Caregiving, Challenges, Hope, Living Life Daily, Scripture, Special Needs Parenting, Spiritual Growth
Cindi Ferrini
Do We Follow the Word of God or the World?

The world might seem to have a lot to offer, but as it applies to the caring of a child or loved one with special needs, it offers us things that won’t make us happy and won’t deliver what we need. The world will always lack authenticity and the act of serving will not be very high on the rung of the ladder, by world standards.

Do We Follow the Word of God or the World?
Caregiving, Challenges, Hope, Living Life Daily, Special Needs Parenting, Spiritual Growth
Key Ministry
God Really Does Have a Plan for Our Kids

God convicted me. He challenged how much I believed it. What would my and my husband’s actions tell us? Were we believing God for His plan for our son, or were we expecting Him to help with ours? Were we open to the possibility that His plans might be different from what we’ve envisioned? 

God Really Does Have a Plan for Our Kids
Caregiving, Disability Awareness, Living Life Daily, Medically Fragile, Special Needs Parenting, Spiritual Growth
Jolene Philo
Did I trust God’s plan for the life of my child ...

Did I trust God’s plan for the life of my child with disabilities? Did I trust God’s plan for the life of my child with disabilities during his frequent medical crises as a baby? Did I trust God’s plan for the life of my child with disabilities when he was a young adult? Do I trust his plans now?

Did I trust God’s plan for the life of my child with disabilities?
Caregiving, Challenges, Hope, Living Life Daily, Special Needs Parenting, Spiritual Growth
Cindi Ferrini
Self-LESS vs. Selfish

When we care for our child(ren) with special needs, it’s self-sacrificing. It is more than a “job” as some might say, it is an undertaking (as one of my friends shared so succinctly with me). Yet some of us have a different level and depth of care. Although our son needs 24/7 attention and care, he can do a good number of things on his own. Cindi Ferrini shares the difference between Self-less and Selfless.

Self-LESS vs. Selfish
Caregiving, Disability Awareness, Living Life Daily, Special Needs Parenting
Evana Sandusky
A Teacher's Prayer

When people find out that I am a pediatric speech-language pathologist and the mother of a child with Down syndrome, I am often asked about the order of these life events. Did my daughter inspire my career or was it a coincidence?

A Teacher's Prayer

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Dealing with My Harshest Critic

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Dealing with My Harshest Critic

I’m doing a bad job, or so I’ve been told. I don’t always juggle my responsibilities well. But as I come to the halfway point in our summer vacation, I want to remember to enjoy this time, and silence my harshest critic.

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How To Stop Feeling Like the Worst Mom in the World

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How To Stop Feeling Like the Worst Mom in the World

This morning, as I planned for the day, I saw that my son’s physical therapist would be coming to the house this afternoon. This morning there was a moment when I felt like a failure, but that feeling quickly passed. I remembered how several years back, that feeling often lingered with me for days at a time, but not anymore.

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When Life Is Too Hard

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When Life Is Too Hard

One of the things I love most about the message from God through my friend, it focused on Him and what He can do: “I can move mountains,” not on my lack of faith. God knew I was already so discouraged. I didn’t need to have one more area of failure pointed out. I needed to change my focus, get it off of what I can and cannot do and focus on Him and what He can do.