by Joe and Cindi Ferrini | Sep 20, 2021 | Challenges, Living Life Daily, Special Needs Parenting
“Thundering. Sleep with you?” He’s 40. We move over and he slides into our queen sized bed because we are just too tired to make more of an effort, but if we can muster up the energy, one of us walks him back to his room (upstairs) and will sleep with him for a while...
by Evana Sandusky | Aug 27, 2021 | Living Life Daily, Special Needs Parenting, Spiritual Growth
The first day of school for my children is marked on our August calendar. My children will be glad to see their friends and get back into their school routines. Well, one of them will be happy; the other one is not so thrilled.Back to school means I have several...
by Joe and Cindi Ferrini | Aug 16, 2021 | Challenges, Living Life Daily, Special Needs Parenting
Waiting. Sitting. Waiting and more sitting seems to be the life of the special needs family. Whether it’s in the doctor’s office, hospital setting for various therapies, or a gazillion other venues for which we can’t just hop in, get in line, and be like most everyone...
by Key Ministry | Jul 16, 2021 | Down syndrome, Living Life Daily, Special Needs Parenting
Karen had Jacob in the water when he was an infant through a local college program. We decided to have him take swimming lessons when he was about nine years old. His instructor was not a specialist who worked with special needs children. In fact, she may never have...
by Joe and Cindi Ferrini | May 17, 2021 | Challenges, Living Life Daily, Special Needs Parenting
Moms (and probably Dads, too) are constantly analyzing in the rearview mirror of life what we did right and wrong. I’m not going to even put out my list here, but I can tell you I have worked very hard at being an intentional and “always there” mom. Due to that very...
by Key Ministry | May 7, 2021 | Challenges, Living Life Daily, Special Needs Parenting
In this quick message, Melanie Gomez shares what she remembers every morning to help her have the faith to face what is next, and the peace to know that what God has done before, He can do again. Follow Melanie Gomez at Redefine Special and on Facebook.