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Eyes Are the Windows of the Soul

August 16, 2017 by Kathleen Bolduc

I’m sure you’ve heard the saying, “Eyes are the windows of the soul.” Jesus said it a little bit differently:  "The eye is the lamp of the body. You draw light into your body through your eyes, and light shines out to the world through your eyes. So if your eye is well and shows you what is true, then your whole body will be filled with light." Matthew 6:22 Both sayings makes me think of three … [Read more...]

Filed Under: Autism, Joy, Kathy Bolduc, Living Life Daily, Love, Scripture Tagged With: autism, christian parenting, Encouragement, Matthew 6:22, parenting a child with special needs, parenting special needs

Prayer Power

December 14, 2016 by Kathleen Bolduc 9 Comments

 Ask, and it will be given to you seek, and you will find; knock, and it will be opened to you. Matthew 7:7 There are so many Scriptures on prayer power. The Scripture above just happens to be one of my favorites. I don’t know about you, but I pray and pray and pray for my son, Joel, who has autism. Many times I do not see specific answers to those prayers. And yet, the Scriptures … [Read more...]

Filed Under: Autism, Behaviors, Church, Kathy Bolduc, Scripture, Transitions Tagged With: autism, christian parenting, Encouragement, faith, not alone, prayer, prayer power, special needs parenting

Evolution and Hard Decisions

December 7, 2016 by Sarah Parshall Perry Leave a Comment

Parenting means change. Parenting special needs children like Jesse means the change can be uncomfortable.

Parenting is synonymous with change. Our children grow and learn; they achieve and alter. And when they are special needs children, their bodies and abilities are in constant evolution. Change is rarely comfortable. Jesse’s original diagnoses include PDD-NOS, ODD, OCD, and ADHD. Some of those acronyms will change as he grows. Some – if God sees fit – might disappear. New ones could be added. … [Read more...]

Filed Under: ADHD, Asperger, Autism, Behaviors, Hidden Disabilities, Learning Disability, Living In The Moment, Mood Disorders, Patience, Peace, Sarah Parshall Perry, Scripture, Transitions Tagged With: autism, christian parenting, Encouragement, faith, parenting a child with special needs, special needs, special needs parenting

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

The Kids Are Alright

November 2, 2016 by Sarah Parshall Perry Leave a Comment

It’s hard not to feel as if the world’s on the brink of collapse these days. Five minutes of the evening news is enough to warrant Zantac. It doesn’t help that I write on policy (among other things), and so I am often online digesting politics with my morning cereal. Guess what? Politics doesn’t naturally lead to gratitude. Who knew. Right now, people seem inscrutable, rhetoric is flammable, … [Read more...]

Filed Under: Joy, Living In The Moment, Living Life Daily, Peace, Sarah Parshall Perry, Special Needs Ministry, Uncategorized Tagged With: blessings, Christian Living, christian parenting, Encouragement, gratitude, special needs, special needs parenting

Paradigm Shift in the ER

October 12, 2016 by Kathleen Bolduc 2 Comments

 Paradigm shift: “A time when the usual and accepted way of doing or thinking about something changes completely” (The Cambridge English Dictionary). I don’t know about you, but God often shifts my paradigm of disability when I least expect it. It was a Sunday morning. I’d been laid flat with a flu-like virus for four days. I woke up that morning determined to get up and go to church with my … [Read more...]

Filed Under: Autism, Behaviors, Kathy Bolduc, Living Life Daily, Scripture Tagged With: autism, christian parenting, Emergency room, Encouragement, faith, gratitude, hospitalization, not alone, parenting a child with special needs, special needs parenting, Special Needs parents

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