by Stephen Grcevich MD | Sep 19, 2016 | Adoption, Advocacy, Foster Care, Shannon Dingle
Shannon shared the news that she’s transitioning off our ministry team with readers of her personal blog this past week. Our team is grateful for the time Shannon served with us. She’s a unique figure in the disability ministry movement in that she brings...
by Key Ministry | Sep 13, 2016 | Adoption, Foster Care, Key Ministry
“Wow.” I think that was the only word either of us uttered until we were back in the car. Then I turned to Melinda and put into words what I’d been hiding in the corners of my soul: “Sometimes I wish I didn’t know. I know ignorance isn’t best, but knowing so much...
by Key Ministry | Aug 16, 2016 | Adoption, Special Needs Parenting
“Girl, you’re too big to be held!” As I held our second youngest child in my arms, I watched my girl’s expression change from one of joy to one of shame. Her eyes fell as she started to wiggle down. Strangers had made similar comments before,...
by Key Ministry | Aug 11, 2016 | Adoption, Grief, Special Needs Parenting
We sat in the car, inching forward in traffic that stretched miles ahead of us. My tween daughter turned on the radio. “Not that station!” I protested internally, but said nothing. She pulled out a granola bar and started eating (by which, I mean she ate...
by Key Ministry | Aug 2, 2016 | Adoption, Families, Inclusion, Key Ministry
Our family stands out. We chose this life, as we adopted a child with visible disabilities and four children of different ethnicities than us in creating a family larger than most. I’m not complaining about our realities here. But I do miss the days when our family...
by Key Ministry | Jul 27, 2016 | Adoption
In adoption language, “special needs” usually means anything that makes a child less likely to be adopted, including disability, ethnicity, age, and being part of a sibling group. For the purposes of churches including adoptive and foster families in their body and...
