Where do you turn on the hard days? When you are discouraged and distraught? When the grief won’t lift? Or when you just need to know someone can empathize with your situation? You can turn to Scripture and know that your Father sees and hears you and your family. You can look to these…
Churches across the country hosted Tim Tebow’s Night to Shine prom event for people with disabilities. But this year I read more criticism than praise. In Why the Tim Tebow Foundation Night to Shine Doesn’t Promote Inclusion by Sarah Kim, she writes that this event, “… is a huge step back on achieving the true meaning…
On Monday I’m releasing Living a Fruitful Life: A Study on the Fruit of the Spirit for Special-Needs Parents. But today, you can read an excerpt from the first chapter on love. Love “So now faith, hope, and love abide, these three; but the greatest of these is love.” 1 Corinthians 13:13 In the musical Fiddler…
I believe there are 5 phases to being a special-needs parent. You know you’re ready for phase 5 when you move past your pain and find your purpose. This is the purpose God planned for you all along, and He will be with you each step of the way. As a special-needs parent, once you’ve…
5 Phases of Special-Needs Parenting are based on my book, Unexpected Blessings: The Joys and Possibilities of Life in a Special-Needs Family. This post provides an overview, and there’s help and encouragement for parents in each stage in my book. I grew up in a special-needs family. When we got James’s autism diagnosis in 2010, I knew…
What I’ve read in 2019 (affiliate links included): Body Love by Kelly LeVeque The Cruel Prince by Holly Black The Wicked King by Holly Black Crazy Rich Asians by Kevin Kwan* The Hazel Wood by Melissa Albert The Dreamers by Karen Thompson Walker Atomic Habits by James Clear China Rich Girlfriend by Kevin Kwan The…
