From Jared at Building Special Families, a video that answers the question, "What causes Down syndrome?" Barb, at Comfort in the Midst of Chaos, writes a letter honoring parents of Down syndrome children who paved the way for all special-needs parents. Ellen shares how her love for her daughter with Down syndrome has evolved in This Kind of Love. Sarah shares about her … [Read more...]

  Laurie's new book is about how God uses your weirdness in wonderful ways! This week she had Jennifer Janes guest post on how Jennifer always thought her tendency to over-think was a weakness, but that God actually uses it for good. Ellen writes about how disability is just a part of life for her and her girls, "Every day we do this, as we do life, we show the world that disability … [Read more...]

At Chosen Families, one mom talks about her experience with common core and how it will affect our children. Laurie writes on handling reactions and overreactions from others: "When we live life, people will react. Will we embrace the uncomfortable moments? Or let them crumple us?" Kelli shares her newest podcast, on being set free from anger, grief, or bitterness by … [Read more...]

 Ellen is open and honest in this post about about when children struggle with mental health issues. A seven year old shouldn’t need to see a therapist because of a struggle with low-self esteem, or because they feel lonely even when they are fiercely loved by their family, or feel like they hate themselves, or have a constant self-dialogue that says, nobody likes you, you’re a dummy. At … [Read more...]