A handshake, a blackout, and an ER visit—that’s where Robert’s turning point began. What unfolded next is a story that doesn’t flinch: childhood in a strict home, a move to Page, AZ that spiraled into fights and a juvenile arrest, a marriage that buckled under addiction and unhealed pain, and a son caught in the crossfire of two households trying to do right and getting it wrong. We walk right into the mess—co-parenting missteps, rehab, relapse, regret—and then we stay long enough to show the repair: apologies made, cigarettes surrendered, secrets dragged into the light, and trust rebuilt one choice at a time.
You’ll hear how a 2015 mental breakdown pushed Robert into the Bible, not the bottle—Rhema coursework at the kitchen table, Charis Bible College across the city and in the mountains, and a gradual, durable healing without medication. You’ll meet Mandy, the woman he dated for five years before marriage, choosing friendship and purity as the foundation. And you’ll step into the daily work of fostering and adoption: five kids, mission trips, open-heart surgery recoveries, and the kind of love that looks like carpools, boundaries, and prayers over math homework. This is what faith looks like when it pays bills, returns calls, and keeps showing up.
We don’t sanitize the past. We name it so we can redeem it. A stepdad admits a destructive choice in the name of connection. A son lays down bitterness and learns to forgive. A father confesses anger and models amends. Together we outline a future—The Carefree Home of Hope—a larger space to welcome siblings, heal trauma, and turn belief into structure and safety. If you’ve ever wondered whether courageous conversations can change a family, consider this your sign to start one.
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