Tag: faith
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Navigating Transitions in Special Needs Parenting
“We are not necessarily doubting that God will do the best for us; we are wondering how painful the best will turn out to be.” — C.S.Lewis Transition, a fancy way of saying change, strikes fear into the heart of every special needs mother. Transitions or change is hard, especially if we didn’t expect them…
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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 Does It Mean to Rest?
Fear arises when we imagine everything depends on us.— Elisabeth Elliott This quote has been showing up lately on my social media. I researched to see if she actually said it. Lately, there are a lot of quotes flying around social media being attributed to C.S. Lewis that were never said or written which are…
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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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Are You Okay With Slow Growth?
As a special needs mom, I want results, and I want them now. When my son was younger there were many hopes and dreams I had for him: eating by mouth, talking with a trach, and walking. I pushed him hard at times. We went to physical, occupational, and speech therapy outside of our home…
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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…
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Have your plans been turned upside down?
Mine have. Repeatedly since July 26th. At least from a medical standpoint. I feel like all we have been doing lately is waiting or readjusting our plans. Toby’s shunt is not working properly. Again. It’s not an emergency, but he needs a procedure to draw fluid out of his abdomen and then we have to…
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Podcast Launch
An Invitation I want to invite you to be encouraged by a podcast that we’re launching. It’s called Take Heart: Special Moms Podcast. It’s a podcast of hope, joy, and encouragement for special needs moms by special needs moms. It Launches September 1st Each month, we choose a topic— such as: Diagnosis, Faith, etc. and…
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My Story
I was 20 weeks pregnant with our third son when our world was shattered with a prenatal diagnosis of Spina Bifida (specifically myelomeningocele- he was born with an open hole in his back), Hydrocephalus, and Chiari II Malformation of the brain. Life further took a turn for the worse just two weeks later when he…
Carrie M. Holt 