by Jolene Philo | Jun 22, 2020 | Hope, Special Needs Parenting, Spiritual Growth
How we spend our days is, of course, how we spend our lives. What we do with this hour, and that one, is what we are doing.A schedule defends from chaos and whim. It is a net for catching days.~Annie DillardI love Annie Dillard. Her books on writing were like life...
by Key Ministry | Feb 21, 2020 | Rare Diagnosis, Special Needs Parenting, Spiritual Growth
I’m not sure how seven years can seem like it has gone by in the blink of an eye and lasted an eternity all at the same time, but that’s where I find myself. I’m living in the tension between survival and healing. My life doesn’t look the way I envisioned. My family...
by Sarah Broady | Nov 20, 2019 | Hope, Special Needs Parenting
Patience is a virtue, or so they say. But little else causes such immense frustration as having to wait: waiting for someone to text us back, waiting for the line to move at the grocery store, the light to turn green—and the front car to pay attention and actually...
by Jenn Soehnlin | Nov 15, 2019 | Autism, Special Needs Parenting, Spiritual Growth
“Give thanks in all circumstances, for this is God’s will for you in Christ Jesus.” 1 Thessalonians 5:8 NIVThe special needs parenting journey can be exhausting, overwhelming and full of loneliness, challenges, and struggles. It can be easy to focus...
by Kara Dedert | Jul 31, 2019 | Medically Fragile, Special Needs Parenting
The light filtered in through the curtains. Slowly I opened my eyes as the baby monitor crackled and coughed its static-filled morning song. A baby monitor is generally outgrown at age two, but for us, it’s the life-line to our 9-year-old son, Calvin. I could...
