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The Inspiring Giggle

The Inspiring Giggle

Evana Sandusky writes on her daughter’s joy, and how she is inspired to find joy and hope in her own situation.

The Day Before and The Day After Life Changing News

The Day Before and The Day After Life Changing News

News of my daughter can be especially hard for me as I have poured my heart and soul into taking care of her. Yet, God should be my ultimate pursuit. If I chase after him when things are falling apart, everything else should fall into place.

4 Ways to Calm Your Mind When You Know Too Much

4 Ways to Calm Your Mind When You Know Too Much

God has used what I have learned about and experienced with special needs and disabilities to great good. He's empowered me to write books to encourage and equip parents, provide special needs ministry training, facilitate support groups, and more. But sometimes that same knowledge and experience results in thought patterns that lead to excessive and obsessive worry that steals my joy.

4 Ways to Keep Your Marriage Strong When Parenting a Child with Disabilities

4 Ways to Keep Your Marriage Strong When Parenting a Child with Disabilities

Because life with a child/adult child with special needs doesn’t change or age out—long-term caregiving has an effect on our marriage. To prevent our relationship from crumbling, we need to be sure that we don’t let the stress of caregiving override and overwhelm us.

How to Respond to Seasons of Waiting

How to Respond to Seasons of Waiting

Have you ever found yourself in a time of waiting? Maybe it was for test results, a health issue, your loved ones’ diagnosis, a job, marriage, or….? During that time of waiting, how did you respond? We do not always understand why we go through challenges and frustrating times of waiting but what we do have control over is our reaction to this waiting period.