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September 2018

September 25, 2018
We dropped Luke off at the Monarch Boarding Academy on August 9th.. It was one...
September 20, 2018
Yes, my soul, find rest in God. My hope comes from Him. Psalm 62:5 NIV...
September 18, 2018
One in five children and young people have an additional need or disability of some kind,...
September 11, 2018
We were sitting down in a small diner with some friends. They were sharing with...
September 06, 2018
Not long ago, I wrapped up an unexpected stint of 24/7 grandma duty with a...
September 04, 2018
It happens to all parents occasionally—feeling like your world is falling apart. But more often...

August 2018

August 30, 2018
In 2007, I walked across the stage at my seminary graduation. I was pregnant at...
August 28, 2018
Last week, as I toured friends around Cloudland, our contemplative retreat center set in the...
August 23, 2018
As special-needs parents, we find our life purpose within the boundaries and limitations God has...
August 21, 2018
Death. It was too hard to process the truth of the loss of a loved...
August 16, 2018
We aren't who we used to be. I'm not sure when it happened. But now,...
August 09, 2018
School will soon begin around the country. During my 25 years as a teacher, the...
August 07, 2018
"Just keep swimming, just keep swimming." When many of us heard Dory say this in...
August 02, 2018
Recently, Christianity Today published an eye-opening report on how the church is ministering—or, as it...

July 2018

July 26, 2018
The stats are in. Families living with special needs are anywhere from 1.15 to 1.84...
July 19, 2018
I awake early this morning to sunshine and billowing curtains, the sweet smell of summer...
July 17, 2018
Tornado season scared me to death when I was a kid. First, because of the...
July 12, 2018
In special-needs circles, we are all-too familiar with “ignorant” questions. Parents of kids on the...
July 10, 2018
Last month I shared the story of my autistic son’s experience with The Nora Project,...
July 05, 2018
At the beginning of June, I spent a long weekend at camp with forty sets...
July 03, 2018
What is your breaking point? It was the middle of the night and it was...

June 2018

June 28, 2018
I regularly meet with a group of special needs dads about once a month at...
June 26, 2018
My son James and his cousin Conner were born less than two weeks apart. For...
June 21, 2018
“What if Jack needs me?” That is what Sam, my nine year old son, said...
June 19, 2018
This is an excerpt from our newly-released devotion book for special-needs parents! Click below to...
June 12, 2018
Have you seen it on Facebook? The image of the "special-needs parent" who has just...
June 07, 2018
June is PTSD Awareness Month, and though I sometimes feel there's nothing more for me...
June 05, 2018
I don’t know about you, but raising kids who have chronic illnesses and special needs...

May 2018

May 31, 2018
Already wondering how you're going to fill those long summer days? We've got 100 fun...
May 29, 2018
My daughter, Katie, flung the game pieces across the room as she lost her temper...
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