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...
by Shelly Christensen | Feb 27, 2020 | Special Needs Ministry, Spiritual Support
Belonging is the heartbeat of inclusion. Those words from today’s guest blogger Shelly Christensen resonate with me, and I believe they may resonate with you, too. In this post she provides a biblical framework for inclusion and reminds us that inclusion is the...
by Jolene | Feb 24, 2020 | Encouragement
Sweet Joy in the Middle of Goodness Sweet joy in the middle of goodness was an unexpectedly delightful part of our trip to an Arizona fruit orchard in January. I walked around in shirtsleeves and sandals, admiring trees laden with yellow and orange fruit. I breathed...
