by Joe and Cindi Ferrini | Nov 18, 2019 | Marriage, Special Needs Parenting
For those of us who are married for better or worse, we’re in it to win it. That’s the easy part because it’s just saying the words, but in real life, we know that many of us in the world and journey of special needs need real help to make it to the finish line. Those...
by Stephen Grcevich MD | Nov 18, 2019 | Key Ministry, Mental Health
Late this past summer, I received a call from Denise Petek, an experienced and highly regarded leader in the local special needs ministry community, currently serving as children’s ministry director at Cuyahoga Valley Church (CVC). She was extending an...
by Jenn Soehnlin | Nov 15, 2019 | Autism, Special Needs Parenting, Spiritual Growth
“Give thanks in all circumstances, for this is God’s will for you in Christ Jesus.” 1 Thessalonians 5:8 NIVThe special needs parenting journey can be exhausting, overwhelming and full of loneliness, challenges, and struggles. It can be easy to focus...
by Mark Arnold | Nov 13, 2019 | Autism, Church, Spiritual Growth
Have you ever built a great big tower out of Jenga wooden blocks, to see how high you can build it until it falls over? Great fun, isn’t it! A while ago, I was helping out at Spring Harvest, the UK-based Christian festival that runs every Easter. My role was to...
by Key Ministry | Nov 12, 2019 | Autism, Church Support, Special Needs Ministry
It was communion Sunday. Joel, then eleven, sat between his father and me. As usual, we sat in the front pew so that Joel wouldn’t be able to kick the pews in front of us or reach forward and grab someone’s hair. By trial and error we had found that with...
