Posts Tagged With: Special Needs
Pillow Pets…They’re a pillow, they’re a pet… They’re also a chance to think of others
Here’s a great article on a little guy we have at our church. Check it out! “…It’s an illness that is being lived daily by the entire family, including his 5-year-old sister Gracie and 2-year-old brother Jonathan. You would think Jake would be angry. And you would not blame Jake if he was only [...]
An Interview with Aaron McRae: Life With My 5-Year-Old Daughter Diagnosed with a Brain Tumor
This was an amazing pod cast on SHRINK THE CHURCH (one of my personal favorite blogs). “Aaron McRae is a local pastor and father to Kate McRae. If you’ve watched Dr. Phil recently you might know Kate McRae is a beautiful, 5-year-old girl who in 2009 was diagnosed with a massive tumor on the [...]
Down syndrome football player scores TD in Washington game – A Lesson In Character
Growing up, we had a boy in our school named Matt. Matt was a “big” kid with an equally “big” heart. Matt had some major disabilities. These disabilities caused him to be physically, mentally, and socially handicapped. My brother and I always tried to make a point to spend time with Matt – even when [...]
Welcome to Holland –by Emily Perl Kensley
This is a great little story I can across a while ago that’s worth sharing again and again… I am often asked to describe the experience of raising a child with a disability – to try to help people who have not shared that unique experience to understand it, to imagine how it would feel. [...]
