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Special Teams (The Kicker) | A Post-Game Huddle

Feb 4, 2014 | Categories: Devotionals, Don't Diss Disability (DissAbility), Grief & Loss, Humor, Uncategorized, and Why me? Why my child?. Tags: Parenting and Super Bowl.

Confession: I’m not much of a football person. I just can’t wrap my brain around all the rules. I’m not a rules person. As they say in the Pirates of the Caribbean, “Rules? They’re more like guidelines, anyways…” Most of the time, I’m like this, But I can get into a Super Bowl party (who doesn’t love a snack buffet?) One of my primitive questions was, “Lemme get this straight: ...

Why I Don’t Mind Being a Dis-Abled Family in a Hyper-Abled World: Part 2

Nov 26, 2013 | Categories: Advocacy & Awareness, Don't Diss Disability (DissAbility), and Uncategorized. Tags: Advocacy, Asian, Autism Awareness, and Inclusion.

Today’s post: A continuation from Part One, “Why I Don’t Mind Being a Dis-Abled Family in a Hyper-Abled World.” The Snack Shack A few weeks after we moved in, Justin set up a Snack Shack in the garage to “sell” free Otter Pops. It was more a ploy to help him meet and make friends with the neighborhood kids (who all seemed to know each...

Why I Don’t Mind Being a Dis-Abled Family in a Hyper-Abled World: Part 1

Nov 19, 2013 | Categories: Don't Diss Disability (DissAbility), Inclusion, Loser Mommy Moments, and Uncategorized. Tags: Asian, Autism Awareness Day, and Inclusion.

In the last nine years post diagnosis, our family has made three significant moves to new school districts or cities. Each move was driven primarily by Jeremy’s schooling needs. In this regard, perhaps we’re no different from many modern families. After an extraordinary run of six years at our last school district, I thought we’d never experience such marvelous...

Why This Special Needs Tiger Mama Bear Didn’t Intervene

Nov 12, 2013 | Categories: Don't Diss Disability (DissAbility), Humor, Letting go, letting God, and Uncategorized. Tags: Asian, control freak, humor, surrendering control, and Why?!.

There are helicopter parents, then there are Special Needs parent stealth bombers. How this Asian Special Needs Tiger Mama Bear (I know. That’s a lot of mixed metaphors) nearly became a weapon of mass destruction and ravaged a playground when her cub got threatened. Why I didn’t intervene. ******************************************** It was a classic Special Needs Mama Bear...

31 Crazy Things Special Needs Ministry Leaders Never Say

Sep 17, 2013 | Categories: Don't Diss Disability (DissAbility), Humor, Inclusion, Ministry and kidmin leaders, Special Needs Ministry, and Uncategorized. Tags: 31 Flavors of Crazy, humor, JAF, Joni and Friends, Ministry and Kidmin leaders, SpNMin, and The Inclusive Church.

Inspired by this recent humorous post by Dale Hudson of Relevant Children’s Ministry, here are: 31 Flavors of Crazy: Things Said By No Special Needs Ministry Leader, Ever “Special Needs”? Whatev. Just throw him in. It’ll be fine. Please, no more volunteers. Go serve 1:1 on the parking team or something. I’ve got a great idea: STROBE...

Who You Callin’ “Retarded”?

Mar 15, 2013 | Categories: Don't Diss Disability (DissAbility), How to help, Inclusion, and Special Needs Ministry. Tags: Inclusion and One Body.

Ending The R-Word Let’s face it. Most typical kids think Special Ed kids are weird. I was once a kid, too, so I know how it is. I used to toss around The R-Word on the playground and locker room, just like everybody else. Then I grew up and had a kid with autism. Meanwhile, the world has generally maintained the same dismissive attitude. However, our family is blessed to live...