Some days I just feel like quitting. Motherhood. For 32 years I’ve been caring for our son who has special needs (cerebral palsy, epilepsy, developmental delays, mental handicaps, […]
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Raising a son with special needs (age 32) has allowed us to work together on a lot of different levels and on different issues. So when our daughter and son-in-law, […]
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Helping my son down a few steps in a public place I heard an acquaintance say to me, “Mom, he can do that himself.” I saw red – and […]
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That same anxious feeling we might get driving a car whose gas tank is almost on empty with the red danger light blinking, is how we feel when we’re […]
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Attitude “A joyful heart is good medicine, but a broken spirit dries up the bones.” Prov. 17:22 (ESV) This.Is.My.Biggest.Struggle. I’m a planner. I like things to go as planned. […]
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Serve “And he sat down and called the twelve. And he said to them, ‘If anyone would be first, he must be last of all and servant of all.’” Mark […]
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Honesty “The integrity of the upright guides them, but the crookedness of the treacherous destroys them.” Prov. 11:3(ESV) Integrity….sound values….seems to be a dying character trait that we can […]
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A while ago I receive a newsletter keeping me informed of the latest legislation, informative classes, and ways to help people with disabilities. The reason I keep informed, is […]
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Seldom, as a parent of an adult child with special needs, do I get to “see” my son at a distance. He is always up-close and right by my side […]
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“My child is perfect!” I’d say most of us with a child who has special needs have NEVER said that. I know I haven’t. I do remember one spunky, lively, […]
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