by Rachel Cordeiro | Mar 7, 2013 | Encouragement, Spiritual Support
The Kindness of a Little Girl Kindness is a gift to our children with special needs. In today’s guest post, Rachel Cordeiro describes how her mother’s heart was touched by a little girl’s act of kindness toward Cami, Rachel’s visually impaired...
by Michelle Selent | Mar 5, 2013 | Encouragement, Spiritual Support
Fetal Alcohol Syndrome: A Good and Perfect Gift? Fetal alcohol syndrome. Can it possibly be a good and perfect gift from God? Guest blogger Michelle Selent, mother of two adopted daughters with fetal alcohol syndrome, has been wrestling with that question lately. Read...
by Amy Stout | Feb 6, 2013 | Encouragement, Spiritual Support
Autism: One Family’s Unexpected Journey An autism diagnosis for daughter Kylie was guest blogger Amy Stout’s first step on her family’s unexpected parenting journey. A recent date with husband Dan to the movies left Amy feeling a deep connection with...
by Michelle Selent | Jan 16, 2013 | Grief, Spiritual Support
Special Needs Parenting Changes Relationships Special needs parenting can be very hard on relationships. You name the relationship—spouse, friends, co-workers, our typical kids—special needs parenting impacts it. In today’s post, guest blogger Michelle Selent shares...
by Scott Newport | Jan 10, 2013 | Grief, Spiritual Support
The Envelope: Video Edition The envelope? Huh? What envelope? The envelope guest blogger Scott Newport talked about way back in August in his post Redwood Love Notes at Summer Camp. Now do you remember? I’m talking about the envelope that held the love note...
by Kimberly Rae | Jan 8, 2013 | Encouragement, Spiritual Support
The Problem of Pain and Children with Special Needs The problem of pain has been a sticking point for brilliant theologians like C. S. Lewis and for ordinary parents of kids with medical special needs for a long, long time. Today, one of those ordinary parents,...