by Kirsten Holmberg | Mar 19, 2019 | Adoption, Care and Support
When people learn my son is adopted, they are often quick to comment, “He’s lucky to have you.” Christians might reply with a similar notion, substituting the word “blessed” for lucky. “Blessed” acknowledges God as being at work in the process in a way “lucky”...
by Joe and Cindi Ferrini | Feb 26, 2019 | Care and Support, Families
Love, love, loveLove, love, loveLove, love, loveThere’s nothing you can do that can’t be doneNothing you can sing that can’t be sungNothing you can say, but you can learn how to play the gameIt’s easy(Paul McCartney and John Lennon)It’s likely...
by Joe and Cindi Ferrini | Jan 29, 2019 | Care and Support, Church Support
Well, indeed, it was. It was nice for my husband and I to have a business/pleasure trip planned away from the children. We’d probably been married 10 years and never left the children with someone for this long….1 week.How surprising it was to me, when telling a...
by Joe and Cindi Ferrini | Dec 20, 2018 | Care and Support
Not all families can go out during the holidays. Sometimes a family with special needs has to stay home and not even go to church. They may need to be home for the holidays whether they want to be or not. There are some situations that cannot accommodate the...
by Lamar Hardwick | Dec 6, 2018 | Care and Support, Church Support, Spiritual Development
One day a kindergarten teacher was walking around her class checking in on her students to see how they were progressing on their art assignment. Pleased with what she was seeing, she continued to move about the room, slowly pacing by each child’s desk periodically...
by Joe and Cindi Ferrini | Nov 27, 2018 | Care and Support, Church Support, Parents
Two adorable young couples walked up to Joe and me as we were speaking out of town for a FamilyLife Weekend to Remember. We had just finished sharing a bit of our story about our children, including Joey (age 37 now) who has multiple special needs. Their well-placed...
