by Jolene Philo | Nov 27, 2023 | Caregiving, Spiritual Growth
Practicing gratitude in hard seasons can be, well, hard.That less-than-astounding conclusion seems obvious, but I don’t think about such things when life is good. Only when challenges slap me upside the head do I return to practicing gratitude in hard...
by Joe and Cindi Ferrini | Nov 20, 2023 | Caregiving, Special Needs Parenting, Spiritual Growth
Oswald Chambers in My Utmost for His Highest shares this, “Joshua 24:15 says Choose you this day who you will serve….but as for me and my house, we will serve the Lord.’ It is a deliberate calculation, not something into which you drift easily…..The proposition is...
by Catherine Boyle | Oct 19, 2023 | Depression, Mental Health, Podcast
In this week’s podcast episode, Catherine interviewed Kristin and Todd Evans about their experiences with mental health and marriage challenges, while parenting a child with disabilities. Kristin and Todd share how they were able to move from an incredibly challenging...
by Evana Sandusky | Nov 9, 2022 | Medically Fragile, Special Needs Parenting, Spiritual Growth
This time of year always causes me to be a bit more introspective. Thanksgiving reminds me to be grateful in all seasons of life. I have spent many Novembers in a funk as I struggled to care for my child with Down syndrome and her many medical diagnoses. A few of our...
by Joanna French | Nov 8, 2022 | Advocacy, Bipolar Disorder, Mental Health
“Rejoice always, pray continually, give thanks in all circumstances; for this is God’s will for you in Christ Jesus.” -1 Thessalonians 5:16-18Rejoice always? Pray continually? Give thanks in all circumstances?It’s not as easy as the...
