Colossians 2:12 And so, as those who have been chosen of God, holy and beloved, put on a heart of compassion, kindness, humility, gentleness, and patience. Did you know you were chosen? Did you know God picked you out specifically to be your child’s parent? Did you know God chose you to receive Eternal Life, Everlasting Life? Did you know God sacrificed his own son for you to live … [Read more...]
Stringing Others Along: Kantian or Christian?
Once, when our boys were young, I remember sitting at a table with my husband talking to a very wise Christian friend who was a School Psychologist. We were discussing how to encourage some positive improvements in our son's behavior. He pulled out a piece of string and put it on the table. "How can you move this string?" he asked. Then he showed us, "Well, if you push it, it will move forward—but … [Read more...]
Her Brother’s Keeper
The day my 5-year old daughter came bursting through our front room door, breathlessly demanding that I make her older brother stop calling her a bad name, I braced myself for the worst. What “bad word” had finally found it’s way into my children’s vocabulary? “He called me a Canadian!” she cried indignantly. “A what?” I asked, thinking that I hadn’t heard this right. “A Canadian!” she repeated, … [Read more...]
Those Who Have Come Before You
We are all on a journey. A journey with our child who has a disability. I know when we first received Charlie’s autism diagnosis we scrambled to learn what this autism thing really was. We searched ways of how to help him. We searched how others were coping. I think books are great, articles are awesome, and conferences are amazing but I think the greatest thing I have found is finding others that … [Read more...]
He Carries You!
When we are tired and feeling defeated, it's easy to let doubts and unbelief take control of our thoughts. It seems death is not the greatest enemy (although certainly the last) but rather unbelief. I love the story of the Israelites, or more specifically, God's tenderness and faithfulness as he led them to Canaan. They cried "foul" so many times--against God, against Moses. They were sure God was … [Read more...]
The Power of Laughter: A Story about Holiday Worship Services, an Autistic Son… and Angry Birds
This Sunday, Christian families will take their children to an Easter worship service. Many families will be traveling with plans to visit a church home that is not their own. Other families struggle to find a place where their special needs children are welcomed. Visiting an unfamiliar church, particularly on a holiday, can put a family dealing with autism over the edge. That's why I'm … [Read more...]