by Key Ministry | Jul 28, 2020 | Church Support, Mental Health, Spiritual Development
Mental illness can be one of the most self-centered ailments there is.By this I do not mean that people who battle mental illness are necessarily self-centered. No, I mean the illness itself consumes our minds in such a way that we become unable to see beyond the...
by Jolene Philo | Jul 27, 2020 | Challenges, Hope, Living Life Daily
Birthdays and disabilities are like cake and ice cream for my family. We can’t have one without the other. For many years I didn’t appreciate this truth. Now I do. Today is my birthday again, and I’ll welcome joy and sorrow to my party. They’ve put in appearances...
by Joanna French | Jul 23, 2020 | Church Support, Culture of Life, Inclusion, Special Needs Ministry, Stories, Worship
The special needs ministry at our church has been operating for four years. In that time, we have welcomed many fantastic friends. Each of Embrace’s friends has given me, and our church family, a precious gift. It doesn’t feel fair to hoard these gifts, so I will...
by Mark Arnold | Jul 22, 2020 | Autism, Special needs siblings
Those of us that are the parents of a child with special needs, or who support a child with special needs, so often put so much of our time, energy and focus—and rightly so—into helping that child or young person to thrive, engage with the world, develop as fully as...
by Joe and Cindi Ferrini | Jul 20, 2020 | Hope, Special Needs Parenting
The sign took me by surprised. My first reaction out loud to my husband was, “The perks we ‘get’ having a handicapped son!” We chuckled, and gave thanks for what we called “a perk”—free and convenient parking!We realize that over time, some wonderful things have come...
