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Victory in the Seeming Loss of Special Needs Advocacy

June 22, 2015 by Kelli Ra Anderson Leave a Comment

It was a verbal game of chess. Winner takes all. If my son won the argument, we would return home. If I won, we would get out of the car and walk into the church. When John added a new reason why he didn’t want to go inside, I was sure he’d made a fatal mistake. He said he felt “stood up,” as he attended church each week. I countered with a correction, “’Stood up’ means showing up and no one is … [Read more...]

Filed Under: ADHD, Asperger, Autism, Cerebral Palsy, Down Syndrome, encouragement groups, Epilepsy, Grief, Hidden Disabilities, Kelli Ra Anderson, Learning Disability, Living Life Daily, Love, Medically Fragile, Mental Illness, Mood Disorders, Patience, Peace, Scripture, Special Needs Ministry, Transitions, Uncategorized

Retreating in God’s Hands: respite for the special needs parent

May 25, 2015 by Kelli Ra Anderson 2 Comments

Hands have always been a special symbol and image of love for me. It wasn’t until I recognized my grandfather’s once-familiar, farm-hardened, weathered hands, gently laid one over the other in a pose of rest at his funeral, that I finally knew this man really was the same one I had adored all my life. It was only then I was able to say goodbye. My grandmother’s gift to me that same day was his … [Read more...]

Filed Under: ADHD, Asperger, Autism, encouragement groups, Joy, Kelli Ra Anderson, Living In The Moment, Living Life Daily, Scripture, Uncategorized Tagged With: spiritual disciplines

Pick Your Battles: when losing doesn’t have to mean loss

February 23, 2015 by Kelli Ra Anderson 3 Comments

Parenting experts have been known to quip the phrase “pick your battles.” In my experience as a special needs parent, however, the problem isn’t just about which battles to fight, but knowing when it’s okay to lose. Long ago I surrendered the battle with my autistic sons over a healthy diet in favor of settling for almost anything that would keep my picky, OCD eaters alive and breathing. … [Read more...]

Filed Under: ADHD, Asperger, Autism, Behaviors, encouragement groups, Hidden Disabilities, Joy, Kelli Ra Anderson, Living In The Moment, Living Life Daily, Patience, Peace, Scripture Tagged With: autism, parenting

When Life Is Not a Hallmark Card

December 22, 2014 by Kelli Ra Anderson Leave a Comment

It’s true. Misery loves company. And probably the reason one of my favorite shows is The Middle, a sitcom about the misadventures of a mid-western family not very unlike my own. Duct-taped appliances? Special needs teens and a seat-of-the-pants mother? Check. It’s a show that makes me laugh because the Hecks (or rather their script writers) “get it”. Life is a daily walk into the precarious … [Read more...]

Filed Under: ADHD, Asperger, Autism, Cerebral Palsy, Down Syndrome, encouragement groups, Hidden Disabilities, Joy, Kelli Ra Anderson, Living In The Moment, Living Life Daily, Mental Illness, Mood Disorders, Patience, Peace, Scripture, Special Needs Ministry, Uncategorized Tagged With: Christmas, parenting

Are You There God?

September 8, 2014 by autismblessings 3 Comments

Often times when things are going good we don’t talk to God as much, but when things start to crumble we look to Him and often ask “why” or “how come.” My journey through life in my 46 years so far has had some ups, downs, curves, twists, turns, and sometimes sharp drops out of nowhere. I grew up primarily in a divorced home with 2 parents that were struggling in their own right. Before age … [Read more...]

Filed Under: ADHD, Adoption, Asperger, Autism, Behaviors, encouragement groups, Joy, Learning Disability, Living In The Moment, Living Life Daily, Medically Fragile, Mental Illness, Patience, Patty Myers, Peace

It Is Written

March 24, 2014 by Kelli Ra Anderson 4 Comments

Yesterday was a very bad day. And it had very little to do with it being overcast, cold and wet. (Although that didn’t help.) It had to do with several phone calls that resulted in having to bring home my oldest son after an alarming conversation he’d had with the school social worker, followed by another 20-minute phone call from another teacher reporting a bullying incident she witnessed … [Read more...]

Filed Under: Asperger, Autism, encouragement groups, Hidden Disabilities, Kelli Ra Anderson, Peace, Scripture, Special Needs Ministry, Uncategorized

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