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May 2018

May 24, 2018
After our son's autism diagnosis, everything changed. Our priorities changed. How we spent our money...
May 22, 2018
Maybe you've seen some of the recent news stories I've read. The headlines look something...
May 17, 2018
Have you ever wondered what it would be like to sit down with the parent...
May 15, 2018
In our first year after moving to Texas we had people over to our house...
May 10, 2018
"I love you," I tell my mother at the end of every visit, before bending...
May 08, 2018
I was probably four years old when I asked my mom why my sister Syble...
May 03, 2018
We are not ending the school year strong. We are limping toward the last day....
May 01, 2018
A couple years ago we were visiting my husband’s parents for the weekend. Lee (my...

April 2018

April 26, 2018
I knew, even before we left for church, that it was going to be difficult...
April 24, 2018
Sometimes, I leave him in the middle of night to transport his sister to the...
April 19, 2018
I've never stayed long when I've joined a support group. I typically have found myself...
April 17, 2018
This morning, as usual, we had to tread carefully and take our time navigating through...
April 12, 2018
The lessons from my kids just keep coming. My youngest turns 30 this year, and...
April 10, 2018
Nicolas, my 17 year old son with a genetic disorder,  brought home a "Good Deed...
April 05, 2018
Parenting is hard work. As a parent of a child impacted by special needs, you...
April 03, 2018
Today I'm interviewing Courtney Westlake, author of A Different Beautiful: Discovering and Celebrating Beauty in Places...

March 2018

March 29, 2018
Churches across the country hosted Tim Tebow's Night to Shine prom event for people with...
March 27, 2018
Where do you turn on the hard days? When you are discouraged and distraught? When...
March 22, 2018
In fall of 2016, ABC debuted a new series about a special-needs family. 7.29 million...
March 20, 2018
It's IEP season for many of us. We prepare, we pray, and we walk through...
March 15, 2018
I watched as they took my guy away for what was supposed to be a...
March 13, 2018
My sister with Down syndrome isn't the sister I wanted. But she is exactly the...
March 08, 2018
My husband's special needs parenting skills have been a gift to our children and me....
March 06, 2018
I run a Facebook group focused on self-care for special-needs moms, and I recently asked...
March 01, 2018
On December 31, 2017, CarePages.com closed permanently. CarePages was a free website for patients to...

February 2018

February 27, 2018
I recently drove with my family to California from Florida. Yes you heard me ......
February 22, 2018
When you heard your child's diagnosis, some well-meaning friend may have tried to console you...
February 22, 2018
Care-giving can be and often is a full-time job. While there is often great satisfaction...
February 22, 2018
  The tragedy of disability is not disability itself, but the isolation it often creates....
February 22, 2018
As a mother to two little girls with Down syndrome, I need parents of typically developing...
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