I had an aunt with a disability. She had a big head, a small body, she used a wheelchair, and the hair on her chin tickled my face when I had to kiss her. I was scared of her. “Don’t stare at her, it’s rude! Look away!” I wanted to stare. I was just a little kid, and I did not understand how someone could have a body like hers. Sometimes, I would hide behind furniture and stare at … [Read more...]
When God Provides
Living with a child with special needs often means also living with expenses that you didn't plan for when you first began your family. A lot of services may be covered by insurance or through the state's government program like Medicaid. But not all services are easily accessible, if at all. What are parents supposed to do when there is a therapy treatment available that they know would help … [Read more...]
Eternal Rewards
This week, I was reading from the book of John, chapter 9. The chapter is about a man who was blind and Jesus healed him. In the 2nd verse, from the Amplified Version, the disciples asked Jesus this question " Rabbi, who sinned: this man or his parents, causing him to be born blind?” Jesus answered, "It was not that this man or his parents sinned, but he was born blind in order that the … [Read more...]