by Key Ministry | Jul 3, 2018 | Care and Support, Families, Special needs siblings
We began a series of articles in January of this year with a commitment to helping the church “get to know special siblings and the challenged parents who want to love each of their children well.” During the June Roundtable, we explored a few ways the church can...
by Lisa Jamieson | Jun 5, 2018 | Families, Special needs siblings
Two in every seven families has at least one member with a disability (US Census Bureau 2007). And an April 2018 report from the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention indicates that 1 in 59 children has been identified with autism spectrum disorder (ASD). These...
by Lisa Jamieson | May 1, 2018 | Church Support, Culture of Life, Families, Special needs siblings
When our daughter, Carly, was finally accurately diagnosed with Angelman Syndrome at two and a half years old, my husband and I were just beginning to learn what the Bible had to say about disability and suffering. In the years that followed, we became increasingly...
by Key Ministry | Apr 3, 2018 | Care and Support, Families, Special needs siblings
Just like their parents, it is common for special-needs siblings to experience seasons of grief associated with the disabilities affecting their family. Unfortunately, the internal struggles of children in a special needs family can be inadvertently overlooked by...
by Lisa Jamieson | Mar 6, 2018 | Advocacy, Families, Special needs siblings
A solid percentage of our future leaders will be siblings of a sister or brother who has disabilities. And that matters.It matters because their experiences have uniquely shaped their sense of personal identity and the way they view God. And this will influence the...
by Lisa Jamieson | Feb 8, 2018 | Families, Parents, Special needs siblings
The Church calendar is moving us into the Lenton season and this can feel ominous to parents raising families affected by disability. My husband, Larry, and I still groan at the memory of a drama that unfolded for our family one year on Good Friday. The stressful...
