by datc3 | Jul 15, 2024 | Caregiving, Challenges, Hope, Living Life Daily, Marriage, Scripture, Special Needs Parenting
You can pour from an empty cup. Some will differ with me. I will stick to it because I have lived it and perhaps YOU have as well.What do we do with an empty cup? We fill it when we need to drink from it. It’s upon need.Like the tension on a piece of elastic, we can...
by Steph Hubach | Jul 1, 2024 | Caregiving, Special Needs Parenting, Spiritual Growth
Years ago, when I traveled frequently for my job, I carried a portable Garmin device. Prior to using one’s cell phone for mapping a route, this was the best alternative, as many cars did not come with navigation systems. However, sometimes even the best alternative...
by Jolene Philo | Jun 24, 2024 | Caregiving, Grief, Mental Health
The physical manifestations of grief in caregivers are unexpected and pervasive. That, in a nutshell, is what God has been teaching me since the death of my mother on June 23, 2023.Mom’s suffering was great during her final 2 years on this earth. My siblings and I had...
by Evana Sandusky | Jun 5, 2024 | Caregiving, Down syndrome, Special Needs Parenting
Age 18 seemed so far away for so long for my firstborn. Yet, a few months ago my daughter blew out 18 candles on her birthday cake. The banner behind her declared her 18th birthday as well, in case I needed another reminder. This birthday marked her change from...
by Shannon Blosser | May 14, 2024 | Advocacy, Church Support
I did something bold recently in a sermon. Perhaps bold is the wrong word. I did something costly recently in a sermon. That might be a better way of describing the moment.I shared my family’s hurt and pain of feeling excluded and unaccepted by the very...
