by Evana Sandusky | Apr 1, 2024 | Caregiving, Down syndrome, Special Needs Parenting, Spiritual Growth
I hear the familiar engine roar outside my window. Looking out, I see soil churning and my older brother pulling a piece of farm equipment through the field. Planting season is upon us. For my father, brother, and nephews, it is a season filled with long hours in the...
by Jolene Philo | Mar 25, 2024 | Caregiving, Special Needs Parenting
“How do I teach my kids to interact with people who have disabilities?”The question came during an interview with the hosts of the Music for the Soul podcast. While I composed an answer in my head before speaking, I also thought to myself, “What a great topic for a...
by Jolene Philo | Feb 26, 2024 | Caregiving, Special Needs Parenting, Spiritual Growth
When parents of kids with disabilities get ahead of themselves––and let me be clear, I’m speaking from personal experience––here they remind me of Jodi, a kindergarteners I taught long, long ago. She was the daughter of a family friend, and I’d known her since...
by Evana Sandusky | Feb 12, 2024 | Caregiving, Special Needs Parenting, Spiritual Growth
From across our home, I hear her loud, unmistakable giggle. I enter the room to see my daughter rocking in her recliner. She’s smiling and laughing as she looks at nothing in particular. There’s no music or shows playing. There is nothing around to cause the joy she...
by Jolene Philo | Dec 27, 2023 | Caregiving, Scripture, Special Needs Parenting
I didn’t want to learn hard caregiving lessons in 2023. Mainly because I’m a big fan of easy. Hard? Not so much. Yet here I am waiting for 2023 to end—believe me, I’m ready to put it behind me—and at the same time embracing the hard lessons I’m about to share with you...
by Joe and Cindi Ferrini | Dec 18, 2023 | Caregiving, Special Needs Parenting, Spiritual Growth
Just go!Easier said than done.Seeing many of our friends on social media taking trips to Japan, Italy, France, Greece, Egypt, and all around the USA, keeps us ever mindful that our feet are firmly planted in the nation of “caring for special needs”. Not a complaint;...
