You might find it odd that one of my favorite verses in scripture is Proverbs 31:18b which says (about the proverbial) Proverbs 31 woman, “Her lamp does not go […]
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Encouragement goes both ways. As caregivers to one with special needs, we enjoy and need to hear encouragement; but we also recognize how important it is to extend encouragement […]
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Our 33 year old son (Joey) can do a lot of things for himself, but not enough to be on his own. He needs a lot of help with […]
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A small Asian woman sat back in her chair peacefully watching her granddaughter practice at gymnastics with her team. She had a baggie of walnuts in her lap and […]
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Having a child with special needs has my time pretty well structured and full. I often say I have “no time” for extra things. But 3-4 times a month […]
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Those of us with children having special needs might be hard to talk about the things our children “can’t” do. I tend to do that because often those are […]
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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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We definitely don’t have an Instagram family. Not even close. We’re not saying our children are not beautiful, because they are. We’re just saying that no amount of cropping or […]
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