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Wholeness Does Not Mean Perfection: It Means Embracing Brokenness

October 18, 2017 by Kathleen Bolduc

I can’t tell you how many times, over my 32 year journey with autism, I have returned to this quote for inspiration: On July 4, 1999, a twenty-minute maelstrom of hurricane force winds took down twenty million trees across the Boundary Waters. A month later, when I made my annual pilgrimage up north, I was heartbroken by the ruin and wondered whether I wanted to return. And yet on each visit … [Read more...]

Filed Under: Autism, Behaviors, Church, Kathy Bolduc, Living In The Moment, Scripture, Worship Tagged With: autism, church, Encouragement, not alone, parenting special needs, Special Needs Children

Fuel for the Journey

September 13, 2017 by Kathleen Bolduc

Parenting may be one of the most rewarding jobs on earth, but it is also one of the most difficult. I am the mother of three sons. My youngest, Joel (32), has autism along with an anxiety disorder and severe kyphosis of the spine. Parenting a child with a disability is especially demanding, requiring surpluses of energy, patience and perseverance beyond, at times, what seems humanly possible. As … [Read more...]

Filed Under: Kathy Bolduc, Peace Tagged With: self-care

Eyes Are the Windows of the Soul

August 16, 2017 by Kathleen Bolduc

I’m sure you’ve heard the saying, “Eyes are the windows of the soul.” Jesus said it a little bit differently:  "The eye is the lamp of the body. You draw light into your body through your eyes, and light shines out to the world through your eyes. So if your eye is well and shows you what is true, then your whole body will be filled with light." Matthew 6:22 Both sayings makes me think of three … [Read more...]

Filed Under: Autism, Joy, Kathy Bolduc, Living Life Daily, Love, Scripture Tagged With: autism, christian parenting, Encouragement, Matthew 6:22, parenting a child with special needs, parenting special needs

Prayer Power

December 14, 2016 by Kathleen Bolduc 9 Comments

 Ask, and it will be given to you seek, and you will find; knock, and it will be opened to you. Matthew 7:7 There are so many Scriptures on prayer power. The Scripture above just happens to be one of my favorites. I don’t know about you, but I pray and pray and pray for my son, Joel, who has autism. Many times I do not see specific answers to those prayers. And yet, the Scriptures … [Read more...]

Filed Under: Autism, Behaviors, Church, Kathy Bolduc, Scripture, Transitions Tagged With: autism, christian parenting, Encouragement, faith, not alone, prayer, prayer power, special needs parenting

A Day Program Without Walls

November 16, 2016 by Kathleen Bolduc 1 Comment

A beautiful fall day, colors exploding all around us as Joel and I drive through the sleepy college town of Oxford, Ohio. I'm lost in thoughts about the “day program without walls” we're building for Joel, when Joel’s voice interrupts the anxious flow of what I'm thinking. “Look! The trees are falling!” I'm too immersed in thoughts of what seems like an impossibility to go through the … [Read more...]

Filed Under: Autism, Kathy Bolduc, Living Life Daily, Thanksgiving Tagged With: christian parenting, community, Encouragement, faith, gratitude, not alone, parenting a child with special needs, Special Needs parents

Paradigm Shift in the ER

October 12, 2016 by Kathleen Bolduc 2 Comments

 Paradigm shift: “A time when the usual and accepted way of doing or thinking about something changes completely” (The Cambridge English Dictionary). I don’t know about you, but God often shifts my paradigm of disability when I least expect it. It was a Sunday morning. I’d been laid flat with a flu-like virus for four days. I woke up that morning determined to get up and go to church with my … [Read more...]

Filed Under: Autism, Behaviors, Kathy Bolduc, Living Life Daily, Scripture Tagged With: autism, christian parenting, Emergency room, Encouragement, faith, gratitude, hospitalization, not alone, parenting a child with special needs, special needs parenting, Special Needs parents

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