Navigating the journey of raising children with special needs
Dear son, I am blessed to be your mom because you have taught me what life is truly about. I like to think I was a pretty decent person before you were born, but I know beyond any doubt that I am a better person since. You teach me how to
When Grasshopper was first diagnosed with autism we were relieved to finally have some answers. The diagnosis meant we had answers as to what was behind behaviors he displayed. Before my world was opened to the world of raising children with special needs I was pretty oblivious to autism itself, let alone
Previously, I had shared why it’s so important for parents of special needs children to grieve their child’s diagnosis. Today, I want to expand on that and discuss the fact that this grieving process will go in cycles. Why Grieving the Process Is a Cycle I wish I could tell
“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