by Key Ministry | Nov 13, 2023 | Caregiving, Special Needs Parenting, Spiritual Growth
As we walked from our table in the restaurant out to the car, I noticed some of the glances from the people around us along the way. After I helped my mom down the step with her walker, a woman looked at me as if she wanted to say something but didn’t. Another man...
by Evana Sandusky | Nov 8, 2023 | Caregiving, Special Needs Parenting
Can I have an easy day please?I love the many amenities we have in America. As a mom and wife who is also employed full-time, I enjoy options when the day is busy. I love the ability to pick out my groceries online, and create a click-list for easy pickup. I know when...
by Jolene Philo | Oct 23, 2023 | Caregiving, Mental Health, Special Needs Parenting
The time warp that is disability caregiving is a concept that came to me in the middle of the night. Before you categorize me as a crack pot, be assured of this:The thought was not caused by alien abduction.No zombies came into the bedroom and made a midnight snack of...
by Joe and Cindi Ferrini | Oct 16, 2023 | Caregiving, Challenges, Living Life Daily, Special Needs Parenting, Spiritual Growth
In My Utmost for His Highest, Oswald Chambers said, “It’s easy to say, ‘Fret not,’ but a very different thing to have such a disposition that you find yourself able not to fret. It sounds so easy to talk about…‘waiting patiently for Him’ until the nest is upset—until...
by Key Ministry | Sep 27, 2023 | Mental Health, Special Needs Parenting
In a recent viral social media post, Rachel Olstad expressed what she and many other families with children with disabilities would like to express to those who help care for their children. We have CHALLENGES. We have the normal challenges of family life and raising...
by Jolene Philo | Sep 25, 2023 | Caregiving, Special Needs Parenting, Special needs siblings
Caregivers can do hard things.In the nearly sixty-seven years my mother and I shared on this earth, she taught me many lessons. The one I leaned on the most as our time to say good-bye drew near was this one.Caregivers can do hard things.As a child, I didn’t know...
