by Jenn Soehnlin | May 13, 2022 | Hope, Special Needs Parenting
May is Speech and Hearing Awareness Month, which is near and dear to my heart as my older son (age 11) has both a severe hearing loss in his right ear and a diagnosis of apraxia—a neurological speech disorder that requires years of frequent and intensive speech...
by Evana Sandusky | May 6, 2022 | Caregiving, Hope, Special Needs Parenting
Many days, life has a rhythm that I find comfortable. I manage my family, work, and church responsibilities with finesse. The routines of daily life feel calm. I handle hard situations with grace and resolution while seeking God for guidance.There are some days when...
by Key Ministry | Apr 15, 2022 | Hope, Special Needs Parenting, Spiritual Growth
I’ve been a special needs mom for 21 years now, so I need you to hear what I’m about to say with the trust that those years have earned me, particularly if you’re just starting out or you find yourself in a hard place right now. Being the parent of a child...
by Sandra Peoples | Apr 4, 2022 | Caregiving, Special Needs Parenting, Spiritual Growth
I will continue to rejoice, 19 for I know that through your prayers and God’s provision of the Spirit of Jesus Christ what has happened to me will turn out for my deliverance. 20 I eagerly expect and hope that I will in no way be ashamed, but will have sufficient...
by Jolene Philo | Mar 28, 2022 | Caregiving, Medically Fragile, Special Needs Parenting
What caregiving is teaching me about writing fiction could fill a book. If someone had tried to tell me, when I was a kid emptying my dad’s urinal and operating his Hoyer Lift, that caregiving and writing have a lot in common, I wouldn’t have believed...
by Joe and Cindi Ferrini | Mar 21, 2022 | Caregiving, Special Needs Parenting, Spiritual Growth
QUIRKSFacial expressions and some mannerisms of mine were recently brought up to me as something that someone found irritating. The interesting thing is that this person also has some facial expressions and mannerisms that I find irritating! It was nice to have a good...
