Autism, Caregiving, Challenges, Living Life Daily, Special Needs Parenting, Summer Vacation
Jolene Philo
My Favorite Vacation Planning Tips for Special ...

Jolene Philo gives 10 vacation planning tips for families with special needs! Jolene Philo will be speaking at Disability & the Church 2024 in Orlando, FL May 1-3! Go to www.keyministry.org/datc2024 to register now.

My Favorite Vacation Planning Tips for Special Needs Families
Caregiving, Challenges, Living Life Daily, Special Needs Parenting
Cindi Ferrini
How Do You Wear Special Needs?

Like a new outfit that looks crisp and sharp or an old outfit that is so worn out it’s comfy and we wear it all the time….is often how we wear the banner of the special needs journey. How does it look on us? On you? Is our attire crisp and sharp or rather worn out? Cindi Ferrini writes on how YOU wear special needs and caregiving.

How Do You Wear Special Needs?
Caregiving, Challenges, Church, Hope, Living Life Daily, Marriage, Mental Health, Special Needs Parenting
Key Ministry
Special Needs Dads Really Need the Church to ...

There is a group that many churches simply do not see and are therefore missing a great opportunity for ministry.  That group is special needs dads.  Guys, like me, who are caring for individuals with disabilities/special needs.  This is an incredible group of men! Steve Chatman will be speaking at Disability & the Church 2024 in Orlando, FL May 1-3. Go to www.keyministry.org/datc2024 to register now.

Special Needs Dads Really Need the Church to See Them
Caregiving, Challenges, Down Syndrome, Hope, Living Life Daily, Love, Special Needs Parenting, Scripture, Spiritual Growth
Evana Sandusky
Seasons of Growth

Over the years, I have been through multiple seasons of planting and harvesting skills with my daughter. My daughter is now entering adulthood with disabilities. There are still skills that she needs to develop to make her life easier. The learning does not stop as she ages, however, the pressure I put on myself all of those years is gone. I don’t need to fix issues. I simply need to support her through them. Evana Sandusky writes on her daughter’s growth through the years and likens it to planting seeds and yielding the harvest.

Seasons of Growth
Caregiving, Challenges, Church, Hope, Living Life Daily, Love, Special Needs Parenting
Jolene Philo
How do I teach my kids to interact with people ...

“How do I teach my kids to interact with people who have disabilities?” Jolene Philo gives 7 tips on how to teach your kids how to interact with people who have disabilities. These tips are geared for kids, but they can be adapted for adults who act uncomfortable around anyone with disabilities and special needs––kids, adults, and senior citizens. 

How do I teach my kids to interact with people who have disabilities?

New Year

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Faith, Fears, and New Year Planners

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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.

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Plans, Christmas and the New Year - Oh My!

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Plans, Christmas and the New Year - Oh My!

Do you feel behind and are you experiencing the pressure of the Christmas season? I have learned that it is best if I work a little throughout the year in order to be ready for the holidays. Here are some tips to help caregivers enjoy this season.

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Max at Midnight: When a moment of truth defines your entire existence

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Max at Midnight: When a moment of truth defines your entire existence

The thought of a new year should have helped me lift the edge of the rug and sweep the past behind. But instead I felt myself wrestling with angst for what is to come, for the unknown and unseen. But God has never left our side, even on the darkest of days. God is with me. God is with my son. And He is not asking us to step forward into the unknown—not without him.

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Going in to 2019 with Hope, Even If 2018 Was Hard

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Going in to 2019 with Hope, Even If 2018 Was Hard

What will we take with us into the new year ahead? Will we drag the chains of the struggles and trials of the old year with us into the new? Will we allow the failures, regressions and setbacks of the last year define us and our child? Or will we use these experiences to shape us positively for the year ahead; to bear our scars as symbols of where we have been, what we have endured together, the experience we have acquired together, to take into the future to help us, our child, and others, to navigate through another year.