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The Googolplex of Disability, or, How Many Times I Have to Repeat Myself

April 6, 2016 by Sarah Parshall Perry 4 Comments

I’m going to be honest. I took high school calculus because my best friend was taking it, and I needed to prove I was as smart as she was. I was very insecure, and what’s worse, I hated math. But I did get something good from all those numbers: a B- and a neat little tidbit: A “googol” is 10 to the power of 100.  The “googolplex” is significantly larger: 10 to the power of a googol - 10googol, or … [Read more...]

Filed Under: Asperger, Autism, Behaviors, Hidden Disabilities, Joy, Living In The Moment, Living Life Daily, Love, Peace, Pin It, Posts By Writers, Sarah Parshall Perry, Thanksgiving, Uncategorized Tagged With: aspergers, autism, autism is a blessing, Christian Living, christian parenting, Encouragement, faith, family, gratitude, hope, humor, joy, motherhood, not alone, parenting special needs, siblings, special needs, Special Needs parents, special-needs siblings, thinking in numbers

My Thanks to the Stranger

April 1, 2016 by Emily Colson 4 Comments

Years ago the grocery store was the last place I wanted to go with my son with autism. Now, it's the place I don't want to leave.   I followed my son into the tiny grocery, his steps bouncing so high that I thought he might lift right off the ground. He dashed behind the counter and slipped off his coat so that everyone could see the store logo on his shirt. Max is so proud to put on that shirt … [Read more...]

Filed Under: Autism, Emily Colson, Joy, Living Life Daily, Uncategorized Tagged With: autism, Dancing With Max, Emily Colson, Encouragement, hope, not alone, parenting a child with special needs, parenting special needs, special needs, Special Needs parents

Saving Up the Hard Stuff

February 3, 2016 by Sarah Parshall Perry 6 Comments

“So much will change,” they say, pointing to your swollen belly, nearly giddy with the kind of knowledge that only experience supplies. “Your life will never be the same!” I know, you think smugly. I’ve heard it, I’ve read it, it’s the mantra you mothers all repeat. But they’re right, of course. While things will change, many of those changes are expected: those that arise from the training of … [Read more...]

Filed Under: ADHD, Asperger, Autism, Behaviors, Hidden Disabilities, Living Life Daily, Love, Mental Illness, Patience, Peace, Posts By Writers, Sarah Parshall Perry, Scripture, Special Needs Ministry, Transitions, Uncategorized Tagged With: anxiety, aspergers, autism, Christian Living, christian parenting, difficulty, Encouragement, faith, family, God's presence, gratitude, hope, Insight For Living, parenting, parenting special needs, special needs, special needs parenting, unexpected journey

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

Parents, God Has Not Forgotten Your Dreams

November 11, 2015 by Laurie Wallin 4 Comments

A month ago I took a huge risk with my special needs family. And it paid off. It began almost twenty years ago when, as a 21 year old exchange student in Europe, I discovered the needs of people across the globe through weekly prayer meetings. My heart began to beat for villages with no clean water, societal violence toward women, entire groups of people ignored and left to die because of their … [Read more...]

Filed Under: Adoption, Hidden Disabilities, Laurie Wallin, Living In The Moment, Scripture Tagged With: aspergers, caring for the caregiver, Get Your Joy Back, God's goodness, hope, Laurie Wallin

For the Times When Others Don’t Get It

October 22, 2015 by Ellen Stumbo 6 Comments

Dear special needs parent, Some people will never get what it is like to walk in our shoes. No matter how many times we try to explain our situation, our child, the challenges our family has to face—no matter how many details we share—the reality is that most people won’t get it. And some people might think we are exaggerating, or that we are not doing enough, and we might feel judged by their … [Read more...]

Filed Under: Ellen Stumbo, Living Life Daily Tagged With: Ellen Stumbo, Encouragement, hope, not alone, parenting a child with special needs, parenting special needs, special needs parenting

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