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Kent Darcie

The Peace of a Million Dollars vs. A Peace-Filled Holiday

You find out that one million dollars is deposited into your account. What would you do? Pay off your debts? Buy a new car? New house?...

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Kent Darcie

The Most Skipped Chapter in the Bible, Christmas, and ACD

The first 17 verses in the New Testament are skipped more than most. These list the generations of Jesus’ forefathers...

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Kent Darcie

True Thanks-giving

Thanksgiving and Christmas can be challenging for adults with divorced parents. Balancing time between family and extended families...

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Kent Darcie

Saying Thank You to Faithful Fathers

Father/husband bashing, whether veiled in humor or laced with malice, is a national pastime. When dealing with divorce, the target...

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Time for a Seasonal Reboot

One day my phone decided to stay in an update loop. Tech support made valiant efforts to un-loop it, but a factory reset was necessary....

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Kent Darcie

Gray Divorce and the First Holidays

There are many firsts in life—some good, some forgettable, some not so good. If parental divorce barges through our door when we’re...

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Kent Darcie

An ACOD and The Ghost of Christmas Past

Christmas joy filled my childhood home. With snow falling and carols flowing from the record player, Hallmark movies were pale imitations...

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Kent Darcie

Thanks-giving to Parents Who Really Try

Divorce isn’t easy for anyone. Furthermore, on this site I tend to focus on the fallout parental divorce produces—and rightfully so. If...

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Kent Darcie

Graduations, Triggers, and Anger

Your high school graduation was long ago. Okay, not that long ago, but back then having parents (who could barely speak to each...

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Kent Darcie

Happy Mother’s Day to my Mothers

Do you have more than one mother this day? How about a note of appreciation to all of them. Here’s mine. To my Mom, Thank you for loving...

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Kent Darcie

The Gift of Peace (Not Hating Christmas Anymore)

Sleep in heavenly peace…sleep in heavenly peace. * When I hear adults with divorced parents describe Christmas and families, heavenly...

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Kent Darcie

Six Helps for Handling Your First Thanksgiving as a Divorced Family

Before the holidays many articles describe the challenges divorced parents face in making the holidays okay for their kids. Do you keep...

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Kent Darcie

Stepfamilies and the Holidays

Many adult children of divorce (and their spouses) are networked into a stepfamily. Stepfamilies can add layers of complications to...

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Kent Darcie

Happy Father’s Day, God!

Abba Father, Happy Father’s Day. Thank you for making it possible through your Son Jesus Christ to be your sons and daughters. What gift...

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Kent Darcie

Spring Blooms Anxiety for Adult Children of Divorce

May and June can produce anxiety spikes in children of divorce. Adult children of divorce are no different. Two annual rites are a major...

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Kent Darcie

Easter, Anger, and Adult Children of Divorce

Though the peeps and bunnies are gone, I keep thinking about a movie I saw Easter Sunday. Normally Charlton Heston in the Ten...

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Kent Darcie

Whose Valentine’s Day is it Anyway?

Inadequacy is a major fear among Adult Children of Divorce. And for guys (right or wrong) few things bring out the feeling of inadequacy...

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Kent Darcie

Twas The Night Before Christmas for an Adult Child of Divorce

By Kent Darcie Twas the night before Christmas, and all through the house, My kids were all sleeping, and so was my spouse. All quiet at...

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Kent Darcie

A Thank You to Divorced Dads This Father’s Day

My dad divorced my mom, but never divorced me and my sisters. Given my ministry and the stories I hear and read, I’m very, very thankful...

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Kent Darcie

Happy Mother’s Day to the Four Mothers in my Life

To my Mom, thank you for being a mom who loved me in spite of the grief I put you through because of the divorce. I miss you. Please say...

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