Thanks for the Trials

“Consider it pure joy, my brothers and sisters, whenever you face trials of many kinds, because you know that the testing of your faith produces perseverance. Let perseverance finish its work so that you may be mature and complete, not lacking anything,” James 1:2-4...

Why Was He Born with Special Needs?

I get so much enjoyment out of helping children with special needs. I have been a paraprofessional at several different elementary schools for the past few years, and have bounced around in a couple of different rooms working with a variety of children with a range of...

What Should I Say?

Written with thanks to my friend Mark Brown, among a few others, who encouraged me to write on this topic. Well-intentioned people accidentally say hurtful things all the time. To a parent of a child with special needs, like me, this can be amplified. Here are some...