Set up road markers for yourself; make yourself guideposts; consider well the highway, the road by which you went. Jeremiah 31:21a I still hear it now—how encouraging my parents were to other special-needs parents in our small town in Oklahoma. I’ll get a friend request on Facebook from one of their friends and they will ask,…
(Today’s prayer and devotion are from Mary Buhr) Therefore, since we have this ministry, just as we received mercy [from God, granting us salvation, opportunities, and blessings], we do not get discouraged nor lose our motivation. But we have this precious treasure [the good news about salvation] in [unworthy] earthen vessels [of human frailty], so that…
For God is not a God of confusion but of peace. 1 Cor. 14:33a There are times on this special-needs parenting journey that are confusing. When we first hear the diagnosis, it can be like learning a new language. When we transition to school, it’s confusing again—what is the best option for my child? Each new…
… learn to do good; seek justice, correct oppression; bring justice to the fatherless, plead the widow’s cause. Isaiah 1:17 When we pray to have a heart like God’s two things happen: our hearts are moved by what moves His heart and He empowers us to act on His behalf. We can’t right every wrong or fight against every…
For you formed my inward parts; you knitted me together in my mother’s womb. I praise you, for I am fearfully and wonderfully made. Wonderful are your works; my soul knows it very well. Psalm 139:13 & 14 I remember one day when I was probably middle school age I looked in the mirror and said to my dad, “My…
May the God of hope fill you with all joy and peace in believing, so that by the power of the Holy Spirit you may abound in hope. Romans 15:13 There are days I grow weary from the sameness. James will likely live with us forever (as will my sister with Down syndrome when my parents…