by Key Ministry | Aug 24, 2017 | Families, Key Ministry, Parents, Resources
Each of us can remember that moment when we found out our child had special needs. It may have been a doctor coming out to talk with you after the birth. It may have been mother’s intuition, a disclosure on an adoption form, the comment from a teacher, or...
by Barb Dittrich | Aug 23, 2017 | Challenges, Living Life Daily, Special Needs Parenting
August is Special Needs Parents Appreciation Month. My friend and fellow dedicated mother, Sandra Peoples, founded this 31 day observance in 2015. And while her intentions were noble, there are sadly some in the adult disability community who roll their eyes at this...
by Joe and Cindi Ferrini | Aug 22, 2017 | Care and Support, Parents
We all long to be appreciated for the things we do. Kind words to our souls are like a steady rain on flowers. They perk up. They look healthy. They’ve been given life! As a full time care-giver of an adult son with special needs (age 36) it means so much to me when...
by Joe and Cindi Ferrini | Aug 21, 2017 | Challenges, Hope, Special Needs Parenting
Maybe those words have never fallen out of your mouth, but they have mine! I hate to admit it, but there are days when I’ve just had enough.A friend whose life is similar to mine has confessed to me (as I have to her) that we have said these words not only in our...
by Jonathan McGuire | Aug 18, 2017 | Challenges, Grief
What do you think of when you think about trauma or being traumatized? When I think of being traumatized, I often think of people who have been in severe accidents, victims in a war, soldiers who have seen their buddies die in combat, survivors of sexual abuse,...
