Therefore do not be anxious about tomorrow, for tomorrow will be anxious for itself. Sufficient for the day is its own trouble. Matthew 6:34 Anxiety is something most of our kids have in common, even if they express it in very unique ways. A mostly-nonverbal friend we knew in Pennsylvania would ask the same…
Dirty looks. Eye rolls. Whispers and pointing. People covering their ears. Unsolicited advice. This is what we get when we leave the house with James and he doesn’t act the way the world expects him to act. Maybe he’s screeching. Maybe he’s flapping. Maybe he’s in full meltdown mode and hitting himself or one…
“I am the vine; you are the branches. The one who remains in me and I in him produces much fruit, because you can do nothing without me.” John 15:5 (CSB) I’ve heard it said, “Autism is one word for a millions stories” and that is so true. Devoting a month to praying Scripture for our…
But Moses said to the Lord, “Oh, my Lord, I am not eloquent, either in the past or since you have spoken to your servant, but I am slow of speech and of tongue.” Then the Lord said to him, “Who has made man’s mouth? Who makes him mute, or deaf, or seeing, or blind? Is it not I,…
(This prayer is from my friend Meredith Dangel. Be sure to get to know her better at the end of this post!) Henry is sleeping peacefully. The first-day-of-school clothes are chosen with care. The bookbag is packed, already by the door. All I can do now is pray. Summer is over, and it has been…
When James was a baby, I searched Scripture for just the right verse to pray over his life. As I would rock and feed him at 2:00 am, I wanted to whisper a verse that he would remember as he grew. One that would be true of him when he was two, twenty-two, and forty-two….
