paravanes:meditations

This is another encore post. This post was originally published in 2013, but continues to be one of the most popular posts on this site. In this post, I am writing from my personal experiences and observations. I am not an attorney, counselor, court employee, or social worker. When this post was originally published, there was much less general knowledge and understanding of parental alienation. In fact, some doubted if parental alienation was even possible, or if it was something the courts should attempt to address. Fortunately, things have changed over the last seven years.  You may be a targeted or non-custodial mom or non-custodial dad. You may have a family member or friend dealing with parental alienation. You may be an unknowing participant in parental alienation. Whatever your situation, I hope this perspective will be useful to you if you have found yourself entangled in the painful and life-changing experience that is parental alienation. Grace and peace to you.

For the next few weeks, I will re-post my most popular blog posts. The one below, on the concept of being "blessed and highly favored" first appeared several years ago and still gets many hits each month. This is a "non-traditional", but Biblical, look at what it really means to be highly favored of God. Feel free to read and add to the comments. All comments will be reviewed by me before they are posted. Grace and peace to you. Declaring Yourself "Blessed and Highly Favored"? Slow Down A Bit...   --spreadshirt.com I used to speak regularly with someone who often declared herself to be "blessed and highly favored." When I telephoned her and would ask "how are you doing"? or "how is it going with you"?, the instant answer was always "I am blessed and highly favored!" Her answer came too quickly, almost as if no thought went into the response. I understand what many people teach about speaking only those words that ref