Caregiving, Challenges, Church, Hope, Living Life Daily, Special Needs Parenting, Disability Awareness
Key Ministry
5 Tips for Communicating with Your Church About ...

“As I connect with Christian families impacted by disabilities, I’ve heard the same stories repeated over and over again. Stories of hurt and frustration over words spoken and looks given within the walls of our churches. Stories of the desire to be a part of a church family, but seeing hurdles that just seem too big to overcome.” Cortney Jenkins gives five tips to talk to your church about accessibility.

5 Tips for Communicating with Your Church About Accessibility
Caregiving, Challenges, Hope, Living Life Daily, Love, Marriage, Special Needs Parenting
Cindi Ferrini
Moms: When Do We Get to Celebrate?

Moms: When Do We Get to Celebrate? Celebration for moms is scheduled in May; but I’m wondering when does it really happen? Cindi Ferrini writes about Mother’s Day and how to celebrate moms to kids with special needs.

Moms: When Do We Get to Celebrate?
Caregiving, Challenges, Living Life Daily, Love, Hope, Special Needs Parenting
Evana Sandusky
When Moms Need Correction

Evana Sandusky writes about her experience receiving correction as a special needs mother, and explains why gentle correction may be more important than we think.

When Moms Need Correction
Adoption, Caregiving, Challenges, Grief, Hope, Living Life Daily, Marriage, Love, Special Needs Parenting
Key Ministry
Darkness to Light

Joel Sheagren writes on the intersection of his 30-year career in film-making and his parenting journey, as he parents a son with FASD.

Darkness to Light
Caregiving, Challenges, Church, Hope, Marriage, Love, Scripture, Special Needs Parenting, Spiritual Growth
Key Ministry
What If My Family Doesn't Fit at Church?

What DO you do when a child works harder to escape a room than he does work the puzzles at the table? How can you possibly know where the boundaries should be with a child who inherently has none? Where is the line between nurturing and structure? While there aren’t clear answers to these questions, there IS clear theology about our family’s place in the Body of Christ. Sherri Wirt writes a short devotional for special needs parents that feel they don’t fit at church.

What If My Family Doesn't Fit at Church?

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Keeping the Faith In Summer Vacation: Tricks & Tips for Summer Travel with Your Special Needs Family

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Keeping the Faith In Summer Vacation: Tricks & Tips for Summer Travel with Your Special Needs Family

John Felageller share a few ideas and inspiration on how you can travel with your special needs family, and also shares some recent successes with his son at camp!

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What's the Big Deal About Summer Camp?

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What's the Big Deal About Summer Camp?

I was brought back to the realization that families like mine have all the time. My friend really knows my family and our situation, but he just doesn’t know what family retreat means to us. How could I even begin to explain what really goes on there? I just relegated it to the usual experience of “he doesn’t get it,” but I really wish I could’ve had the “it’s not like that” speech with him.