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

peace

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Celebrating Fifteen Years with Down Syndrome

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Celebrating Fifteen Years with Down Syndrome

All life is God-given and is to be celebrated. There was a time long ago that I lost sight of this perspective. God patiently waited for me to look past the words of a diagnosis to see my daughter for who she was created to be. On this World Down Syndrome Day, I appreciate all the time I have spent raising my child with Down syndrome.

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A Strategy for the New Year: Remain in Him

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A Strategy for the New Year: Remain in Him

I recently spent some time in the book of John and read anew the verses where Jesus asks us to remain in Him. In John 15:4, Jesus says, “Remain in me, as I also remain in you. No branch can bear fruit by itself; it must remain in the vine. Neither can you bear fruit unless you remain in me.” As the waves of 2020 crashed against me, they tossed me out of my remaining posture. Time and again I found myself worried, questioning, and lamenting outside of the vine where I was to remain.