT
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Setting Boundaries with a Drug-addicted Loved One: Part 1

I pray you'll benefit from the lessons I've learned through personal experience. I have rationalized the breaking of every boundary listed, suffered for it, and welcomed the internal peace that accompanies setting good boundaries and maintaining them. I'll say this as gently as I can: If nothing changes, no one changes. It starts with you today.

Published on Tuesday, September 15, 2009 @ 2:04 PM CDT
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