by Sandra Peoples | Oct 13, 2016 | Families, Parents
In the months after we got James’s autism diagnosis, only one person offered to pray for us, and she was a visitor at our church. The words she spoke over my family brought me to tears and I’ll never forget that gift. To know she cared. To know she saw us...
by Gillian Marchenko | Oct 12, 2016 | Down syndrome, Special Needs Parenting
(This is a post author Gillian Marchenko (Sun Shine Down) shares every year in October for Down syndrome Awareness Month. If you are a new parent or a seasoned parent to a child with Down syndrome, wherever you are in the journey today, Gillian is here to tell you it...
by Key Ministry | Oct 12, 2016 | Special Needs Parenting
Paradigm shift: “A time when the usual and accepted way of doing or thinking about something changes completely” (The Cambridge English Dictionary). I don’t know about you, but God often shifts my paradigm of disability when I least expect it. It was a Sunday morning....
by Gillian Marchenko | Oct 11, 2016 | Down syndrome, Special Needs Parenting
October is Down syndrome awareness month. In honor of doing my part to raise awareness about individuals like my two daughters Polly and Evangeline, I’m sharing one of my favorite lists: 10 things TO SAY when a baby is born with Down syndrome. A while back I...
by Key Ministry | Oct 10, 2016 | Living Life Daily, Special Needs Parenting
Job 8:21 He will yet fill your mouth with laughter and your lips with shouts of joy. It’s the little things. I got my biking outfit on and had to run a quick errand. I told my son, Charlie I would be going out for a quick 15 minutes and be right back. He said,...
