We are now part of the Key Ministry family and all our new content will be featured there. We'll leave this site up as a resource and hope you'll join our team of writers at our new home. … [Read more...]
When I Can’t Do It All
As some of you know I have been sick for the past few weeks. I spent eight hours in the emergency room one night, several visits to the doctor, a CT scan at the hospital another day, and nothing wrong was found. I am doing a little better now, but I have been really struggling to wrap my mind around everything that I feel God has “allowed” to happen in my life over the past year. Over the past … [Read more...]
Blessings in Disguise
A couple months back a friend of mine who has two special needs children posted a question on her Facebook page. She talked about how sometimes as special needs parents we tend to see the ways other people do not understand our children, and the ways that people don't care. Instead of focusing on the bad she asked for stories of people (strangers) who may have been a "blessing in disguise" - … [Read more...]
Strong Shoes for Strong Parents
"If God sends us on strong paths we are provided strong shoes." - Corrie Ten Boom I recently saw this quote on a Facebook photo and it stuck with me. I thought, What a perfect quote that describes the life of a special needs parent! If you know the life of Corrie Ten Boom the woman who said this, then you know she endured a very hard life. I admire her and I admire her faith in God throughout … [Read more...]
A Special Kind of Love
I'll never forget the first time my son tried to sign "I love you." He is only two, but every night my husband and I crossed our arms over our chests like a hug to sign "I love you" to him. Then one night he did it back. Only a parent will ever know how sweet a moment like that can be. I'll never forget the first big hug or the first kiss he laid on my lips. The way that only he can show me love … [Read more...]
Faithful Parenting
In 2012, my pastor picked this verse to be our church’s theme for the year: “If my people, which are called by my name, shall humble themselves, and pray, and seek my face, and turn from their wicked ways; then will I hear from heaven, and will forgive their sin, and will heal their land.” Each month of the year, he preached on a different topic relating to that theme. In the month of May, the … [Read more...]