Special Needs Parenting

Finding Faith And Friendship On The Special Needs Journey

  • Facebook
  • Google+
  • Pinterest
  • Twitter
  • YouTube
  • Home
  • Our Mission
  • Our Writers
  • Resources
  • Special Needs Parents Appreciation Month

Grateful for “Well-Enough”

December 2, 2016 by Karen Crum Leave a Comment

A few weeks ago I spent the day with my daughter in the emergency room. She is 22 years old and her blood pressure was 190/130.  Yes, I wrote that correctly—190/130. Thankfully medication brought it under control, but since then our focus has been trying to discover the source of the problem. How quickly life and perspective can change.  We discovered the high blood pressure at a routine visit to … [Read more...]

Filed Under: Karen Crum, Thanksgiving Tagged With: parenting special needs, thankfulness and special needs

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

…And Grace My Fears Relieved

November 4, 2016 by Karen Crum Leave a Comment

Amazing Grace is one of my all-time favorite songs.  Written by a former slave-trader who lived a less- than-stellar life before he met Christ, this usage defines grace as God’s eternal, life-saving, undeserved favor.  The origins of grace in Latin are related to thankfulness --and in Greek, to rejoicing. God is thankful and rejoices over us when we recognize and accept his graciousness (Isaiah … [Read more...]

Filed Under: Hidden Disabilities, Joy, Karen Crum, Living Life Daily, Mental Illness, Mood Disorders, Peace, Thanksgiving, Uncategorized Tagged With: Amazing grace, blessings, faith, Finding joy in special needs, God's grace, overcoming anxiety, Overcoming fear, parenting special needs, support, trusting God, Worry

Helping our kids with disabilities find and establish friendships

August 17, 2016 by Kathleen Bolduc 1 Comment

Friends are an integral part of a happy and fulfilled life. We laugh with them, we cry with them, we play with them, we pray with them. As Charles Swindoll says, "I cannot even imagine where I would be today were it not for that handful of friends who have given me a heart full of joy. Let's face it, friends make life a lot more fun." Helping our kids with disabilities find and establish … [Read more...]

Filed Under: Asperger, Autism, Behaviors, Joy, Kathy Bolduc, Living Life Daily, Thanksgiving, Worship Tagged With: autism, community, Encouragement, gratitude, parenting a child with special needs, parenting special needs, Special Needs Children, special needs parenting

The Summer “Gentling:” Or, How Disability Will Jack Up Your Original Blog Title If You Wait Long Enough.

August 3, 2016 by Sarah Parshall Perry Leave a Comment

I came up with the title, “The Summer Gentling” on one of summer’s earliest days. I came up with it because for one blazing second I thought that things would be quieter or easier when my children weren’t bound into a schedule of academics and activities. I thought that waking late and laying around and playing in the pool were the panacea to stress, and my complaining, holler-y kids would become … [Read more...]

Filed Under: ADHD, Asperger, Autism, Behaviors, Hidden Disabilities, Living In The Moment, Living Life Daily, Peace, Sarah Parshall Perry, Thanksgiving, Uncategorized Tagged With: autism, parenting a child with special needs, routine, siblings, special needs parenting, summer, unexpected journey

The Goodbye Salute: Noah Transitions to Middle School

July 6, 2016 by Sarah Parshall Perry 4 Comments

In the gymnasium at North Bend Elementary, a smallish school in a mostly agrarian county in northeast Maryland, we parents sat packed together in tight rows. We were prepping for a transition. In the front of the gym, on the floor, were rows of children from kindergarten through fourth grade. They were present as witnesses to this celebration of the fifth graders. Today, the school would laud … [Read more...]

Filed Under: Asperger, Autism, Behaviors, Hidden Disabilities, Joy, Living In The Moment, Living Life Daily, Love, Patience, Sarah Parshall Perry, Special Needs Ministry, Thanksgiving, Transitions Tagged With: aspergers, autism, autism spectrum, blessings, changes, Christian Living, christian parenting, Encouragement, faith, family, gratitude, hope, moving on, not alone, parenting a child with special needs, school, Special Needs Children, special needs parenting, transitions, unexpected journey

« Previous Page
Next Page »

Join Us On Facebook!

Join Us On Facebook!

Top Posts & Pages

  • God's Purpose in My Child's Disability
    God's Purpose in My Child's Disability
  • Why Did God Give Me a Child with a Special Need?
    Why Did God Give Me a Child with a Special Need?
  • Our Amazon Store
    Our Amazon Store
  • The Angel of the Lord Encamps Around Those Who Fear Him
    The Angel of the Lord Encamps Around Those Who Fear Him
  • Am I Showing Grace?
    Am I Showing Grace?
  • Jesus, Jacob, and the Polar Express
    Jesus, Jacob, and the Polar Express

Recent Pins

Visit Not Alone's profile on Pinterest.

Copyright © 2019 Not Alone · Built on the Genesis Framework · Site by Design by Insight