Tag: Christianity
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Autism, Faith, and the Gospel: Raising an Autistic Child to Know God with Larah Roberts
What happens when an autism diagnosis reshapes everything you expected about parenting—and faith? In this episode of This Unexpected Life, Carrie Holt talks with Bible teacher, author, and autism mom Larah Roberts about navigating autism parenting through the lens of the gospel. Larah shares the story of her son Graham’s autism diagnosis and the difficult…
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When The Grieving Cycle Includes Anger: How to Respond with Curiosity, Connection, and Coming to God
In this episode, Carrie M Holt explores one of the most misunderstood emotions in the grief cycle: anger. Whether it’s anger at a diagnosis, inaccessible systems, unfair treatment, or even at God Himself, Carrie reminds us that anger isn’t inherently sinful — but it is an invitation. She walks through real examples from her own…
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Withness in the Wilderness: Finding Renewal in Psalm 23
In this conversation, Carrie Holt shares her personal journey as a special needs mom, reflecting on the profound insights she has gained from Psalm 23. She emphasizes the importance of recognizing God as our shepherd, surrendering control, and finding renewal in the wilderness. Through her experiences, she highlights the significance of rest, celebration, and lamenting…
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The Importance of Sharing Faith Stories With Mackenzie Walters
Mackenzie Walters is the author of the book “Faith Storytellers.” In this episode, she shares the importance of sharing our faith stories, the vulnerability it requires, and also the power of connection that comes from sharing. Most importantly, she describes how we can find God in the tiny details of our life stories and His…
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Focus on the Family Special Feature
The Beauty of Raising a Child with Special Needs — a two episode feature facilitated by Focus on the Family with Jim Daly. Original Air Date: August 21, 2024 Carrie Holt, Sara Clime and Amy Brown are all raising children with special needs — which means they are lonely, exhausted, fearful and hopeful, and at…
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What Should We Remember?
Our homeschool year is winding down to a close, and as a result, I’m finally spending some time organizing and cleaning out closets and weird storage places in my house. My second son is also graduating from his homeschool program. That has its own set of crazy emotions. My hope chest I have a cedar…
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What About Suffering?
What About Suffering? In episodes 143-146 on the Take Heart Special Moms Podcast, we’ve been discussing suffering, which can be really difficult to discuss. Countless books have been written on the topic. I don’t claim to be an expert in scripture, but I would love to share a few things I’m learning. No one enjoys…
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Does God Care?
A few weeks ago we were facing some difficulties that I felt like I didn’t really deserve to face. Partly because it’s something we’ve been dealing with on and off for years. The background My son has had in-home nursing since he came home from the hospital, medically fragile at 3 months of age. About…
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What do you fear most as a special needs mom?
As a result of expecting our son with special needs around the time of Christmas, I felt like I could really relate to Mary. As special needs moms, we have a lot in common with her, I think. Now, don’t misunderstand me here. I don’t believe that Jesus was a special needs child, but He…