“Can’t take much more of my child with special needs” Was a search term that showed up on my blog the other day. When I read it, my heart hurt. But I know that for a lot of parents, this is reality. If I’m honest, when it comes to parenting my two young daughters with Down syndrome, similar thoughts have surfaced in my mind too. Anne Lamott once said, “My mind is a bad
Thinking about starting a special needs ministry at your church? Awesome! Seriously, that’s awesome! And SO NEEDED. A lot of times, families with kids with special needs do not attend church because it’s just too hard, or they end up watching their children in a room on their own, or they worry about disrupting the service. As a parent to children with special needs, I’ve experienced and worried about all these things. Our church
When mom’s depressed; Addressing depression for the sake of my kids When mom’s depressed; a meaningful interaction with my daughter about my depression “You know what, Mom?” My daughter Zoya touched me on the arm the other day. “What, honey?” “I know that you have been happier lately.” “Oh really, how?” I asked, as I rubbed the spot in between her shoulder blades on her back. “Because you are doing more at home and