Three years ago we sat in kid-sized chairs in a room at the local elementary school and heard, “We believe your son has autism.” And with that, a new story began for our family. New labels. New acronyms. New diets, doctors, and dangers. New teachers, therapists, and helpers. I’ve said and written it dozens of…
The hard: James (our 6 year old who has autism) has not adjusted to the time change. Since we fell back, he’s been waking up close to 4:00 each morning. Lee and I are trading off the early morning shift, but we sure are praying he adjusts soon! David (our 8 year old) has been…
Today is my big boy’s eighth birthday! I was thinking about how different the world is now from the world around me when I was eight. When we went to the grocery store today and he told me he didn’t need to wear his jacket because of global warming, I laughed because that was certainly…
We have loved reading through the stories you sent about friends you have made as you’ve walked the special-needs parenting path. Thank you so much for sharing your hearts with us. Special-needs parents often feel isolated and lonely. We need to reach out to each other and offer support and compassion. Your stories show us…
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…
This is James on his birthday last year: And this is James this year, taken on his first day of kindergarten a couple weeks ago: I wanted to take him for another birthday photo shoot today and list his favorite things, but they are all the same. Even things I didn’t put on there are…