by Jolene Philo | Nov 26, 2018 | Challenges, Living Life Daily, Special Needs Parenting
I’ve been a reluctant caregiver most of my life, but didn’t realize it was a problem until after the birth of our first child. He was medically fragile for the first four years of his life, but his special needs weren’t the cause of my reluctance. In...
by Key Ministry | Nov 9, 2018 | Challenges, Living Life Daily, Special Needs Parenting
I’m a stay at home mum. Not surprising really when you factor in the needs of family life. We are a fairly high maintenance group! Between us there are anxieties of every variety: sensory processing differences meaning overload is never far away, sleep problems,...
by Key Ministry | Nov 7, 2018 | Challenges, Living Life Daily, Special Needs Parenting
Last night two friends and I went to see Anne Lamott present her newest book, Almost Everything: Notes on Hope. Lamott is one of my favorite authors. She’s funny, vulnerable, irreverent, and REAL. I love the combination of real and funny. She makes me laugh and cry at...
by Key Ministry | Nov 2, 2018 | Autism, Challenges, Special Needs Parenting
The moment we walked in he flashed his mega-watt smile and began his “I’m so excited” run around moves. I pretty much knew it had nothing to do with his dear old mom and EVERYTHING to do with his friends arriving. Friends. We all need ‘em. As parents of those with...
by Key Ministry | Oct 31, 2018 | Challenges, Special Needs Parenting
“And we know that all things work together for good to them that love God, to them who are the called according to his purpose.” Romans 8:28 KJV I sat outside of a Federal Prison yard and fought back deep, heavy tears of gratitude. A feeling that I was about to...
by Sarah Broady | Oct 29, 2018 | Autism, Challenges, Special Needs Parenting
My son Sam is a worrier and a perfectionist. Those two do not go hand in hand easily. What Sam struggles with the most is that he does not undertake anything he does not think he can accomplish. When beginning something new, he goes through a period of worrying about...
