Somewhere over the last 24 years, I lost the yearning to dream about what life would be like had Ben been born without complex physical and communication challenges. There was a period when I constantly wanted to press the rewind button to return to a simpler time, to before Ben was part of our world, so I could understand what I’d done so terribly wrong to deserve the burden of raising a child … [Read more...]
In Search of Rest
Read below for a guest post from Sheila Temple. Today I am high above the cloud lines, aboard a jet, on my way to a much-needed sabbatical. My destination is China to see my oldest sons and daughter-in-law, during the holidays. In the distance I have jetted away from autism, bi-polar disorder, obsessive compulsive disorder, and a critically challenged colon, just to name a few. Having adopted … [Read more...]
Give It a Rest
“It is useless for you to work so hard from early morning until late at night, anxiously working for food to eat; for God gives rest to his loved ones.” (Ps 127:2) I was stumped. I wondered if Solomon, for all his wisdom, might have benefited from my ADHD meds for better focus. The various ideas in Psalm 127 seemed too random and disjointed to be together. Finally, I cried uncle, and turned to … [Read more...]