by Key Ministry | Jan 22, 2020 | Grief, Hope, Special Needs Parenting
I’ll never forget the voice on the other end of the phone line. It was laced with a stern type of concern. Something was wrong with Avery, my three month old baby. Something was really wrong.I was instructed to hurry home, but honestly I didn’t hurry all that much. I...
by Evana Sandusky | Jan 1, 2020 | Down syndrome, Hope, Special Needs Parenting
January 1st brings new purpose and hope of change for many. It’s a time to start implementing new patterns, attitudes, and routines. The resolutions we make for ourselves reveal our best intentions going into the new year.A little more than a year ago, I resolved to...
by Key Ministry | Dec 27, 2019 | Hope, Rare Diagnosis, Special Needs Parenting
My special guy is 19 years old! The transition to adulthood has been an unexpected and challenging journey. It has been such a huge life change that I’ve recently presented parent workshops on “How to Navigate the Transition to Adulthood” at...
by Sarah Broady | Dec 25, 2019 | Hope, Scripture, Special Needs Parenting
The Christmas season is in full swing and I can’t pass up the opportunity to share some of my favorite Christmas songs as we near the end of our Post Tenebras Lux series on songs for the weary, grieving, and hopeless. This post is meant to tell the Christmas story...
by Key Ministry | Dec 18, 2019 | Hope, Living Life Daily, Special Needs Parenting
Silent night, holy night, all is calm, all is bright… Except when Christmas isn’t. Calm and bright, that is. Christmas is a blessed time, but it can also be a time of great stress for families, special needs families included. As I’ve been meditating...
by John Fela (Felageller) | Dec 4, 2019 | Autism, Hope, Special Needs Parenting
As you busily plan your holiday celebrations this and every year, what do you consider to be the most critical? How to plan for the many relatives that you’ll visit, the gifts they require, or the food to buy, make, and consume? Or maybe you’ll finally take that...
