by Sandra Peoples | Feb 3, 2020 | Autism, Challenges, Special Needs Parenting
There are times in all of our lives when the stress level goes up a few notches. Maybe your son is in the hospital. Maybe you’re moving. Maybe your daughter is trying a new medicine and you can’t get the dosage figured out, so she isn’t sleeping and doesn’t want to...
by Key Ministry | Jan 24, 2020 | Challenges, Living Life Daily, Special Needs Parenting
Editor’s note: We encourage our readers to share their experiences and perspectives, because we learn from each other, and by sharing, we can build up the body of Christ. Sometimes those perspectives differ markedly from articles we publish, from other material we...
by Jonathan McGuire | Dec 6, 2019 | Challenges, Grief, Special Needs Parenting
We recently celebrated Thanksgiving, and Christmas is coming quick! I love these holidays, but for many families the holidays can be a sad time, as they grieve loved ones who have been lost, relationships that have been severed or other difficult situations.For...
by John Fela (Felageller) | Nov 6, 2019 | Autism, Challenges, Special Needs Parenting
This past April I wrote the first part of this blog, based on a workshop that I and my writing colleague, Sarah Broady, presented at Key Ministry’s Inclusion Fusion Conference that month and also presented at the Wonderfully Made Conference in October. The workshop is...
by Lisa Jamieson | Nov 1, 2019 | Challenges, Living Life Daily, Special Needs Parenting
I like to do everything I can to make this caregiving life as simple as possible! I’m in my 50s and my daughter with disabilities is in her 20s. We’ve been doing this for a while. Any time I can simplify family life, keep Carly more safe and comfortable, and reduce...
by Jolene Philo | Oct 28, 2019 | Challenges, Grief, Hope
Crying when God gives what I need and not what I want is a regular event in my life. It’s most recent occurrence happened on Sunday. At church. During the sermon.I thought I’d hidden my tears. Until the woman to my left scooted a few inches away, and my...