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When Our Children with Disabilities Rise to the Occasion

March 2, 2016 by Sarah Parshall Perry 6 Comments

(For Dana) T.S. Eliot wrote that April is the “cruellest month.” Not for me. I find it’s barren February, with its unkind cold, and in which month I have known too many men of character who have died recently, and long past. At 6’7” with a perpetual mustache, bright blue eyes, and a voice like a thunderclap, Boyd Salsbury cut an imposing profile. His demeanor was gruff, his words carefully … [Read more...]

Filed Under: ADHD, Asperger, Autism, Behaviors, Grief, Hidden Disabilities, Joy, Living In The Moment, Living Life Daily, Peace, Posts By Writers, Sarah Parshall Perry, Special Needs Ministry, Uncategorized Tagged With: aspergers, autism, blessings, Christian Living, christian parenting, funeral, grief, grief and autism, parenting a child with special needs, parenting special needs, siblings, special needs, surprise, unexpected journey

I Can Teach You How to Fly!

February 10, 2016 by Kathleen Bolduc 5 Comments

Standing at the opening of the labyrinth on the grounds of Mt. Olivet Retreat Center, I stretch my arms outward. “Come, Holy Spirit. Show me what to write this week.” A flash in the sky draws my eyes upward. Just above me, riding a wind current, soars a Cooper’s hawk. The words come, unbidden: “I can teach you how to fly.” It’s not the first time I’ve heard these words from the … [Read more...]

Filed Under: Autism, Grief, Kathy Bolduc, Living In The Moment, Mental Illness Tagged With: autism, autism spectrum, choices, faith, Freedom, grief, labyrinth, let go, not alone, parenting a child with special needs, special needs, special needs parenting, spiritual journey

Christmas: Glory Revealed

December 25, 2015 by Sarah Leave a Comment

Such innocence. Such sweetness. What joy and beauty to behold in the face of the newborn baby as his parents cradled him in their shaking arms. The responsibility to raise and care for the Son of God must have weighed so heavily on their hearts that first Christmas morning. For four-thousands years, the prophecy was told to dark and war-laden lands: "The kingdom of God is coming." Hearts and … [Read more...]

Filed Under: Sarah Broady, Uncategorized Tagged With: Christmas, grief, joy, special needs

Unto Us a Child Is Born

December 24, 2015 by Jolene Philo Leave a Comment

For the first time in many years, my husband and I are greeting the coming of the Christ Child in the presence of a baby. Our sweet grandson is almost 10 months old, and we are oohing and aahing over every new task he masters. Hand-clapping. Feeding himself and making a mess. Drinking from a sippy cup. Creeping and crawling across the carpet for the first time. The wonder of Christmas … [Read more...]

Filed Under: Grief, Jolene Philo, Joy, Love Tagged With: Christmas, grief, joy, Trinity

May Again: Memories of the Good, the Bad, and the Lovely

May 28, 2015 by Jolene Philo 4 Comments

It’s May again, my favorite month. Filled with birthdays, spring flowers blooming, cornfields awash in new life, turning the countryside in our state a most delicious green. May is also my least favorite month. Filled with wrenching separations, fading lilac blossoms and tulip petals blowing in the wind, not to be seen for 12 more long months. May, for me, is a tangled mess of … [Read more...]

Filed Under: Grief, Jolene Philo, Peace Tagged With: birthdays, grief, mutliple sclerosis, new life, restoration

Becoming a Wounded Healer

February 12, 2015 by Kathleen Bolduc 6 Comments

“Nobody escapes being wounded. We all are wounded people, whether physically, emotionally, mentally, or spiritually. The main question is not “How can we hide our wounds?” so we don’t have to be embarrassed, but “How can we put our woundedness in the service of others?” When our wounds cease to be a source of shame, and become a source of healing, we have become wounded healers.” Henri … [Read more...]

Filed Under: Kathy Bolduc, Living Life Daily, Posts By Writers Tagged With: autism, disability, grief, Holy Spirit, Kathleen Deyer Bolduc, mental illness, wounded healers

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