Kathy has recieved a long list of endorsements from respected ministry leaders for Winning The Drug War at Home. These endorsements are a testament to the value of Kathy's honesty and transparency in being willing to share her family's struggle, experience and healing touch of God's love. Endorsements are listed in alphabetical order and include remarks from Stephen Arterburn, Gary Chapman, Chuck Colson and many more. Their words of support appear below.

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"Kathy has a heart for ministry and a heart for the Lord. Her writing will inspire those sitting on the side lines to get up and get on with making a difference for God's kingdom."

~ STEVE ARTERBURN Founder New Life Ministries, Author

Dealing with my own son’s meth addiction was probably the hardest trial I’ve ever faced—and I would’ve welcomed this book during those dark and lonely times. Kathy’s honest encouragement combined with her son’s frank confessions is like having someone to take your hand and help you find your way. It’s comforting to know we’re not alone!

~ MELODY CARLSON, author of Crystal Lies and The Lost Boys and the Moms Who Love Them (WaterBrook Press)

"Parents who have teens struggling with substance abuse will find hope in this book. Kathy Pride writes as a parent who knows the pain, disappointment, and frustration of trying to help teens who don't always want help. She also knows the rewards of perseverance and trust in God. It's not an easy parental journey, but this book will be a healthful companion."

~ GARY CHAPMAN Author

"This book will capture your attention right from the beginning, and you won't want to put it down until you have read the very last word. A gripping account of how Hope, Faith and Love restore a family that has been torn apart by their two teenage boys' substance abuse problems."

~ CHUCK COLSON Founder Prison Fellowship Ministries, Author

This book has heart. It is real. All of us who've experienced drug use with our children know this story all too well! Don't miss Kathy's frank words of encouragement.

~ JUDY DIPPEL, Team Member of CelebrateMoms.org; author of Refreshing Hope in God

"It is an unusual privilege to observe the uncertain journey which is recovery from addiction. Kathy Pride and her family were forced to take an honest appraisal of themselves and their relationships as the result of progressive drug abuse establishing itself as addiction in her son. The result is a strikingly honest book, full of wisdom and hope for others who find themselves in this familiar struggle. Recovery from addiction is birthed from simple principles: honesty, open mindedness and willingness. These principles are modeled effectively for the reader and grounded in God's Word which will not return to Him void. I honor Kathy for her labor of love on behalf of those it will comfort."

~ TRILBY HOOVER, Executive Director, Passages to Recovery

"Struggling parents of troubled teens need to know they're not alone. They need practical models to follow. And they need hope. Kathy's book offers all these things."

~ BOB HOSTETTLER Author (Co-Author with Josh McDowell: Beyond Belief to Convictions)

"Kathy Pride shares her personal and spiritual journey helping her teen with challenges of drug abuse and recovery. Pride presents a powerful message of struggles, coping and resiliency that will provide hope to many families."

~ PAUL KETTLEWELL, PhD. Section Chief, Pediatric Psychology, Geisinger Medical Center, Former President Pennsylvania Psychological Association

"These readings are such a gift- and delivered in just the way hurting parents need them. Short, to the point, vulnerable, painfully real, yet filled with hope. As I read Kathy's writing at least one of the ‘why's' of suffering through her two sons' addictions becomes clear: ‘He comforts us in all our troubles so that we can comfort others in trouble with the comfort we ourselves have received from God' (2 Corinthians 1:3-4). I'm so grateful that Kathy has stayed in the fight for her family, and for all the other families out there who feel like they can't go on."

~ SCOTT LARSON President Straight Ahead Ministries, Author

"Every year, each month, any week—from coast to coast—my national ministry puts me in touch with moms whose hearts are breaking due to the drug use of their child. These hurting moms do not need a study full of statistics or programs filled with platitudes. They need to hear from a "mom"—someone who understands their pain and who can offer a pathway to hope. It is on behalf of these moms that I appreciate Kathy's writing. If you are a parent of a teen who has been seduced by drugs, this book is the one you've been looking for!"

~ FLORENCE LITTAUER Founder, The CLASSeminar; Speaker/Author Silver Boxes and Personality Plus

"When trouble comes my way, my natural inclination is to lie face down on my bed, put my pillow over my head and cry. There are some circumstances where my model offers a sense of relief. However, when one's child is seduced by drugs, you need more support than a pillows provides. You need a friend who can—at least figuratively—put their arm around you and hug you with the encouragement of hope. If you are a mom whose teen is trashing his or her life with drugs, let Kathy Pride be that friend who wraps you in hope."

~ MARITA LITTAUER President, CLASServices, Inc.; Speaker/Author But Lord, I was Happy Shallow and Your Spiritual Personality

"Kathy Pride has produced a wonderful combination of both hope and help in her amazing book, 'When Drugs Seduce Your Teen: Hope for Parents.' I think it should be required reading by every parent before their kids head into Middle School."

~ STEVEN LLOYD Businessman, Author and Motivational Speaker

"Here is a carefully focused book about a mother's journey through her child's drug abuse. But don't let that narrow focus fool you. Kathy's experience dips into the hearts of all parents who struggle with a teen's irresponsible actions and poor choices. Kathy's stories and devotional thoughts are packed with applications for parents who not only want to help their adolescent reach adulthood, but remain sane as they do so.

Kathy Pride's words of encouragement, insight and wisdom carry credibility because they're fired in the furnace of pain and heartache. Amid all the hurt and tears, Kathy's experience is about letting go and allowing a loving God to have his way.

Kathy's journey is a book for any parent who's given a hug expecting a hug back. It's for any parent who's loved and received only hateful stares. And it's for any parent who's given up on trying to change an angry, troubled adolescent. Walk with Kathy through her journey and discover glimmers of hope along with practical insights on trusting God during the darkest times.

Kathy Pride knows there are powerful and life-changing lessons to be learned in the oddest of places, such as through the life and struggles of a rebellious child. Walk with Kathy through her journey and discover what you, too, can learn through your own prodigal son or daughter.

Kathy Pride is a wounded person who's not wallowing in her woundedness. Instead, she's using her emotional scars to help struggling parents discover what it means to walk with God through a very dark place.

Kathy Pride's book could have been titled "Confessions of a Control Freak," for here is a loving mother desperate to put life back together through attempting to control the uncontrollable. As she tries to force what can't be forced and manipulate what can't be manipulated, she comes face to face with powerful truths found in the Serenity Prayer: "God, give me the serenity to accept things which cannot be changed; give me the courage to change things which must be changed; and the wisdom to distinguish one from the other." Kathy's book is a triumph not because she gains control, for she does not, but because she's "learning to lean on and trust the One in control."

~ CHRIS LUTES Editor, Campus Life Magazine

"Kathy Pride is brutally honest as she tells you, the reader, the insider's story of a family dealing with their teens' substance abuse. Those that hurt usually don't need lengthy chapters and lots of information. They just need a rope to grab on to. This is that rope. Kathy gives practical guides and tools for those that are facing this particular nightmare and lets you know that you are not alone, you can do something, and God is the source of strength and courage. I commend this book to you."

~ RUTH GRAHAM MCINTYRE, Author

"Illegal drugs are a form of witchcraft that has taken many American young people into real captivity! Young people are filling the jails and prisons of America! The drug culture has penetrated the American home, the Christian suburban home, and the Body of Christ! Kathy's book shows us how to confront this serious problem head on. Kathy's story is real, compelling, and full of hope and this book will lead the reader to the cross of Jesus Christ, where the real action, joy and hope are found! The Holy Spirit uses Kathy's brokenness, through her sons' involvement with drugs, to the permanent place at the cross and position of righteousness. Parents, Kathy's real struggles and real pain in real life will help you find real healing and real hope as your child has become captive to drugs! There is real freedom in the cross!"

~ MANNY MILL Founder Koinonia House National Ministries, Author

Kathy Pride provides a much-needed support for parents traversing the lonely road of dealing with an errant teen. Balancing taking responsibility for her own fallibilities and providing an intense intervention for her son, Kathy turns her challenges of facing despair to returning to hope into a guide for other parents facing similar challenges.

The power of Wilderness Treatment in combination with a deep sense of spirituality leads this family back to health. From facing her own denial, enabling, and expectations of perfection as a parent to learning to face truth, not rescue, and allow natural consequences to instruct her son.

Kathy grounds her perspective with scriptural references, personal observations, prayers, and encouragement creating a profoundly private view into her journey. Kathy reveals through her and her son's direct experiences how challenges can be converted into life lessons that refine and shape us on life's journey. Kathy's work is a true beacon of hope for those in the midst of this and other relationship struggles.

~ BRAD REEDY, Ph.D., Director, Second Nature Wilderness Program

"The prisons are full of young men and women who started out like Matt. I often hear their words in his voice. The exact experiences and the degree of substance abuse may differ, but the social dynamics of family, friends, and self-discovery are similar. Kathy Pride's clear and concise writing style, combined with her brutally honest assessment of her own mistakes as a parent, will, I am sure, be an encouragement and help to other parents who are going through similar struggles with their own teens. As she takes us through the various emotional junctures of her journey, God has enabled her to put her finger upon those things that we are often unable to sort out when we are going through them. I believe that even those parents who are not currently going through similar struggles will be able to benefit from this book. They may discover that they, too, have been engaged in parenting styles that, in the end, are not as healthy as they may once have thought them to be. For its revealing, ‘honest assessment' value alone, I would heartily recommend this book. What began as perhaps a cathartic experience for one struggling parent, may prove to be an incredible encouragement to others. None of us are perfect, and as we see ourselves in this family's odyssey, we will praise our God for HIS gracious parenting style—and HIS power to redeem our lives."

~ LENNIE SPITALE Prison Ministry Director, VISION NEW ENGLAND

"There are millions of frustrated families who need to read Kathy's book to gain insight and learn the proper way to respond to their teen's drug problems. The most profound parts of the book are the frank impact letters venting emotions, hurts and shortcomings from family members. Even though hurtful, their honesty helped them to find solutions of comfort, love, understanding and healing.
Kathy's transparent journey of heartache, sadness and self-examination has prepared her to share with parents going through devastating family problems caused by drugs. As Founder and President of House of Hope for hurting teens and families where parent involvement is critical to restoration of families, I appreciated her wisdom and her understanding of the importance for husband and wife to be in unity. I believe the turning point in Kathy's journey was when she began to spend time with God and put her faith in Him…The Hope Giver."

~ SARA TROLLINGER Founder and President, Orlando House of Hope, Author

"Kathy Pride's book, 'When Drugs Seduce Your Teen: Hope for Parents' is a must read by every mother and father in America. Kathy provides the reader with a real, not fictional journey of a mom fighting for the soul of her child. It is not a quick fix book, but a sincere and transparent exposition of a son coming clean with his mom as he shares his heart with her. It is only when Matt, her son comes clean with Kathy that healing begins. Drugs are devastating America, and our denial of the existence of a problem is a greater sin. The Church is in denial, churches are in denial, schools are in denial, society is in denial and until this evil knocks on our front door we simply do not care. Drugs will take the lives of thousands of teenagers this year, many more than terrorists took September 11."

~ JORGE VALDES Founder, Coming Clean Ministries, Author

"For 106 years we have been working with men and their families dealing with addiction. Addiction is a joy-sucker. Its mission is to destroy everyone who is touched by it. Statistics say that one person's addiction negatively impacts a minimum of 10 other people. Families with a loved one stuck in a life-dominating addiction need HOPE! Kathy Pride's book provides insightful answers and insight for families who need hope. This is a must read for every parent who has kids growing up in today's world. We can't bury our heads in the sand. If your teen isn't stuck, chances are you have another family member or friend who needs this resource."

~ BILL WELTE Executive Director, America's Keswick: The Colony of Mercy