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
“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
Special needs parenting comes with a whole host of emotions that can be difficult to deal with. One of the most difficult for so many of us is the isolation we feel. When our children are diagnosed, we tend to pour ourselves into the diagnosis. We research, talk to
We walked into the doctor’s office early that morning. Grasshopper once again had a tough time sleeping the night before. He laid down on the floor to try to sleep some more. I told him he could lay down on the couch but he didn’t want to. The doctor smiled,
Ladybug’s cerebral palsy has required numerous surgeries in her short 8 years of life. So many in fact that I’ve lost count. Yes, I know I should really know how many times she’s had surgery; but, when all the procedures start getting close to 20, you lose track. In two