by Jolene Philo | Mar 28, 2022 | Caregiving, Medically Fragile, Special Needs Parenting
What caregiving is teaching me about writing fiction could fill a book. If someone had tried to tell me, when I was a kid emptying my dad’s urinal and operating his Hoyer Lift, that caregiving and writing have a lot in common, I wouldn’t have believed...
by Joe and Cindi Ferrini | Mar 21, 2022 | Caregiving, Special Needs Parenting, Spiritual Growth
QUIRKSFacial expressions and some mannerisms of mine were recently brought up to me as something that someone found irritating. The interesting thing is that this person also has some facial expressions and mannerisms that I find irritating! It was nice to have a good...
by Evana Sandusky | Mar 17, 2022 | Church Support, Down syndrome, Special Needs Ministry
I had a dozen emotions when the doctors informed me that my baby girl had Down syndrome. It was an unanticipated diagnosis after birth. I loved her instantly, but it took time to process the news. After her diagnosis, I sought information from several sources. Books,...
by Mark Arnold | Mar 14, 2022 | Hope, Special Needs Parenting, Special needs siblings
Disability ‘allies’ are people who are not necessarily disabled themselves, but who advocate for, journey with, campaign for, or in other ways support disabled people of any age.Allies (noun): A person or organization that cooperates with or helps another in a...
by Jess Ronne | Mar 10, 2022 | Church Support, Spiritual Development, Worship
Favor How do we obtain the Lord’s favor? Or earn our stamp of approval from the Almighty? We want it, right? Our gold star? Those blessings bestowed like health and wealth and having children who never argue? Oh, and a spouse who adores us 24/7? Wouldn’t that be...
