by Mark Arnold | May 12, 2020 | Encouragement
Who Are You? A Biblical Answer Who are you? That’s a question we ask about our children, but perhaps more often about those with disabilities and special needs. Guest blogger Mark Arnold gives a hope-filled, biblical answer. How do we view children or young people...
by Kimberly Drew | Apr 21, 2020 | Encouragement
Sacred Story, Sacred Space Sacred story sacred space. This is a phrase friends and family need to remember when parents of children with a special needs or disabilities share their stories. Guest blogger Kimberly Drew explains why it’s important to give a parent’s...
by Jolene | Apr 9, 2020 | Encouragement
The Coronavirus Is Scary But I Have Hope The coronavirus is scary but so was the day the bottom dropped out of my parents’ world. They were both 29, parents of 5 and 2-year-old girls when the doctor diagnosed Dad with multiple sclerosis. My father was in the...
by Jolene | Mar 31, 2020 | Special Needs Ministry
Caregivers Fear the Future: 3 Ways to Walk Alongside Them Caregivers fear the future. I was 6 or 7 when I encountered this fear in the house where I grew up. If either my older sister or younger brother was sick, Mom would fold a white hankie into the shape of an...
by Jolene | Mar 26, 2020 | Encouragement
Social Distancing 101 Social Distancing 101 is a mandatory class for parents raising kids who are medically-fragile. My husband and I weren’t eager to receive our class syllabus when our baby was born and rushed to surgery before he was a day old. But what...
by Melanie Gomez | Mar 17, 2020 | Spiritual Support
Be Strong and Courageous…and Do the Work Be strong and courageous is a frequent command in the Old Testament. Today’s guest blogger Melanie Gomez has learned that it applies to her today in her role as mom to a son with special needs and the work that...
