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 Key Ministry | Nov 8, 2016 | Living Life Daily, Special Needs Parenting
A month ago I took a huge risk with my special needs family. And it paid off. It began almost twenty years ago when, as a 21 year old exchange student in Europe, I discovered the needs of people across the globe through weekly prayer meetings. My heart began to beat...
by Gillian Marchenko | Oct 27, 2016 | Adoption, Down syndrome, Living Life Daily, Special Needs Parenting
“How do you deal with the possibility that you could be a ‘forever mom,’ that is, that Polly and Evangeline may never leave home?” a young mom asks me after I finish sharing our family’s story with her MOPSÂ group. I get this question...
by Key Ministry | Oct 10, 2016 | Living Life Daily, Special Needs Parenting
Job 8:21 He will yet fill your mouth with laughter and your lips with shouts of joy. It’s the little things. I got my biking outfit on and had to run a quick errand. Â I told my son, Charlie I would be going out for a quick 15 minutes and be right back. Â He said,...
by Stephanie McKeever | Sep 20, 2016 | Living Life Daily, Special Needs Parenting
“You make it look so easy!” This crazy life looks easy? I am so thankful people are gracious enough to tell me that I make caring for Evan look easy. But hold your horses, folks. Most days are a marathon that we have to pace ourselves to get through. This...
by Kara Dedert | Aug 16, 2016 | Living Life Daily, Special Needs Parenting
It’s diapers at dawn and diapers at dusk. And a whole lot more in between. As a follower of Jesus, I didn’t see this coming. This call to be a disciple of the mundane—changing diapers on a big kid, suctioning, stretching limbs, giving meds. Sometimes it...
