Family Highlight Form
Name: Rickey and Jessica Gray
How long have you been implementing Unplowed Ground in your home?: 2 years or more
Which stage of Unplowed Ground are you in currently?: Hospital Room
What is your biggest struggle right now?: I think the hardest thing for us right now, is waiting for the kids to catch up in the healing process. They got away with extremely unhealthy behaviors for up to 10 yrs but we would want and hope for it to take only months or even less to heal sometimes, and that’s just not likely with extensive trauma. Our kids had trauma bonds as well so having to keep them apart feels wrong, but we have seen such growth since implementing this on an even deeper level.
Share one thing that has brought you joy in the past month.: Something that has brought us joy lately is knowing that we have put in and continue to give our all to have a healthy family, and taking time for ourselves with respite or quiet time is so good for us and absolutely necessary to continue to be loving Godly parents! I love date nights and occasional weekends of rest. It also makes me happy to see the change in me in my calm and loving responses in the face of rejection. God has been so good to us in bringing us to Unplowed Ground Parenting!
Do you have any other information that you would like to add?: Parenting was likely never meant to be easy, but when you find yourself in a place where you feel it’s too much, remember who created you, and how He never fails you! Take time with the Lord, He is our ever present help in times of need and He will get us through!
Join us in praying for the Gray family this month!