From the day I was born, I wanted my own way. Growing up, my getting my way pretty much determined the peace and happiness in our home. As a teenager, getting my own way included secretly seeing a forbidden boyfriend for most of a year and other things.

Do you identify? Don’t most of us want our own way? Why?

Resources:

• Read: Growing a Tender Heart for Prodigals and Those who Love Them https://bit.ly/3KpnMRV
• Join the Prayer for Prodigals community here: https://bit.ly/3uyhSWQ
• Sign up for Judy’s monthly newsletter here: https://bit.ly/39TBlYt
• Purchase a copy of the When You Love a Prodigal book for you or a loved one here: https://amzn.to/3l1JPmy

Stay connected:

• Website: judydouglass.com/podcast
• Facebook: facebook.com/JudyDouglass417
• Instagram: instagram.com/judydouglass417
• X: twitter.com/judydouglass417
• YouTube: https://bit.ly/3qzjAqY

Last week was the 150th episode so I thought we’d go back and revisit our last milestone with episode 100:

I had never even listened to a podcast when I was asked to do this one. But my team and my husband said, when I was reluctant, “You can’t turn down this great opportunity God has given you!!” So I said yes.

And it has been such a privilege to travel with you on your prodigal wilderness journey, learning with you, hopefully helping and encouraging you. I have been so blessed as I did each podcast, as I was reminded of all that God had done in my life—and is still and again.

What a blessing to be able to turn the very hard years of my prodigal wilderness with our son into words and stories to benefit you and many others. (You can hear him tell his story in Episode 50.)

Resources:

• You Want Me to Do a Podcast? https://tinyurl.com/bdfesbmv
• Join the Prayer for Prodigals community here: https://bit.ly/3uyhSWQ
• Sign up for Judy’s monthly newsletter here: https://bit.ly/39TBlYt
• Purchase a copy of the When You Love a Prodigal book for you or a loved one here: https://amzn.to/3RuiUx9

Stay connected:

• Website: judydouglass.com/podcast
• Facebook: facebook.com/JudyDouglass417
• Instagram: instagram.com/judydouglass417
• Twitter: twitter.com/judydouglass417
• Pinterest: https://www.pinterest.com/judyddouglass/
• YouTube: https://bit.ly/3qzjAqY

My special guest today, Margaret Philbrick, will take us on an intriguing journey through an unusual approach to loving our prodigals.

Today we are talking about art, a topic I know little about. But Margaret does. She will take us through an introduction to Henri Nouwen’s book The Return of the Prodigal Son, a reflection on Rembrandt’s painting of The Prodigal Son. And then on to adventure and intrigue in Italy.

Yes, I couldn’t put it down. I read all night.

Margaret’s Resources:

• Website: https://margaretphilbrick.com
• Read House of Honor: The Heist of Caravaggio’s Nativity : https://a.co/d/iqqgFWF
• Read A Minor: A Novel of Love, Music, and Memory : https://a.co/d/0j2fQzh
• Enter to win a copy of House of Honor: https://judydouglass.com/bookgiveaway

Judy’s Resources:

• Join the Prayer for Prodigals community here: https://bit.ly/3uyhSWQ
• Sign up for Judy’s monthly newsletter here: https://bit.ly/39TBlYt
• Purchase a copy of the When You Love a Prodigal book for you or a loved one here: https://amzn.to/3RuiUx9

Stay connected:

• Website: judydouglass.com/podcast
• Facebook: facebook.com/JudyDouglass417
• Instagram: instagram.com/judydouglass417
• YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/c/JudyDouglass