by Key Ministry | Mar 1, 2017 | Grief, Special Needs Parenting
When my lonely middle-schooler with autism apologized to the girls in her class regarding some prior behavior, she was met with a cool silence. As a mom there to lend support to my daughter, that silence was one of the most emotionally painful moments I have...
by Key Ministry | Dec 12, 2016 | Grief, Hope, Special Needs Parenting
As I sit here and type these words, tears are streaming down my cheeks like never before. Â One by one. Â It has been a tough few days. Have you ever felt so low you didn’t want to move, speak, or reach out to anyone? Â Well, that is about me right now. Â God has...
by Stephanie McKeever | Dec 9, 2016 | Grief, Living Life Daily, Special Needs Parenting
It feels like we’ve been here before. The meltdowns, medicines, medical issues, doctor appointments; they are starting again. It’s a familiar sinking feeling I get in my head and gut. This time, at least I know some of the warning signs of the coming...
by Barb Dittrich | Sep 1, 2016 | Grief
Why didn’t you TELL me? How many times do we find ourselves in the shock of another person’s crisis, only to find that things have been quite bad for a long time? A serious surgery is suddenly scheduled with the possibility of great peril. A child...
by Sarah Broady | Aug 26, 2016 | Grief, Hope, Special Needs Parenting
Sometimes, as an attempt to comfort your heart as you are struggling through a new diagnosis, or even years afterward, friends or family might offer consolation by saying something along the lines of, “God chose to give you a child with autism because He knew you were...
by Key Ministry | Aug 11, 2016 | Adoption, Grief, Special Needs Parenting
We sat in the car, inching forward in traffic that stretched miles ahead of us. My tween daughter turned on the radio. “Not that station!” I protested internally, but said nothing. She pulled out a granola bar and started eating (by which, I mean she ate...
