by Key Ministry | Jan 16, 2019 | Autism, Special Needs Parenting, Spiritual Growth
The internet can’t tell you how to feel, but it will sure try! Years ago, when I first found the sprawling online communities of people affected by autism, my head spun. I was behind on research, I realized. I hadn’t read the books, and I hadn’t yet formed the...
by Key Ministry | Jan 14, 2019 | Autism, Challenges, Hope
You came near when I called on you; you said, “Do not fear!” Lamentations 3:57Fear. It can take over your life. It can ruin everything in its path. It can divert you to safer areas. Well, you think they are safer. It can deny you so much.I have personally...
by Key Ministry | Jan 13, 2019 | Parents, Resources, Special Needs Ministry
Editor’s note: Disability ministry is one area in which women are often called to serve in leadership positions and many of the available resources intended to support families are written by women, for women. As an example, fewer than 1,500 of the 17,000...
by Evana Sandusky | Jan 11, 2019 | Down syndrome, Special Needs Parenting, Spiritual Growth
A few months ago, I found myself in the chaos that occurs during an illness with my medically complex daughter. For weeks, my daughter’s breathing struggled. At home, there were increased albuterol treatments day and night and nocturnal oxygen use. Her oxygen...
by Key Ministry | Jan 10, 2019 | Anxiety Disorders, Depression, Mental Health
One of the critical pieces of making life work around mental health issues is self-care. How do you minimize the effect that mental health issues are going to have? How do you give yourself the resiliency to bounce back if something happens? How do you maintain the...
