by Lamar Hardwick | Jun 6, 2019 | Autism, Inclusion, Special Needs Ministry
The last several years since my autism diagnosis have been a time of learning. Because of my challenges with sensory processing and social anxiety, I am learning that I must choose my activities wisely. More importantly, I am learning that while there are parts of my...
by Catherine Boyle | May 30, 2019 | Abuse, Autism, Mental Health
Graduation season is a wonderful time of celebration: endings and new beginnings, sadness mixed with joy. Except that’s not the case for everyone. I know about this firsthand.Several years ago, about ten months before my son was diagnosed with autism, we came to the...
by Mark Arnold | May 22, 2019 | Autism, Scripture, Special Needs Parenting
The Bible is full of stories about children and young people. Some of these stories are the most well-known of all: Mary, Joseph, David, Samuel, Esther, etc. Some are lesser known, more obscure, but none the less important: the widow’s son and Elijah, Naaman’s slave...
by Lamar Hardwick | May 9, 2019 | Church Support, Mental Health, Special Needs Ministry
After over eight years of serving an awesome, vibrant, and diverse congregation in Lagrange, GA my family and I followed the call to serve a new congregation and community in Atlanta. It was only one year into my tenure as pastor of my former church when I received my...
by Key Ministry | Apr 24, 2019 | Autism, Challenges, Special Needs Parenting
For the Lord will be your confidence, and will keep your foot from being caught. Proverbs 3:26When my 17 year old son Charlie was about five, I helped him in so many different ways. At this point in our autism journey, we were really just trying to survive. I had a...
