Special Needs Parenting

The Day Before and The Day After Life Changing News

The Day Before and The Day After Life Changing News

News of my daughter can be especially hard for me as I have poured my heart and soul into taking care of her. Yet, God should be my ultimate pursuit. If I chase after him when things are falling apart, everything else should fall into place.

4 Ways to Calm Your Mind When You Know Too Much

4 Ways to Calm Your Mind When You Know Too Much

God has used what I have learned about and experienced with special needs and disabilities to great good. He's empowered me to write books to encourage and equip parents, provide special needs ministry training, facilitate support groups, and more. But sometimes that same knowledge and experience results in thought patterns that lead to excessive and obsessive worry that steals my joy.

3 Lessons I've Learned in 20 Years of Marriage

3 Lessons I've Learned in 20 Years of Marriage

When reflecting on our wedding day, I remember the joy and hope in those two young people. The future was ahead of us. Many plans and dreams filled our minds, but neither of us could imagine the reality to come.

Reflections of a Mother

Reflections of a Mother

Through all the unexpected twists on my motherhood journey, I am grateful for my relationship with God. I have needed wisdom and help that cannot be found in friends, articles, or books. My relationship with God has been vital in keeping me focused and able to face each new challenge while rearing my daughter with special needs.

Need Help? 5 Ways to Know if You Need Therapy

Need Help? 5 Ways to Know if You Need Therapy

Joe and I would like to share some thoughts that might have you thinking, “I could use a little help by going to therapy.”  Whether your marriage is in a tough place, you're wondering if you’re doing the right things to help your children, or you have a special needs family and are struggling—consider therapy to get life in order.