by Sandra Peoples | Apr 6, 2020 | Autism, Coronavirus, Special Needs Parenting
As caregivers, self care isn’t optional. We have to take care of ourselves so we can care for those who depend on us! Especially during the COVID 19 pandemic. Self-care can sometime get a bad reputation. People think of bubble baths, sleeping in, and other luxuries...
by Key Ministry | Mar 6, 2020 | Autism, Special Needs Parenting, Spiritual Growth
Sunday morning. Five us gather around the kitchen table—me, Wally, our son Joel, and two friends, Ruthie and Cheryl. Lots of people come and go from Cloudland, our retreat center in southwest Ohio. Most of them stay in the Barn Studio, but close friends, like Ruthie...
by Sandra Peoples | Mar 2, 2020 | Autism, Down syndrome, Special Needs Parenting
I stood in the back of the church near the pastor as we greeted those who were coming in to hear me speak. One came in saying, “I’m still struggling with unforgiveness, Pastor. I just can’t get over what happened.” And then another shared details of her story, “It’s...
by Key Ministry | Feb 18, 2020 | Autism, Care and Support, Church Support, Culture of Life, Families, Hidden Disabilities, Inclusion, Mental Health, Parents
“Children are a gift from the Lord; they are a reward from him” – Psalms 127:3 There has never been a day I grieved my children. I do not regret bringing them into this world. I do not doubt God has a precious purpose for them. They are happy, loud, silly,...
by Key Ministry | Feb 11, 2020 | Autism, Church Support, Special Needs Ministry
How do we label ourselves? A man, a mother, a teacher? We may use adjectives instead of nouns, words such as fat, tall, poor, successful. Labels can define us. We may use our gender, our job, our position in the family, our ethnicity or our hobbies to present...
by Key Ministry | Feb 10, 2020 | Autism, Mental Health, Special Needs Parenting
Sitting on the bank of a roaring river in the Smoky Mountains, I watch crystal clear water cascade over boulders big as cars and older than time. Smooth as silk, water slides between chutes, plunges into frothy whitewater and slides once more into glacier blue pools....
