by Key Ministry | Aug 14, 2020 | Mental Health, Special Needs Parenting, Spiritual Growth
My wife and I were recently talking about the needs of caregivers like us, and it got me thinking. I once served as a volunteer missionary for nearly 2 years and as a missionary, I was willing to do whatever was asked of me. I didn’t question it and simply...
by Key Ministry | Aug 7, 2020 | Mental Health, Special Needs Parenting, Spiritual Growth
“Behold, now is the acceptable time; now is the day of salvation.” 2 Corinthians 6:2b It is Wednesday, August 29, and the walnut tree has already begun her letting go. Yellow leaves spiral gently to the ground. Joel stands at the kitchen window, transfixed. “The trees...
by Key Ministry | Jul 15, 2020 | Special Needs Parenting, Spiritual Growth
“Who delivered us from so great a death, and doth deliver: in whom we trust that he will yet deliver us;” 2 Corinthians 1:10 KJV“How long did it take?” That’s the million-dollar question. It’s the question that I was asked recently after doing a Facebook...
by Key Ministry | Jul 8, 2020 | Autism, Special Needs Parenting, Spiritual Growth
This morning I listened to a Henri Nouwen Now & Then Podcast, with Karen Pascal interviewing Marjorie Thompson, author of the Christian classic, Soul Feast: An Invitation to the Christian Spiritual Life. The topic? Caregiving. Something we’re intimately acquainted...
by Jolene Philo | Jun 22, 2020 | Hope, Special Needs Parenting, Spiritual Growth
How we spend our days is, of course, how we spend our lives. What we do with this hour, and that one, is what we are doing.A schedule defends from chaos and whim. It is a net for catching days.~Annie DillardI love Annie Dillard. Her books on writing were like life...
by Joe and Cindi Ferrini | Jun 11, 2020 | Special Needs Parenting, Spiritual Growth
Whether we’re talking about our marriage relationship or relationships with friends, acquaintances or someone we’ve just met, I believe we have mastered the art of monologue and have no real idea how to have a genuinely sincere conversation. What we are about to...
