Our new Bible study for special-needs parents is oh-so-close to being available on Amazon! Do you want to be one of the first to get a copy? A free copy? How about two free copies? Here’s how: Special-needs parents are called to walk a difficult path, but we aren’t called to walk it alone. In…
The Education for All Handicapped Children Act was enacted in 1975, just two years before my sister with Down Syndrome was born. Public Law 94-142 was still new to our small town in Oklahoma when my mom sat down for her first IEP meeting in 1983, when it was time for my sister to start…
We had some friends over and they noticed a moving van in our neighbor’s driveway. “Oh, your neighbors are moving! Aren’t they the mean ones? Bet you aren’t sad to see them go!” Well, actually we aren’t too sad to see them go, especially their three barking dogs that run into our driveway and jump…
I love how God created us for community. He put us in families, churches, neighborhoods, and other relationships. But community isn’t always easy. It takes effort and time. It takes commitment and sacrifice. But that’s what makes community worth it. There are some communities you don’t really have a choice in. You didn’t pick the…
I’m just going to be honest, the contemplative writers aren’t my favorite. The mystics. The poets. The feel-ers. I get lost in the imagery and similes. I skim the repetitive and verbose. I like writers who answer questions more than those who ask questions. But maybe I’m turning the pages too quickly. I’m spending so…
Have you seen the movie, What to Expect When You’re Expecting? It follows the lives of five women having babies. One of the characters, played by Jennifer Lopez, is adopting. It takes her about nine months to go from home study approval to having her baby home from Ethiopia. This nine month process only happens…