Letters to God, on a Prodigal Son is the poignant, true story of a parent's journey through the minefield of her adult child's addiction. It is the heartfelt cry of a mother who finds peace in the midst of her tsunami and discovers the secret of victorious prayer. It is a potent journal packed with prayers, practical advice and key spiritual insights. Letters to God will encourage and help those who are dealing with prodigals and troubled youth of all sorts.
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Anita Estes is an art teacher, writer and avid gardener. As an educator, she has been honored in “Who’s Who of American Teachers” for 2000 and 2005. Her work appears in several devotionals and compilations including "Upper Room", God Allows U-Turns, A Cup of Comfort and Deliver Me. She is the author of When God Speaks: 40 Days and Nights of His Promises and Transformed—Inspiring Stories of Freedom. Her newest book, Letters to God, on a Prodigal Son was released in Mrch, 2011. Visit her at www.anitaestes.com You can follow her blog:Freedom from Addictions at http://anitaestes7.blogspot.com/
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5 of 5 people found the following review helpful
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Anita chronicles her spiritual struggles as she helps her son overcome an addiction to drugs. At the same time, she doesn't feel that she has the support of her husband. She doesn't sugar coat the experience or use pie-in-the-sky platitudes. The reader will not find a pat answer or a magic prayer to deliver a loved one. Rather the reader will learn with Anita as she grows in her spiritual warfare and prayer life.
Every mother can relate to the message in this book. It is a fantastic excercise in 'growing' prayers for our children. Whether the child or adult child needs deliverance from drugs, alcohol, promiscuity, low self-esteem, or risk taking behavior, any parent would benefit from Anita's lessons in spiritual growth as she learns how to effectively pray for her son.
Anita did a great job on this book and her courage to share such a painful event is to be applauded.
Every mother can relate to the message in this book. It is a fantastic excercise in 'growing' prayers for our children. Whether the child or adult child needs deliverance from drugs, alcohol, promiscuity, low self-esteem, or risk taking behavior, any parent would benefit from Anita's lessons in spiritual growth as she learns how to effectively pray for her son.
Anita did a great job on this book and her courage to share such a painful event is to be applauded.
3 of 3 people found the following review helpful
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This book is an account of a parent trying to help and understand her "prodigal son." If we were faced with a child going astray, how would we handle the situation? Ben was too open to temptations and the suggestions of peers. Like most parents, Anita wanted the best for her son and gave him all the opportunities she could, like a college education. Would he live up to her expectations? Or would it have been better to wait until he was older before sending him away to school? When he was living at home, she had more influence over her son and they were able to talk things out. But now, since he was away, there was no communication. Would it have been better in the long run for her to wait until he proved that he could handle the responsibility of living on his own? Or would it have been better to enroll him in a college closer to home? In this book, Anita tells us that it's important for parents to understand the maturity level of their child and what temptations they can handle before sending them away to college.
This book is a combination of "Lessons Learned," "Suggestions," and prayers to God. Anita said: "I've spent my whole life praying for this kid. Haven't you heard me, Lord? I can't believe you've let him fall so far from the truth, God. We sent him to a Christian school, and he winds up doing drugs!"
After every "lesson learned," she gives a "suggestion" to help your child. This is a story of hope, faith, and love. Does it end "happily ever after"? Yes, it does. That is what I love about books like this. I would recommend it to all parents who need help.
Written by Linda Weaver Clarke, author of the historical romance series: A Family Saga in Bear Lake Idaho; and the mystery series: The Adventures of John and Julia Evans.
This book is a combination of "Lessons Learned," "Suggestions," and prayers to God. Anita said: "I've spent my whole life praying for this kid. Haven't you heard me, Lord? I can't believe you've let him fall so far from the truth, God. We sent him to a Christian school, and he winds up doing drugs!"
After every "lesson learned," she gives a "suggestion" to help your child. This is a story of hope, faith, and love. Does it end "happily ever after"? Yes, it does. That is what I love about books like this. I would recommend it to all parents who need help.
Written by Linda Weaver Clarke, author of the historical romance series: A Family Saga in Bear Lake Idaho; and the mystery series: The Adventures of John and Julia Evans.
2 of 2 people found the following review helpful
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This is an awesome book that SOOO needed to be written. In the way she writes letters to God, we can see inside her heart as a mom seeing her son suffer an addiction, and suffers through her emotional rollercoaster. There are so many moms who deny that their child is involved in drugs. They just want to believe the best in their children, as we all do. Anita includes the signs to watch for as she takes you through her journey that just might save your child's life!
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