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Top Ten Perks of Raising a Child with Disabilities

Top Ten Perks of Raising a Child with Disabilities

Raising kids with disabilities comes with its own set of challenges and reasons to be grateful. Because this is EA/TEF Awareness Month and our son was born with EA/TEF, my top ten perks of raising a child with disabilities will be slanted in that direction. 

Faith, Fears, and New Year Planners

Faith, Fears, and New Year Planners

Evana Sandusky writes on the fears and faith she has for the New Year, as she reflects on a trip to buy a 2024 Yearly planner.

Mothers: The Experts at Giving

Mothers: The Experts at Giving

No one on this earth knows how to give better than a mother. Mothers are experts on giving whether your child has special or medical needs or not. Mothers, I urge you to take time to give back to yourself in this Christmas season, to replenish your spirit. Here’s how that might be done.

The Time Warp that Is Disability Caregiving

The Time Warp that Is Disability Caregiving

Personal experience taught me that disability caregiving is a time intensive and worthy endeavor. It is emotionally intensive as well, filled with grief, fear, uncertainty, frustration, overwhelming love, and guilt. Caregiving is the hardest thing you will ever do, but it is also the best thing you'll ever experience, the holiest act you will ever perform, the purest love you will ever demonstrate, the most Christ-like sacrifice you may ever make.

Warning Lights

Warning Lights

The first time the engine-shaped glowing light appeared on my car’s display, I took notice. But over time, I learned to ignore the light all together, until my car suddenly needed a new transmission. Parenting a child with special and medical needs has triggered all sorts of “warning lights” in my brain and body. Here’s how I learned to deal with these warning lights in healthy ways.