On Motherhood, Meals & Mayhem | Mother’s Day 2014
Breakfast of Chumpions One winter morning in 1988, I ran out the door on my way to school. I was late, per usual, so I skipped breakfast. High school seniors are too cool for breakfast anyway. My mother wasn’t having it. She chased me out to my car in...Faith through Disappointment – Part 1: ALCF Women’s Conference 2013
On October 5, 2013, I had the privilege of speaking at my church, Abundant Life Christian Fellowship in Mountain View, CA. It was an honor to be part of the teaching team for the annual Women’s Conference, composed of keynote Dr. Gloria White-Hammond, and five...Screwtape Screws with Autism: How To Ruin a Special Needs Family
In homage to C.S. Lewis’ “Screwtape Letters,” How to effectively ruin a family affected by autism. *************************************** My Dear Wormwood, I understand you’ve been assigned to a special needs...“I Can Never Die”
Who Will Take Care Of My Child After I’m Gone? Parents of “normal” children don’t have to worry about this. It’s a given that children grow up to become independent and go off to raise children of their own. Not so for my...Mother’s Day, Post Mortem
The Day After All fanfare is done. Restaurants recover from the busiest day of the year. Florists sweep away forlorn bouquets that weren’t pretty enough to get picked. Drugstores stash away the picked-over greeting cards. Maybe they’ll get...
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God Understands Hard, Thankless Parenting
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Mother’s Day is difficult for many. But Scripture portrays a Father who knows our plight.The impact of parental burnout
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What psychological research suggests about how to recognize and overcome it.6 Truths for Any Special Needs Parent - Parent Cue
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What we grieve is the loss of expectations—the death of our unspoken dreams. We can give ourselves permission to grieve, because God does.