by Stephanie Ballard | Jul 12, 2017 | Encouragement, Spiritual Support
A Special Needs Prayer: Just a Bit Longer The special needs prayer of one parent may be different from the prayer of others. But for parents raising kids with complex medical problems, their prayer is similar to the request their children make when it’s time to...
by Jolene | Sep 26, 2016 | Encouragement, Spiritual Support
When You Know Too Much This summer our family embarked upon the grand adventure of multi-generational living. It began in May when our daughter, her husband, and their then 13-month-old son moved into our upstairs as they transition from starving graduate student...
by Jolene | Sep 21, 2016 | Encouragement, Spiritual Support
When Bad News Does a Number on Your Faith After you have suffered for a little while, the God of all grace, who called you to His eternal glory in Christ, will Himself perfect, confirm, strengthen and establish you.1 Peter 5:10–11 At her last visit to the dentist my...
by Stephanie Ballard | Mar 19, 2015 | Encouragement, Spiritual Support
That Perfect Scar Guest blogger Stephanie Ballard stays busy caring for her son with heart-related special needs. But as February, also known as Heart Month, drew to a close, she found enough time to pick up a pen and write a poem. It’s a poem to her son, who...
by Rebekah Benimoff | Feb 5, 2015 | Encouragement, Spiritual Support
Choosing to Draw Near When Crushed by Special Needs The past few months have been difficult for guest blogger Rebekah Benimoff. She’s here to explain what kept her from giving up when hope for her son with special needs was nearly gone. Choosing to Draw Near...