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...
by Jolene | May 28, 2015 | Grief, Spiritual Support
May Again: Memories of the Good, the Bad, and the Lovely It’s May again, my favorite month. Filled with birthdays, spring flowers blooming, cornfields awash in new life, turning the countryside in our state a most delicious green. May is also my least favorite month....
by Maggi Gale | May 27, 2015 | Encouragement, Spiritual Support
Special Needs Parenting: Why the Small Things Matter When guest blogger Maggi Gale’s daughter was born with esophageal atresia, she wanted God to answer her big questions, but he showed her the value of small things instead. Special Needs Parenting: Why the...
by Stephanie Ballard | May 13, 2015 | Encouragement, Spiritual Support
When the Storm of Special Needs Parenting Hits Guest blogger Stephanie Ballard and her son haven’t been sleeping through the night time thunder storms that are part of spring in the Midwest. Instead she used the dark hours to write a poem about weathering the...
by Jolene | Apr 30, 2015 | Special Needs Ministry, Spiritual Support
Every Child Welcome: Cooking Up Special Needs Inclusion Katie Wetherbee and I first met at a special needs ministry conference around 2010. She made a beeline to my book table and introduced herself. I attended Katie’s workshop and loved what she had to say. Before...
by Kimberly Drew | Apr 29, 2015 | Encouragement, Spiritual Support
Home Is Not Where We Think It Is Guest blogger Kimberly Drew is slowly getting settled into the new home she and her family moved into a few weeks ago. Today she reflects upon the hominess of her new house and looks forward to when she goes to her true home for...