by Heather Johnson | Dec 8, 2020 | Grief, Self-Care and Stress
Ways we hold to hope as we parent children with disabilities become stronger through practice. Guest blogger Heather Johnson writes about 4 ways she and her husband have learned to hold to hope even as they support their adult children. In 1997, a 6-year-old girl...
by Jolene | Sep 28, 2020 | Grief
You rest while we pray. This text was the first in a long thread to lighten my spirit. The thread began the day before when a couple in our church small group sent devastating news about the death of their grandbaby. Our small groups members rallied around them. We...
by Jolene | May 28, 2020 | Grief
Coronavirus grief in kids is real. It’s a by-product of the COVID-19 pandemic that is unfair, unwelcome, and at odds with the carefree world we want to create for our kids. More than anything, the caring adults–parents, foster parents, teachers, children’s...
by Laura Spiegel | May 14, 2020 | Encouragement, Grief
5 gifts cystic fibrosis has given me. Hmm. Can a parent raising a child with this condition (or any other) write those words and mean them? Guest blogger Laura Spiegel says yes, and in her post she traces the path that led her to be grateful for those 5 gifts. “When...
by Scott Newport | Feb 11, 2020 | Grief
What anchors me is a question guest blogger Scott Newport has asked often since he lost his son in 2009. In today’s guest post he describes how a few kind words help him cope with grief and give his life purpose. I’m not always sure what anchors me, what...
by Amy Felix | Dec 12, 2019 | Encouragement, Grief
Autism brought me to the end of myself. That’s what guest blogger Amy Felix says about her daughter’s condition. My son’s condition brought me to the end of myself, too, and your child’s condition has probably brought you to the same place....
