by Evana Sandusky | Feb 12, 2024 | Caregiving, Special Needs Parenting, Spiritual Growth
From across our home, I hear her loud, unmistakable giggle. I enter the room to see my daughter rocking in her recliner. She’s smiling and laughing as she looks at nothing in particular. There’s no music or shows playing. There is nothing around to cause the joy she...
by Jolene Philo | Jan 22, 2024 | Rare Diagnosis, Special Needs Parenting, Spiritual Growth
Raising kids with disabilities comes with its own set of challenges and reasons to be grateful. Because this is EA/TEF Awareness Month and our son was born with EA/TEF, my top ten perks of raising a child with disabilities will be slanted in that direction. Years...
by Evana Sandusky | Jan 15, 2024 | Medically Fragile, Special Needs Parenting, Spiritual Growth
I went to the office supply store on a mission. I needed to buy my 2024 planners, so I could start filling out the days already booked with appointments. While I was there, I looked for a small pocket calendar to record my daughter’s daily weight. Since July 2023, her...
by Garett Wall | Dec 28, 2023 | Podcast, Special Needs Ministry, Spiritual Growth
In this week’s episode, Garett helps us close the book on 2023 and open the door on 2024 by reflecting on the year that was, by looking at God’s Word for guidance on where we’re going in the year ahead and sharing some practical action points as we seek to faithfully...
by Joe and Cindi Ferrini | Dec 18, 2023 | Caregiving, Special Needs Parenting, Spiritual Growth
Just go!Easier said than done.Seeing many of our friends on social media taking trips to Japan, Italy, France, Greece, Egypt, and all around the USA, keeps us ever mindful that our feet are firmly planted in the nation of “caring for special needs”. Not a complaint;...
by Evana Sandusky | Dec 11, 2023 | Caregiving, Special Needs Parenting, Spiritual Growth
No one on this earth knows how to give better than a mother.As soon as that little one takes occupancy in the womb, the mother gives of her body in ways that are not quite understood until it is experienced. The body changes dramatically over months, never to be quite...