by Jolene | Jun 20, 2018 | Advocacy, Special Needs Parenting
When Universal Design Fits into God’s Design Universal design became part of my life in 1965, the year my parents moved into the only house designed for someone in a wheelchair in our small town of 8,500 people. Because of it’s universal design, Dad could...
by Amy Felix | Mar 28, 2018 | Advocacy, Special Needs Parenting
Bringing The Darkness Of Mom Guilt Out Into The Light Amy Felix has been experiencing an uptick in the mom guilt that plagues many special needs mothers. She explains how God is using recent unexpected and disappointing events to help her overcome it. A year ago, my...
by Amy Felix | Feb 28, 2018 | Advocacy, Special Needs Parenting
Empathy and Autism Parents are often told that empathy and autism don’t go together. Guest blogger, Amy Felix, is here with quite a different story, one that’s sure to warm your heart and give you hope. The dog ate one of my six-year-old’s, favorite...
by Stephanie Ballard | Feb 14, 2018 | Advocacy, Special Needs Parenting
The One in One Hundred Child Valentine’s Day is an opportunity to remember the one in one hundred child born with a heart defect. In her heartfelt poem, guest blogger Stephanie Ballard profiles some of the one in one children born with heart disease and the...
by Janae Copeland | Jan 31, 2018 | Advocacy, Special Needs Parenting
Our Bittersweet EA/TEF Symphony A bittersweet EA/TEF symphony. That’s how guest blogger Janae Copeland describes the life of her daughter who was born with EA/TEF in 2010. In today’s post, Janae explains how she learned to read the music of her...
by Kristen Horton | Jan 17, 2018 | Advocacy, Special Needs Parenting
Our Unexpected but Blessed EA/TEF Journey A blessed EA/TEF journey? Who could possibly say such a thing? Guest blogger and new EA/TEF mom, Kristen Horton, that’s who. She’s participating in EA/TEF Awareness Month by sharing her story with Different Dream...