Spiritual Growth

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.

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. 

From Diagnosis to Surgery: A CHD Story

From Diagnosis to Surgery: A CHD Story

My daughter’s heart has never been normal. Throughout her life, Jaycee’s cardiologists have done their best to treat her heart defect. We tasked ourselves to cover Jaycee in prayer.

Reclaiming Your Identity as a Special Needs Parent

Reclaiming Your Identity as a Special Needs Parent

We were supposed to introduce ourselves to the other moms at our round table by saying our names and three quick facts about ourselves. When it was my turn, I said, "My name is Jenn, and I have two boys, and I am a special needs mom and...um..."I froze. My life revolved around the needs and endless appointments of my kids. I could not think of a single “other thing“ to say about me.