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The Hope in Asking When

The Hope in Asking When

by | Jul 29, 2024

“My daughter has changed so much in this area during her 18 years of life. It’s progress, and it’s a small thing that I appreciate as her mother now. During those years when it didn’t go well, they were hard. Haircuts haven’t been the only area of growth. I recall being completely anxious every time I left the house with my daughter alone as she would run off and not respond to my pleas to stop. The running off and the anxiousness eventually stopped, but life was hard until then.” Evana Sandusky

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The Impact our Words May Have on the Children We Serve

The Impact our Words May Have on the Children We Serve

by | Jul 22, 2024

The impact our words may have on the children we serve in whatever capacity––as their parents, caregivers, grandparents, teachers, neighbors, business owners, and more–– often goes unseen. We know our words make a difference because we remember how the adults in our lives impacted our childhoods. 

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You CAN Pour from an Empty Cup

You CAN Pour from an Empty Cup

by | Jul 15, 2024

You can pour from an empty cup. Some will differ with me. I will stick to it because I have lived it and perhaps YOU have as well. What do we do with an empty cup? We fill it when we need to drink from it. It’s upon need. Cindi Ferrini shares advice to fill a caregiver’s cup.

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Ten Scriptural Weapons to Defeat the Anxiety from COVID-19

Ten Scriptural Weapons to Defeat the Anxiety from COVID-19

by | May 11, 2020

We are living in an unprecedented time of history. COVID-19 is a silent, insidious enemy that lurks around every corner. How do we, as parents of children with disabilities, not only face but confront the fear all around us? Here are ten scriptural weapons we can use to defeat the enemy. We can, and must, teach at least some of them to our children, who are dealing with their own heightened anxiety.

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3 Tips to Keep Social Skills Strong During Quarantine

3 Tips to Keep Social Skills Strong During Quarantine

by | May 8, 2020

For many special needs kids, they are more comfortable not socializing. I am concerned, as our social distancing and quarantine goes on for months, it will be difficult for many kids to transition back to socializing with more people, besides in the comfort of our own homes. Here are three things you can start now, to help your child not be too anxious or nervous to leave home, once we start getting back to ‘normal.’

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Camp Corona Burnout?

Camp Corona Burnout?

by | May 6, 2020

It is week number whatever since COVID-19 began. The cutesy Facebook posts highlighting everyone’s Pinterest projects are starting to fade. The smiles are starting to looking more strained as parents are wondering how much longer they will have to be the counselors/craft room directors at “Camp Corona.” Are parents at risk of “burn out?”

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A Mother’s Day Like No Other

A Mother’s Day Like No Other

by | May 4, 2020

Coronavirus? Quarantine? No handmade gifts from school or church? No cute pictures at church of everyone dressed up? This is going to be a Mother’s Day like no other. But this year let’s make it our mission to find joy in the midst of it all!

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Five Ways to Recycle Our Words

Five Ways to Recycle Our Words

by | Feb 17, 2020

Sometimes words flow out of our mouths and we wish we could grab them and take them back. Other times our thoughts come out as words that aren’t really helpful and beneficial. In marriage and in parenting, our words can land hard on little hearts—and our hearts—if we’re not careful. Let’s consider a few ways we can repackage and recycle our words (and thus our actions) into ways that are helpful, beneficial, and life-giving.

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When Mama Needs Help

When Mama Needs Help

by | Mar 29, 2016

This is a hard post to write because it’s a big issue, it’s something I am constantly working on, an ongoing journey that changes along with the needs of my family. It is a post about parenting in the trenches, whatever that means to you, because mainly this post is about you, the parent, and how you are dealing with the extra needs in your family.

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