by Sarah Broady | Sep 25, 2019 | Hope, Living Life Daily, Scripture
This series is named for a Latin term, post tenebras lux, which translates to “after darkness, light.” It is an evergreen hope, that light that comes after darkness. It is seen in nature: the moon reflects the hidden sun. We may say the sun’s...
by John Fela (Felageller) | Sep 16, 2019 | Autism, Living Life Daily, Special Needs Parenting
This summer has been quite memorable in my family for several reasons. If you follow my articles, you know that we committed to buy an Airstream camping trailer and have gone on a lot of short but memorable trips as we get more comfortable with towing. Our son...
by Joe and Cindi Ferrini | Sep 9, 2019 | Challenges, Living Life Daily, Special Needs Parenting
Spinning plates for all of us on the special needs journey is a “norm.” We know we can do it: spin a lot of plates all at one time, keeping them going, running from plate to plate and not letting any of them fall—because we have to. For many of us, it’s an instant...
by Key Ministry | Sep 4, 2019 | Living Life Daily, Special Needs Parenting
This morning I dropped off Nick at his first day of the new school year. Although he is 19 and we’ve done a lot of first days, this one still has some new elements. First, he is starting a new class with a new teacher. His school, which is exclusively for...
by Key Ministry | Aug 28, 2019 | Autism, Living Life Daily, Special Needs Parenting
For you created my inmost being;you knit me together in my mother’s womb.I praise you because I am fearfully and wonderfully made;your works are wonderful,I know that full well.Psalm 139:13-14 (NIV)I was asked recently, “Do you take low functioning kids in your...
by Key Ministry | Aug 23, 2019 | Hope, Living Life Daily, Special Needs Parenting
By breakfast there was already a good handful of guilt: sleeping-in means Daddy has to get up with the kids. I open my eyes and see housework jobs I hadn’t finished yesterday. I get downstairs and there are questions about things I’m getting ready for VBS—have I done...