Navigating the journey of raising children with special needs
“Oh, the overwhelming, never-ending reckless love of God. Oh, it chases me down fights til I’m found leaves the ninety-nine.” These are lyrics from a worship song “Reckless Love” by Cory Asbury we sang at Church this past weekend. The song references the parable told by Jesus in Luke chapter
Our family recently took a vacation to Disney World. I realize this is a popular vacation for many families with young children, but we chose Disney for some special reasons. Just like any other reason for a vacation, we needed a break. We wanted to escape from life and enjoy
Recently our family embarked on a much needed and long over due vacation. We chose to take the kids to Disney World for a variety of reasons. One being that my husband and I also needed a break from being viewed as the “special needs family”. Most wouldn’t recognize Grasshopper
When I was planning out our homeschool year and what type of curriculum to use I was really drawn to literature based curriculum options. To me, they looked ideal and something that could be enjoyed for so many reasons. Because of Grasshopper’s learning disabilities, one of them being dyslexia, I
I remember when Grasshopper was ready to start kindergarten. His endless amounts of energy, excessive talking, obsessive behaviors, and constant business had worn me out. I was excited to be sending him off on the big yellow bus. For me, it meant I could possibly regain my sanity. At the