I’ve always been a sucker for a beautiful sunset. I’ve been known to pull off to the side of the road just to take a picture of one. I think my first purchased piece of art was of a sunset, my phone is filled with sunset pictures and, of course, my favorite color is orange! I find sunsets to be … well, magical. I think the reason I am so taken by sunsets is that it is clear evidence of something only God can do. Man can and has made [...]
One of our kids (not sure which one) used to have a t-shirt that said “Believe there is Good in the World”! I think it is important to both believe there is good in the world and to BE the good in the world. Sometimes, with all that is in the news lately, it is hard to always see the good that is out there. We’d like to encourage you by sharing an incredible example of “Good in the World”, especially for those of us who are parenting a child [...]
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 mentioned last week that couples often feel isolated, finding it hard to physically get out the door and hard to “fit in” once you get there. We’ve talked about the hurts individuals have felt because sometimes people that are close to us, who should understand our situation, often don’t. These things are true and representative, at times, of what our lives are like; [...]
A commonly asked questions that we hear from friends who don’t have a child with a disability is, “Should we offer to help someone when their disabled child has a need, or will offering help offend the parents?” We generally know how we would answer that question, but this is an individual decision. We would love to hear some feedback on this, as we think this topic might provide for an interesting conversation! Because Mary is non-verbal, she often tries to communicate her wishes and desires through her behavior, more [...]
There are some things we learn by reading or studying. Some things we learn through experiencing a single event. And then there are things we learn by virtue of being on this earth 60 years (did I actually just admit to being 60!); certain things that have stood the test of time and circumstances. Hopefully, I’ve learned a lot in those sixty years and I don’t claim that what I’ve learned is applicable to you, but I’d like to share two things that have made a difference in my life. [...]
