by Key Ministry | Feb 18, 2020 | Autism, Care and Support, Church Support, Culture of Life, Families, Hidden Disabilities, Inclusion, Mental Health, Parents
“Children are a gift from the Lord; they are a reward from him” – Psalms 127:3 There has never been a day I grieved my children. I do not regret bringing them into this world. I do not doubt God has a precious purpose for them. They are happy, loud, silly,...
by Key Ministry | Jul 23, 2019 | Book Reviews, Inclusion, Parents, Resources
Every parent has a moment when they sit down face-to-face with their child to have an important conversation. The conversations may look a little different, but they have the same goal: to let children know that they are exceptional, unique and wonderful, and God has...
by Key Ministry | Jun 13, 2019 | Adoption, Foster Care, Parents
While Mother’s Day and Father’s Day aren’t official “church” holidays, they are celebrated on Sundays every year, making it part of the day’s events for many families in church. Whether the holiday is acknowledged as part of the worship service or not, we’re wise to...
by Joe and Cindi Ferrini | May 28, 2019 | Care and Support, Church Support, Parents
As young parents on this special needs journey, we retired at the end of every day waving our white surrender flag! It wasn’t that we were quitting but we certainly knew we were done and had nothing left at the end of that day. There were no more reserves...
by Key Ministry | Jan 13, 2019 | Parents, Resources, Special Needs Ministry
Editor’s note: Disability ministry is one area in which women are often called to serve in leadership positions and many of the available resources intended to support families are written by women, for women. As an example, fewer than 1,500 of the 17,000...
by Joe and Cindi Ferrini | Nov 27, 2018 | Care and Support, Church Support, Parents
Two adorable young couples walked up to Joe and me as we were speaking out of town for a FamilyLife Weekend to Remember. We had just finished sharing a bit of our story about our children, including Joey (age 37 now) who has multiple special needs. Their well-placed...
