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?
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

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Everything Old is New Again

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Everything Old is New Again

One year after the pandemic began, there is still a great amount of fear and uncertainty involved in our daily lives. Reflecting on 2020, there were so many days and weeks that led me feel completely abandoned by God. So having ‘faith’ in God may seem like shallow words, when one is dealing with intense crisis and pain. But one thing that has helped me have faith is to reflect on those times when God showed up, even when I didn’t expect Him to. I had such an experience recently, where I found myself in a familiar place, having my faith tested very much as it has been in the past.

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A 2020 Prayer of a Special Needs Parent

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A 2020 Prayer of a Special Needs Parent

Lisa Jamieson shares a prayer that will resonate with many families. We encourage you to pray this prayer for your family and loved ones.

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When You Find Yourself Asking God “Why?”

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When You Find Yourself Asking God “Why?”

After months of pleading these questions and God not giving me an answer, I experienced a crisis of faith that scared me. Was God a good God? Was God even real? If He was, surely He'd be answering my questions and my prayers, right? One day while journaling my struggles, sorrows, complaints and whys, I felt strongly that God was telling me I was asking the wrong question.