by Key Ministry | Mar 30, 2016 | Love
I see you, mama warrior. I see your tears, even as you quickly blink them away. I see your exhaustion, even as you try to hide the yawns. I see your plodding steps, one after another to do whatever it takes for your child. You’re wondering if you’re doing enough....
by Gillian Marchenko | Mar 30, 2016 | Down syndrome
5 things you can do after a family you love receives a special needs diagnosis I’ll never forget the moment I was told my baby had Down syndrome. I was sitting next to her incubator in a hospital, holding on to her heel. I remember being pleased because her eyes were...
by Key Ministry | Mar 30, 2016 | Special Needs Parenting
I remember holding him in my arms for the first time just minutes after cutting his cord in the delivery room. I would place his sleeping form on my chest, his head gently laying across my shoulder, as we sat in my chair at night. I would rest contentedly when, as an...
by Sandra Peoples | Mar 30, 2016 | Special Needs Parenting
The days after parents hear their child has a disability or special need can be difficult days. Most parents go through a mourning process. The expectations and dreams they may have had for their child die and new ones must take root. Some are in a whirlwind of...
by datc3 | Mar 29, 2016 | Special Needs Parenting
This is a hard post to write because it’s a big issue, it’s something I am constantly working on, an ongoing journey that changes along with the needs of my family. This is not a post about parenting kids with disabilities, or about parenting adopted kids...
