by Sandra Peoples | Sep 30, 2016 | Special Needs Parenting
Self-care is a phrase that gets tossed around often, but for special-needs parents, self-care is not optional. If we don’t care for ourselves, we can’t properly care for the children God has given us. Last October I focused on self-care for the entire month of October...
by Key Ministry | Sep 29, 2016 | Special Needs Parenting
Beside his crib I watched him breathe, as each breath seemed his last; And in the darkness time stood still, yet moved so very fast. “Where is my faith, my trust, my hope? Where is this God of love?” “This is my son!” I quietly cried into the brass above. Strong yet...
by Sandra Peoples | Sep 29, 2016 | Special Needs Ministry
Pastors are busy. I know that well because I’m married to one. It’s hard to keep up with everything that’s happening in your church week after week. Normally the squeakiest wheel gets the grease, as they say, or the problem that’s complained...
by Sarah Broady | Sep 28, 2016 | Autism, Special Needs Parenting
It all started with his friend, Jon. Sam started 6th grade this year, and the opportunity came up for him to join cross-country (also referenced as XC). Sam and Jon are good friends; they go to church together, and they go to the same school too (though not in the...
by Jolene Philo | Sep 26, 2016 | Special Needs Parenting
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 status to starving artists...