Your journey towards healing has now begun. You have recognized your need for help because your child is making poor choices, has become estranged from your family, or is living in a way that could ultimately lead to his or her destruction.You are a Hurting Mom.Cathy Taylor, the founder of Hurting Moms Mending Hearts knows first-hand the heartache and pain of what you may be feeling. She watched her own child completely rebel against both her and her family. Her prayer is that women all over the world would find hope through sharing with other moms and learning to trust God in the process. Our goal is that Hurting Moms, Mending Hearts will help put you on the path of healing and freedom that God desires for you.

When a son or daughter chooses a different path from mom and dad, or when tragedy strikes a family, it is hard to reconcile the present with all our hopes for the future. Our children's decisions may conflict with the way we raised them. We may lose contact as members of the family shut each other out. Barbara Johnson tells her family's searing story honestly and compassionately. She offers hope to families facing similar circumstances, sharing how God brought her through the deep waters without letting her drown--and how he will do the same for them.

There is something about God's Word that can override those endless feelings of hopelessness and despair and completely change how we view our situation. It is our prayer that the daily Scriptures and words of encouragement found in this book will bring the comfort and healing you seek. The Hurting Moms community had such an outpouring of love for the Daily Encouraging Words in their inbox, that we took all 200 of them and publishing them into a beautifully crafted book for you to have in those moments when just need a quick encouraging message.

How does a woman become a Hurting Mom? Every woman’s story is different, every wayward child, unique. Cathy Taylor’s story of learning to surrender her prodigal child to God while trusting Him to restore her own peace and joy is one that might be familiar to you.

“An amazing resource for anyone who desires to deepen their mother-daughter relationship in a biblical, healthy, and healed way.” —Lysa TerKeurst, New York Times bestselling author and president of Proverbs 31 Ministries You can be restored even when your relationship is frayed Ever wonder why mothers and daughters can be so different and even seem to speak different languages? Mended gives you conversation starters to speak life into your relationship with your mother or daughter. Discover powerful words that usher in healing for wounded hearts and rebuild, restore, and reconcile your connection. Set new patterns going forward as you… find common ground and put your relationship ahead of your differences learn what to say when you don’t know what to say grow closer when you do hard things together If you have a difficult history with your mother or daughter, you don’t have to continue patterns of brokenness. No matter how worn you feel, you don’t have to become unthreaded. God wants to mend your heart to His and to hers.

"Losing a child can feel like the end of the world—and the end of our lives, too. But when we allow ourselves to grieve and treasure the memories of our beloved child, they live on in our hearts, and so does our love for them. Because Linda lost her adult son in the prime of his life—and has, as a result, ministered to many hurting moms for nearly 25 years—she can help you navigate through and overcome the pain, sadness, and guilt that accompanies such a loss." --