by Joe and Cindi Ferrini | Feb 17, 2025 | Marriage, Special Needs Parenting
Anytime is a good time to learn to listen. These statements are great places to start in the month of “love” as we share cards, gifts, and time with others. It’s a skill that can be learned and we will be all the better for it. In our family, we are still learning and...
by Joe and Cindi Ferrini | Jan 20, 2025 | Marriage, Spiritual Growth
Kingdom Focus is what first comes to mind. Those of us who are married and have someone in our life with special needs for whom we have responsibility (often 24/7 and 365!) know that without focus, we are doomed. AND for those of us who are believers in Jesus, we add...
by datc3 | Jul 15, 2024 | Caregiving, Challenges, Hope, Living Life Daily, Marriage, Scripture, Special Needs Parenting
You can pour from an empty cup. Some will differ with me. I will stick to it because I have lived it and perhaps YOU have as well.What do we do with an empty cup? We fill it when we need to drink from it. It’s upon need.Like the tension on a piece of elastic, we can...
by Joe and Cindi Ferrini | Sep 18, 2023 | Caregiving, Marriage, Special Needs Parenting
The school year has begun for all the children. Goals are made; classes are in full swing; children know what to do to make their studies and extracurricular activities a priority.Apply this process to our own lives and we have to ask, “Is our marriage a priority?” So...
by Joe and Cindi Ferrini | Jun 19, 2023 | Caregiving, Hope, Marriage
Whack-a-mole reminds me of a few things:Raising a lot of small childrenHaving children close togetherParenting a Child with Special NeedsIn each of these times in life, my mind goes to diaper changes, crying, screaming, feeding on demand, naps that aren’t happening,...
by Evana Sandusky | Jun 12, 2023 | Caregiving, Marriage, Special Needs Parenting
I take you to have and to hold from this day forward, for better, for worse, for richer, for poorer, in sickness and in health, until death do us part. I will love and honor you all the days of my life.Twenty years ago, I stood in front of a church with a man I had...