by Scott Newport | Nov 15, 2017 | Encouragement, Spiritual Support
I’m Just a Carpenter Guest blogger Scott Newport often introduces himself as “just a carpenter.” But he’s also a man of great dreams, and today he shares a story of an act of kindness that is encouraging him to be “just a carpenter”...
by Scott Newport | Aug 17, 2016 | Advocacy, Special Needs Parenting
When Parenting a Child with Special Needs Stinks Long time guest blogger Scott Newport joins us today with straight talk about what he learned to do when parenting a child with special needs stinks. Here’s the tale of his latest stinky adventure at C. S....
by Scott Newport | Mar 2, 2016 | Grief, Spiritual Support
Treasures Wrapped around Friendship and Grief Guest blogger Scott Newport shares a story of a shoe box of childhood memories that reveal treasures made more precious by friendship and grief. His grief over the loss of his son. His friend’s grief over the loss of...
by Scott Newport | Feb 3, 2016 | Encouragement, Spiritual Support
Finding Joy Without a Lifetime Warranty Guest blogger Scott Newport and his wife Penni lost their son Evan Newport on Thanksgiving in 2009. That was the day they truly understood that kids who are medically fragile don’t come with a lifetime warranty. Six years...
by Scott Newport | Jun 1, 2015 | Grief, Spiritual Support
A Gift of Grace: Paying It Forward Guest blogger and storyteller Scott Newport is here with the story of a gift of grace and paying it forward to honor the memory of Grace Akers, a child with special needs who recently died. You may want to grab a tissue…just in...