In the nearly sixty-seven years my mother and I shared on this earth, she taught me many lessons. The one I leaned on the most as our time to say good-bye drew near was this one: caregivers can do hard things.
Caregiving, Challenges, Hope, Living Life Daily, Love, Marriage, Special Needs Parenting
Moms: When Do We Get to Celebrate? Celebration for moms is scheduled in May; but I’m wondering when does it really happen? Cindi Ferrini writes about Mother’s Day and how to celebrate moms to kids with special needs.
Caregiving, Challenges, Living Life Daily, Love, Hope, Special Needs Parenting
Evana Sandusky writes about her experience receiving correction as a special needs mother, and explains why gentle correction may be more important than we think.
Adoption, Caregiving, Challenges, Grief, Hope, Living Life Daily, Marriage, Love, Special Needs Parenting
Joel Sheagren writes on the intersection of his 30-year career in film-making and his parenting journey, as he parents a son with FASD.
Caregiving, Challenges, Church, Hope, Marriage, Love, Scripture, Special Needs Parenting, Spiritual Growth
What DO you do when a child works harder to escape a room than he does work the puzzles at the table? How can you possibly know where the boundaries should be with a child who inherently has none? Where is the line between nurturing and structure? While there aren’t clear answers to these questions, there IS clear theology about our family’s place in the Body of Christ. Sherri Wirt writes a short devotional for special needs parents that feel they don’t fit at church.
Autism, Caregiving, Challenges, Living Life Daily, Special Needs Parenting, Summer Vacation
Jolene Philo gives 10 vacation planning tips for families with special needs! Jolene Philo will be speaking at Disability & the Church 2024 in Orlando, FL May 1-3! Go to www.keyministry.org/datc2024 to register now.
