by Key Ministry | Mar 13, 2018 | Anxiety Disorders, Hidden Disabilities, Mental Health
How many people does it take to change a light bulb? The answer to the joke depends on who’s changing the bulb. If it’s lawyers, it’s five (one to change the bulb, five to write the environmental impact statement). If it’s dumb blonde women, the answer is one hundred...
by Jonathan McGuire | Mar 9, 2018 | Challenges, Special Needs Parenting
The phone rang, it was the front desk person at our son’s therapist. She was calling to let us know that his particular therapist was going to be gone on medical leave and that we would need to put him with a different therapist for those weeks. My gut thought was,...
by Jonathan McGuire | Mar 8, 2018 | Families, Key Ministry, Parents, Resources
We were young parents, our second son had just been born and I was rocking in a recliner with him on my chest at two in the morning as he finally stopped screaming for a little while and slept. Oh, what satisfaction to finally have him sleep, even if for just a little...
by Key Ministry | Mar 7, 2018 | Challenges, Church, Living Life Daily, Scripture, Special Needs Parenting
I’m a substitute teacher and just recently had a long-term job as a PE teacher. It was tough, one of the toughest jobs I’ve had. I had to dig deep into my faith to keep my spirits up and not become incredibly frustrated. The hardest part was seeing the complete lack...
by Lisa Jamieson | Mar 6, 2018 | Advocacy, Families, Special needs siblings
A solid percentage of our future leaders will be siblings of a sister or brother who has disabilities. And that matters.It matters because their experiences have uniquely shaped their sense of personal identity and the way they view God. And this will influence the...
