I was introduced to the notion of thin places several years ago by a dear Christian friend of mine from Ireland. The concept of thin places has its origins in Celtic spiritualism and later in the Christian movement in Ireland.

Over the past several weeks, we talked about the unique and varied challenges that face a marriage when couples are parenting a child with special needs.

We are shaped by our environments. My career centers on the tech sector and higher-education. Both worlds can be very performance-driven; the tech sector with its focus on company valuation, innovation and financial performance and higher-education with its focus on research, publications and teacher evaluations.

Over the past several weeks, we talked about the unique and varied challenges that face a marriage when couples are parenting a child with special needs.