by Key Ministry | Feb 28, 2019 | Challenges, Special Needs Parenting
As I stood in my kitchen sipping coffee, I realized with a lurch in my stomach that I still hadn’t written anything this month for the blog. In my head I heard the voice that often likes to taunt me, “You’ve got to write, you’ve got to pack for...
by Evana Sandusky | Feb 27, 2019 | Church, Down syndrome, Special Needs Parenting
I was in college when my family took an hour-long drive to see a visiting evangelist at a church unfamiliar to us. The church was small and the crowd was even smaller.At the end of the service, there was a typical altar call for needs. My sister-in-law asked me to...
by Joe and Cindi Ferrini | Feb 26, 2019 | Care and Support, Families
Love, love, loveLove, love, loveLove, love, loveThere’s nothing you can do that can’t be doneNothing you can sing that can’t be sungNothing you can say, but you can learn how to play the gameIt’s easy(Paul McCartney and John Lennon)It’s likely...
by Jolene Philo | Feb 25, 2019 | Living Life Daily, Mental Health, Special Needs Parenting
When caregiving doesn’t spark your joy, what can you do about it? That’s a question I’ve been mulling over lately. Ever since I posted a survey about stress and compassion fatigue in caregivers at my website. Within 2 days, the survey had been...
by Key Ministry | Feb 22, 2019 | Challenges, Living Life Daily, Special Needs Parenting
There are just so many moments where I just feel we stick out like a sore thumb! As a family we have our own unique way of being that has evolved over the years, shaped by our limitations, particular aversions, and our strengths. Together as a family unit we are...
