by Sandy Ramsey-Trayvick | Oct 13, 2020 | Encouragement, Self-Care and Stress
I Won’t Forget Your Faithfulness I won’t forget your faithfulness. God used the lyrics of a song to prepare guest blogger Sandy Ramsey-Trayvick for what she didn’t know was coming. In this post she explains how they can help us as special needs parents respond...
by Jolene | May 20, 2020 | Self-Care and Stress
Count Your Blessings: A Way To Stay Sane in a Crisis Count your blessings, name them one by one,Count your blessings, see what God has done! When I was much younger, I rolled my eyes every time we sang this hymn at church. To my mind, the lyrics touted a solution far...
by Jolene | Nov 20, 2019 | Holidays
When Being Thankful Is Hard As a Special Needs Parent When being thankful is hard as a special needs parent––and let’s not beat around the bush, watching our children struggle doesn’t lend itself to loud hosannas––how do we approach Thanksgiving? How do we...
by Jenn Soehnlin | Nov 7, 2019 | Holidays
Special Needs Families Can Make Thanksgiving Something to Be Thankful For in These 4 Ways Special needs families can make Thanksgiving something to be thankful for by thinking through the holiday ahead of time. Today, guest blogger Jenn Soehnlin shares ideas she puts...
by Jolene | Sep 30, 2019 | How-Tos, Special Needs Parenting
When Life Doesn’t Go As Planned When life doesn’t go as planned, I usually react in one of two ways. Either with equanimity and grace because I’m with people I want to impress. Or with grumbling and complaints because I’m with my family, and...
