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May 2018

May 24, 2018

Why Is Friendship Such a Challenge for Moms of Kids with Disabilities?

After our son's autism diagnosis, everything changed. Our priorities changed. How we spent our money...

May 22, 2018

Changing “But” to “And” Changed My Outlook on My Son’s Disability

Maybe you've seen some of the recent news stories I've read. The headlines look something...

May 17, 2018

5 Things Parents of Children With Additional Needs Want You to Know

Have you ever wondered what it would be like to sit down with the parent...

May 15, 2018

Hospitality Tips for Special-Needs Families

In our first year after moving to Texas we had people over to our house...

May 10, 2018

Words Are Too Small for My Mother’s Love

"I love you," I tell my mother at the end of every visit, before bending...

May 08, 2018

The Special Relationship Special-Needs Siblings Can Have

I was probably four years old when I asked my mom why my sister Syble...

May 03, 2018

Encouragement to Get You through the End of the School Year

We are not ending the school year strong. We are limping toward the last day....

May 01, 2018

How God Really Answers Prayers

A couple years ago we were visiting my husband’s parents for the weekend. Lee (my...

April 2018

April 26, 2018

When God Heals Our Children in Unexpected and Surprising Ways

I knew, even before we left for church, that it was going to be difficult...

April 24, 2018

A Prayer for My Healthy Child: The One Who Is Left Behind

Sometimes, I leave him in the middle of night to transport his sister to the...

April 19, 2018

Why I Don’t Do Support Groups

I've never stayed long when I've joined a support group. I typically have found myself...

April 17, 2018

Inflexible Children Require Even More Flexible Parents

This morning, as usual, we had to tread carefully and take our time navigating through...

April 12, 2018

8 Lessons from My Kids about Life

The lessons from my kids just keep coming. My youngest turns 30 this year, and...

April 10, 2018

Showing Our Kids It’s Better to Give Than to Receive

Nicolas, my 17 year old son with a genetic disorder, brought home a "Good Deed...

April 05, 2018

4 Steps to Better Communication with Your Spouse

Parenting is hard work. As a parent of a child impacted by special needs, you...

April 03, 2018

Teaching Children about Difference and Kindness through Books with Courtney Westlake

Today I'm interviewing Courtney Westlake, author of A Different Beautiful: Discovering and Celebrating Beauty in Places...

March 2018

March 29, 2018

Do We Still Need Events Just for People with Disabilities?

Churches across the country hosted Tim Tebow's Night to Shine prom event for people with...

March 27, 2018

7 Promises from Scripture for Every Special-Needs Parent

Where do you turn on the hard days? When you are discouraged and distraught? When...

March 22, 2018

In Defense of the Special-Needs Warrior Mom

In fall of 2016, ABC debuted a new series about a special-needs family. 7.29 million...

March 20, 2018

Five Self-Care Ideas for You after an IEP Meeting

It's IEP season for many of us. We prepare, we pray, and we walk through...

March 15, 2018

Putting Our Kids In God’s Hands

I watched as they took my guy away for what was supposed to be a...

March 13, 2018

She Isn’t the Sister I Wanted, but She Is Who We All Needed

My sister with Down syndrome isn't the sister I wanted. But she is exactly the...

March 08, 2018

10 Reason to Celebrate My Husband’s Special Needs Parenting Skills

My husband's special needs parenting skills have been a gift to our children and me....

March 06, 2018

Top Five Worries of Special-Needs Parents (and how to overcome them)

I run a Facebook group focused on self-care for special-needs moms, and I recently asked...

March 01, 2018

Experiencing the Hurt of Compassion Fatigue

On December 31, 2017, CarePages.com closed permanently. CarePages was a free website for patients to...

February 2018

February 27, 2018

How Do We Know If We’re Making the Right Decisions for Our Kids with Special Needs?

I recently drove with my family to California from Florida. Yes you heard me ......

February 22, 2018

Special-Needs Parent: God Will Give You More Than You Can Handle

When you heard your child's diagnosis, some well-meaning friend may have tried to console you...

February 22, 2018

Who Takes Care of the Caregiver?

Care-giving can be and often is a full-time job. While there is often great satisfaction...

February 22, 2018

Seven Lessons Our Family Has Learned as Members of the Disability Community

The tragedy of disability is not disability itself, but the isolation it often creates....

February 22, 2018

10 Special Needs of Special-Needs Parents

As a mother to two little girls with Down syndrome, I need parents of typically developing...

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