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Please Excuse My Poor Church Attendance

January 29, 2018 by Evana

I grew up in a little church in a small town. It was one of those churches where everyone had “their” seat. If you were missing from church, there was a genuine concern, because you just didn’t skip church. Church attendance was highly valued during my childhood. My father had the opinion that if you were a member of a church, then you should support it with your presence. Attending church … [Read more...]

Filed Under: Medically Fragile Tagged With: christian parenting, church, Evana Sandusky, hospitals, illness

Wholeness Does Not Mean Perfection: It Means Embracing Brokenness

October 18, 2017 by Kathleen Bolduc

I can’t tell you how many times, over my 32 year journey with autism, I have returned to this quote for inspiration: On July 4, 1999, a twenty-minute maelstrom of hurricane force winds took down twenty million trees across the Boundary Waters. A month later, when I made my annual pilgrimage up north, I was heartbroken by the ruin and wondered whether I wanted to return. And yet on each visit … [Read more...]

Filed Under: Autism, Behaviors, Church, Kathy Bolduc, Living In The Moment, Scripture, Worship Tagged With: autism, church, Encouragement, not alone, parenting special needs, Special Needs Children

When Your Church Doesn’t Miss You

November 9, 2016 by Barbara Dittrich 7 Comments

It all began with a rush to the emergency room after school. I called friends from the car asking them to notify our church. I prayed that my triage at home was incorrect, that I was just being overly concerned. Unfortunately, testing revealed that my worries were well-founded. My son was having a life-threatening internal bleed in his hip area. He was hospitalized while a plan was formulated for … [Read more...]

Filed Under: Barbara Dittrich, Church, Living Life Daily Tagged With: church, inclusion, pastoral care

Autism and Church: It’s a Good Thing, Part II

January 8, 2016 by Kathleen Bolduc 11 Comments

Back in December I wrote about the frustration and embarrassment  of a particular church service with our 30-year-old son, Joel, who has autism. Joel could not sit still that day, blew out the Advent candles, muttered under his breath the entire service, walked into the bathroom and flushed the toilet several times (you have to understand that this is a very small church, and our one bathroom is … [Read more...]

Filed Under: Autism, Behaviors, Kathy Bolduc, Mental Illness, Scripture, Worship Tagged With: autism spectrum, Body of Christ, Christmas, church, community, Encouragement, faith, hope, not alone, Oxford Vineyard Church, parenting a child with special needs, parenting special needs

Is He Missed?

December 18, 2015 by Stephanie McKeever 8 Comments

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Is he missed? When we can't attend the parties, the get-togethers, sporting events, or even church, is Evan missed? There are many times we are unable to attend so many events because we know they are just fuel to Evan's behavioral fire. They could send him out of control and may cause an unfortunate situation. They are usually very over-stimulating for him. Just being out of his normal routine … [Read more...]

Filed Under: Behaviors, Living In The Moment, Living Life Daily, Love, Patience, Peace, Worship Tagged With: Christmas, church, special needs, Stephanie Mckeever

Autism and Church – It’s a Good Thing!

December 10, 2015 by Kathleen Bolduc 7 Comments

Autism and church. Not always a fun combination.   Even though our little Vineyard church family is as laid-back and accepting as they come, I came close to losing my cool in front of them last Sunday. It took every ounce of energy I had to keep from screaming or bursting into noisy tears. Can you relate? I knew church would be difficult that day, because Joel is in the middle of a major … [Read more...]

Filed Under: Autism, Behaviors, Kathy Bolduc, Patience, Special Needs Ministry, Worship Tagged With: autism, christian parenting, church, faith, grace, parenting a child with special needs

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