Read below for an interview with Lorna Bradley, author of the new book, Special Needs Parenting: From Coping to Thriving (affiliate links included). What is Special Needs Parenting: From Coping to Thriving? Who is it for? Special Needs Parenting: From Coping to Thriving is a book written for any parent or loved one of a person with special needs, offering emotional and spiritual support for … [Read more...]
Small Beginnings: A Story of Insurmountable Odds
Read below for a guest post from Ron Sandison. “Do not despise these small beginnings, for the LORD rejoices to see the work begin.” - Zechariah 4:10 Ray and Reylene Starego felt a divine call to adopt an orphan who was a special-needs child. The moment Ray and his wife laid eyes on Anthony, they knew he was the child for them. Due to his severe disabilities, Anthony was able to speak only six … [Read more...]
Reflections on a Decade of Special Needs Parenting
Read below for a guest post from Jennifer Janes. My daughter will turn ten years old soon. We’re living the Christmas nightmare all over again---the obsessing over the day, the party, the details, what people will bring, what they will wear, if they will behave the way she wants them to, if she will get the gifts she desperately wants. We’re losing sleep over all of this. Twice this week she has … [Read more...]
When the Enemy Whispers, “It’s Your Fault”
Read below for a guest post from Lisa Bonnema. I know the right answer. I know what I should feel. This was the plan. His plan. I had nothing to do with it. I couldn’t have prevented it, and I couldn’t have changed it. She was born this way, and she is beautiful just as she is. She is fearfully and wonderfully made. This I know full well. Yet there are days, nights, when the enemy … [Read more...]
Why Do Anything? (a guest post from Karen and Elizabeth Santorum)
Imagine delivering a beautiful baby girl. Your heart is hopeful, and life is renewed. Witnessing the miracle of life is humbling and awe inspiring. My heart was filled to the brim as I met my little girl, my Bella. She was beautiful. Curly hair, dark lashes, pink skin, and the most perfect little fingers and toes. Yet, these words, “Why do anything?” were ones my husband, Rick, and I heard … [Read more...]
Nothing Is Impossible: Miss Montana Alexis Wineman Redefines Autism
Read below for a guest post from Ron Sandison. “For nothing is impossible with God.” - Luke 1:37 Cut Bank, Montana, the hometown of auburn-haired, shy beauty, "Miss Montana" Alexis Wineman, is a small community with a population of 3,000. Alexis and her twin sister, Amanda, were born five weeks premature. Kim and her husband, Michael, quickly noticed a neurological difference between Alexis and … [Read more...]