by Jolene Philo | Jun 26, 2023 | Caregiving, Challenges
This is the final segment of a five-part series on empowering children with disabilities written by Jolene Philo. – EditorEmpowering kids with disabilities isn’t always a serious business. The previous posts in this series about meeting our kids’ basic...
by Joe and Cindi Ferrini | Jun 19, 2023 | Caregiving, Hope, Marriage
Whack-a-mole reminds me of a few things:Raising a lot of small childrenHaving children close togetherParenting a Child with Special NeedsIn each of these times in life, my mind goes to diaper changes, crying, screaming, feeding on demand, naps that aren’t happening,...
by Evana Sandusky | Jun 12, 2023 | Caregiving, Marriage, Special Needs Parenting
I take you to have and to hold from this day forward, for better, for worse, for richer, for poorer, in sickness and in health, until death do us part. I will love and honor you all the days of my life.Twenty years ago, I stood in front of a church with a man I had...
by Jolene Philo | May 22, 2023 | Caregiving, Spiritual Growth
Editors note: this is part four of a five-part series on Empowering Kids with disabilities. Part five will publish in June 2023. Empowering kids with disabilities, as the previous posts in this series have suggested, can be a challenge for caregivers. We have to make...
by Joe and Cindi Ferrini | May 15, 2023 | Caregiving, Challenges, Marriage
None of us will parent perfectly—so let’s take that pressure off our shoulders! But, we will always teach our children, whether we model life indirectly, as they watch and then model us, or teach directly through instruction.Parents all desire to teach their children...
by Evana Sandusky | May 8, 2023 | Caregiving, Down syndrome, Special Needs Parenting
I stand at the closed door of my daughter’s bedroom. First, I listen for the gentle hum of her bi-pap machine. After this many years, I can tell from the sound out in the hallway if the mask is on securely. Secondly, I listen for any sounds that indicate she is still...
