by Jolene Philo | Jan 24, 2022 | Caregiving, Hope, Special Needs Parenting
“A sword will pierce your soul.” Our adult Sunday school teacher quoted Luke 2:35 and glanced around the room. “Have your children ever pierced your soul?”I nodded emphatically. The teacher gave me a quizzical look. Could he sense that the...
by Jolene Philo | Jan 27, 2020 | Medically Fragile, Special Needs Parenting, Spiritual Growth
20/20 hindsight about our child with special needs was a long time coming. When our son was born in 1982, the doctor said he had a tracheoesophageal fistula TEF, now known as esophageal atresia (EA) or EA/TEF.We were young.We were first time parents.We were expecting...
