Many times in a divorce parental alienation happens. It is especially hard when parental alienation happens on special days.

I remember one Mother’s day when my ex-husband came into town and my children chose to go to dinner with him instead of spending the evening with me. I was crushed. Their response was, “Mom you are always here but he is here just this weekend.” I don’t know if my ex intended to hurt me by doing this but I spent most of Mother’s day crying.

As I have grown in my walk with God I have experienced a great amount of healing. Because of this healing I have chosen to bless my children with encouragement to nurture their relationship with their father. This has not just been a recent occurrence. I always did what I could as they were growing up to encourage them to spend time with him. He was a very involved father and I appreciated his presence in their lives.https://singleparents.dfwhostingwebsites.com/honor/

My ex now lives in another state. My daughter and son-in-law had a wedding to attend on Father’s day weekend and they could visit her father while celebrating their friends marriage.

My daughter and I talked about this and I told her I was so happy that she would be able to visit her Father on this special weekend to honor him.

I not only talked to her and gave my blessing with conversation but I also texted her and told her that I knew she would make it a special weekend for her father because she had made so many Mother’s days so very special for me. She is such a gift from God.

She expressed gratitude for that text and I hope they have a lovely time celebrating the holiday together.

When I encourage my children to honor their father I am partnering with God to ensure they have a long life. For in Exodus 20:12 it says, ““Honor your father and your mother, so that you may live long in the land the Lord your God is giving you.”

Honoring both parents is so important in family dynamics but especially so when the family has been broken by divorce. It is not always easy to do the right thing, but with God, it is possible.

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