This week kicks off a new project I’m pretty excited about. Through my job at Key Ministry, I’ll be helping to create a database of churches across the country that are special-needs welcoming. When a family contacts Key, we hope to match them with a church in their area that meets their needs. How you…
Last week my husband and I went to an autism support group meeting in the town we moved to a few months ago. Fourteen of us sat around a table, introducing ourselves and telling our stories. One of the moms couldn’t get through her story without crying. Her son had only been diagnosed two months…
Maybe you’ve seen some of the recent news stories I’ve read. The headlines look something like this: “Brent has autism, but he’s great at building furniture.” “Shelly has Down syndrome, but she made the cheerleading squad.” “Actor has cerebral palsy, but stars in TV show.” I love what these young people are accomplishing. What I…
In 2015 I didn’t pick one word. I picked one color: gray. I found grace in that gray instead of in the black and white world I preferred to live in. It was a year of “I would never …” becoming exactly what I had to do. The emotions our family experienced last year were bigger…
I love year end reviews! I’ve shared my favorite books and favorite pictures, but I also want to share more favorites. Favorite albums: Sandra McCracken, Shane & Shane, Adele, Andrew Peterson Favorite posts from here and Not Alone: Hope for the Continual Cycle of Grief Special-Needs Parents Experience Special-Needs Parents: How Do We Get over…
When I was writing regularly on our family blog, I would recap the year by sharing my favorite pictures, so I thought I’d do that here today! I’ve already written about what a tough year it was, but these pictures remind me of all the memories we made. David and I went to Orlando and…
