by Lisa Pelissier | Apr 17, 2024 | Advocacy, Encouragement, Special Needs Parenting
The Weight of Silence as Parents of Kids with Invisible Disabilities The weight of silence as parents of kids with disabilities is all too familiar to guest blogger Lisa Pelissier. In this post she explains why she and other parents don’t talk about what’s going on...
by Jolene | Jun 27, 2022 | Self-Care and Stress, Special Needs Parenting
The Power of an Open Window “Hi, Mom!” At the sound of my voice, her gaze moved from the open window to me. A smile lit her face when she caught sight of the bouquet of irises in my hands. “They’re beautiful! Where did you find them?”...
by Kristin Faith Evans | Apr 13, 2021 | Grief, Spiritual Support, Uncategorized
Learning to Embrace a Special Life Learning to embrace a special life as the parent of a child with a disability is a journey. New guest blogger, Kristin Faith Evans, describes the spiritual crisis that brought her to acceptance and shares 4 practices that bring her...
by Trish Shaeffer | Dec 4, 2019 | Self-Care and Stress
What Does It Mean to Survive as a Special Needs Parent? What does it mean to survive as a special needs parent? That can be a tricky question to answer as every family’s special needs and disability story is unique. Even so, our families have much in common....
by Catherine Boyle | Nov 14, 2019 | How-Tos
When a Teen Is in Crisis: 4 Godly Ways to Respond, Part 2 When a teen is in crisis, parents need to be ready to respond to their children in wise and godly ways. In this two part series, guest blogger Catherine Boyle offers four strategies she learned the hard way....