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The Lifegiving Table: A Venture into Hospitality & Table Discipleship
"All table-talk discussions, love given, and beauty cultivated at our table are for the purpose of making real our Savior and calling those who share life with us to serve Him their whole…
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10 baby items I’m still using 10 years later
As of tomorrow, I'll officially have a 10-year-old on my hands. Instead of giving you an emotional tribute to 10 years of motherhood, I thought I'd do something fun, as well as practical.…
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Introversion: I’m in turtle mode and that’s okay
I saw my counselor today. We met for an hour. I was exhausted before we even got going. When I got out, all I wanted to do was take a nap. That, my…
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Redemption Stories: A Time of Need and the Friendship I Gained
Christmastime last year was a very difficult one for me. My husband was working a low-end temporary job making $15 an hour – with no time off for the holidays (not even Thanksgiving…
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5 Practical Tips for Successful (and Joyful!) Playdates with a Special Needs Child
The world is a big, uncertain place for all little ones, and forming friendships with families of all kinds helps prepare them for it!
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Community in the Midst of Special Needs
What if in building your walls of protection and barricading hearts you shut out the ones who just might actually want to stay? Community is a two way street. If you don’t let…
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Special Needs Moms: Are You Special or Just Like Other Moms?
It all starts with finding common ground. Every mom has a similar experience, a similar set of responsibilities, joys, fears, hopes, and frustrations. Special needs moms have a few complications, sometimes a lot.…
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Bridging the Gap
Bridging the gap is going to take work on both sides. We have to acknowledge that this parenting thing is hard sometimes, whether you have a child with special needs or not. We…
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Special needs and community: how walls are built
Before bridges can be built, walls must be torn down. And before walls can be torn down, walls must be understood.
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31 Days of Supporting the Special Needs Family
The Story Behind this Special Needs Series The story of this series begins five years ago. Kathryn, Sara, and I were young military wives who had met online. We were expecting our first babies – all…
