by Key Ministry | Jul 14, 2016 | Uncategorized
Last Sunday, as I was changing Jake’s clothes, (after a gallant but failed attempt to get him to the bathroom on time) I slid his leg braces off his crooked feet and stared for a while at the devices that are supposed to help him walk. “AFOs”: ankle-foot-orthotic. I...
by Sandra Peoples | Jul 14, 2016 | Parents, Special Needs Ministry
We walked up to the registration area for the children’s classes one Sunday at the church we were visiting with our boys. The woman there asked questions to figure out where the boys should go and typed the answers into her computer.“What are their names? When are...
by Key Ministry | Jul 14, 2016 | Autism
“God arranged the members in the body, each one of them, as he chose. As it is, there are many parts, yet one body. The parts of the body that seem to be weaker are indispensable, and on those parts of the body that we think less honorable we bestow the greater...
by Key Ministry | Jul 13, 2016 | Uncategorized
Please tell me I am not the only one who cringes with mixed emotions about summer get-togethers! I love the warm weather, time outdoors, and opportunities to connect in a relaxed setting. Still, I know these reunions, weddings, graduation parties, and family picnics...
by Key Ministry | Jul 12, 2016 | Uncategorized
I had an aunt with a disability. She had a big head, a small body, she used a wheelchair, and the hair on her chin tickled my face when I had to kiss her. I was scared of her. “Don’t stare at her, it’s rude! Look away!”I wanted to stare. I was just a little kid, and I...