Honoring Dishonorable Parents: Helping Heal and Restore Family Relationships

- How do I honor my parents when they've acted so dishonorably toward me? - Does God expect me to pretend that the things that went on in our home never happened? - Does honoring parents involve subjecting my children to some of the very hurtful and sinful actions I experienced as a child? In Honoring Dishonorable Parents you'll find the answers to these questions and more as Jan Frank candidly shares her own journey of honoring parents who acted in "less than honorable" ways throughout her life. She also draws from her twenty year experience as a family therapist and, based upon sound biblical teaching, demystifies what honor does and doesn't mean. This book debunks idealistic notions of what honoring our parents means and offers a fresh perspective of harmonizing honor with appropriate boundaries. It illustrates and instructs men and women of all ages who want to know how to maintain respectful, caring behavior toward their parents without being entangled by guilt-producing manipulation, feelings of over-responsibility, continuous family drama, or repeated verbal conflict with parents. Honoring Dishonorable Parents is for all those who desire to know what it looks like to honor parents with grace and truth. "Honoring Dishonorable Parents is a must read for adult children at any stage of life. Patsy Clairmont, Author of Twirl...A Fresh Spin at Life


About the Author
Jan Frank, LMFT is a licensed marriage, family therapist with more than twenty years of experience counseling individuals, couples, and families from a biblically based perspective. She is a popular speaker at women's events, retreats and professional conferences and the author of Door of Hope: Recognizing and Resolving the Pains of Your Past and A Graceful Waiting. Jan and her husband, Don, live in California.