by Jenn Soehnlin | Feb 12, 2020 | Mental Health, Special Needs Parenting, Spiritual Growth
When both of my sons began to receive diagnosis after diagnosis, I continually asked God, “Why?””Why my child? Why both of my children? Why me? Why don’t you heal them? Why is this special needs parenting thing so hard? Why do you feel so far...
by Key Ministry | Feb 11, 2020 | Autism, Church Support, Special Needs Ministry
How do we label ourselves? A man, a mother, a teacher? We may use adjectives instead of nouns, words such as fat, tall, poor, successful. Labels can define us. We may use our gender, our job, our position in the family, our ethnicity or our hobbies to present...
by Mark Arnold | Feb 7, 2020 | Church, Special Needs Parenting, Spiritual Growth
It’s a question many Christian parents of a child with special needs or a disability ask: a question that can be really hard to answer, especially when the child in question has limited communication. But perhaps there are clues that we can find and piece together:...
by Jolene Philo | Dec 23, 2019 | Living Life Daily, Special Needs Parenting, Spiritual Growth
Our first Christmas away from home was also my first one as a parent.My husband and I lived in a small, remote town. Our town was surrounded by ranches. Cattle and sheep outnumbered people by the thousands. Taking our sick and struggling baby to the doctor required a...
by John Fela (Felageller) | Oct 9, 2019 | Autism, Special Needs Parenting, Spiritual Growth
Are you a person of “means?” Do you have plenty of funds in your bank account, a lovely home, fancy car? Do you own all of life’s little conveniences, electronic toys and expensive things? Truthfully, I am not a person of means. I do not own many of the things I have...