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Your Body, Not Your Fault

May 16, 2018 by Kathy McClelland

Every Tuesday night (except for when I have a good excuse not to) I drag myself over to the YMCA for cycle class. It's not an ideal time, but it's a rare hour after dinner, and after one kid is in bed, that I can squeeze in a workout thanks to my supportive husband. Not only is it not an ideal time, but I don't exactly love the instructor’s style. The music isn't that great and he yells a LOT … [Read more...]

Filed Under: Cerebral Palsy, Medically Fragile Tagged With: Encouragement, special needs

Help in a Flash

February 2, 2018 by Emily Colson

To every stranger that steps in, especially in such unexpected ways…Thank you! Max and I aren’t planning to go anywhere, exactly. It’s more that we’re planning to go everywhere. But now a days the criteria for doing so has changed. When I was a kid you could pack up your woodcarving tools, wheel them onto a 747, and whittle a spear mid-flight. But things are different now. The world is different … [Read more...]

Filed Under: Asperger, Autism, Behaviors, Emily Colson, Joy, Living In The Moment, Living Life Daily Tagged With: autism, Dancing With Max, Emily Colson, parenting a child with special needs, special needs, Special Needs parents

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

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

Double the Fun

October 5, 2016 by Sarah Parshall Perry 1 Comment

It seems a strange thing to be grateful for, but I’m thankful both boys are on the spectrum. Not every day. But most days. Weird, right? But I get good things in twos: Both boys love to slam each other on the ground, on each other, on the bed. They love the pressure of their daily matches, and neither one complains that the other is being too rough. That’s because short of a puncture wound, … [Read more...]

Filed Under: Asperger, Autism, Joy, Living In The Moment, Love, Uncategorized Tagged With: autism, autism is a blessing, Encouragement, not alone, parenting a child with special needs, parenting special needs, siblings, special needs, Special Needs Children, special needs parenting, Special Needs parents, unexpected journey

Different Just Like Me

September 7, 2016 by Sarah Parshall Perry Leave a Comment

It was a Thursday night, and I was sitting on the couch after dinner, watching the news. Noah slipped in from the kitchen and sat down next to me. A few times daily, Noah sidles in to check on me. While his ninja-level lurking usually scares me out of my skin (because, as he says, “Screaming makes my brain all fluttery”), Noah likes to periodically sense my mood and see what I’m doing. Noah … [Read more...]

Filed Under: Asperger, Autism Tagged With: aspergers, autism, autism is a blessing, autism spectrum, Christian Living, christian parenting, Encouragement, faith, family, gratitude, not alone, parenting a child with special needs, special needs, special needs parenting, Special Needs parents, support, unexpected journey

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