by Jolene Philo | Jul 27, 2020 | Challenges, Hope, Living Life Daily
Birthdays and disabilities are like cake and ice cream for my family. We can’t have one without the other. For many years I didn’t appreciate this truth. Now I do. Today is my birthday again, and I’ll welcome joy and sorrow to my party. They’ve put in appearances...
by Sandra Peoples | Jul 6, 2020 | Challenges, Living Life Daily, Special Needs Parenting
One of our most popular posts from a few summers ago was a list of prayers for special-needs families. We’ve continued to share it each summer to encourage families, but since this summer is unlike any other we’ve ever experienced, we thought we needed an updated...
by Joe and Cindi Ferrini | Jun 15, 2020 | Challenges, Love, Special Needs Parenting
Most men enjoy elements of competition in sports, education or career pursuits. And in the case of men who become a dad of a child with special needs, well, they quickly learn that their son or daughter isn’t going to perform, work, think, or be like other children.My...
by Sandra Peoples | Jun 1, 2020 | Autism, Challenges, Special Needs Parenting
My son, who has level 3 autism, really struggles when he’s out of his routine. His anxiety is high, and for him that means obsessive-compulsive behavior and sometimes aggression and self injury. A few weeks into being out of his routine due to COVID 19, it got so...
by Jolene Philo | May 27, 2020 | Challenges, Coronavirus, Mental Health
Coronavirus grief in kids is real. It’s a by-product of the COVID-19 pandemic that is unfair, unwelcome, and at odds with the carefree world we want to create for our kids. More than anything, the caring adults—parents, foster parents, teachers,...
by datc3 | May 11, 2020 | Challenges, Coronavirus, Hope, Living Life Daily, Scripture
We are living in an unprecedented time of history. COVID-19 is a silent, insidious enemy that lurks around every corner: hiding on grocery bags, on our mail and our groceries, in the cough of the person behind us in line at Kroger, on the park bench where we love to...
