This is the part no one sees. Our daughter has been home for nearly two weeks — not because the system decided she was ready, not because a court order changed, but because she ran.She walked away from foster care, quietly, and came back to us. Not in crisis.Not chaotic.Just… needing her family. She’s nearly […]

A Family Torn Between the Lines

Music can help kids with high capabilities as it helps kids with autism spectrum disorder (ASD). But what people with high capabilities might need is not just to listen to music, but make it themselves. It can help them because it’s a way for them to imagine a new world, it’s a way for them […]

How can music help kids with High Capabilities?

When a child in the family is diagnosed with Sensory Processing Disorder (SPD) and Global Developmental Delay (GDD), the impact touches every family member — including siblings who don’t have these diagnoses. In our family, our oldest child, who doesn’t have SPD or GDD, plays a special role and faces unique challenges and feelings as […]

The Emotional Journey: Supporting Siblings and Family When a Child Has SPD and GDD

We have another high school graduate in our home. It’s been a week filled with joy, 18 years of memories, sweet tears, and a full heart. I desperately try to live in the moment and not wish for years past. I savor the time I have with my young adult children and truly enjoy the […]

Advice to graduates…be true to yourself!

“Your modern teenager is not about to listen to advice from an old person, defined as a person who remembers when there was no Velcro.” Dave Barry I know everyone says this to the point where it’s a bit of a cliche. However, I never expected my daughter to become a teenager so quickly. It […]

The Disappearing Child

She sips hot tea, listens to the mourning dove out her window, as an unexplainable peace caresses her. She wonders, “is he gone?” She repeats the wonder. “Who?” More than one wait. Whoever it is, or is not, is not in her control. Fall in May Out of season she prayed All is well

Birdsong

The author reflects on the importance of parenting in shaping a child’s future, emphasizing that early spiritual guidance is crucial for their development. Personal experiences highlight the impact of a supportive environment over mere lectures, advocating for parents to focus on instilling faith and values to ensure their children’s peace and strength in facing life’s challenges.

PARENTING FROM THE PERSPECTIVE OF A CHILD THAT WAS WELL-RAISED

God sets the solitary in families; Psalm 68:6a (NKJV) This past Easter Sunday, two U.S. Army soldiers visited together after the worship service. It’s a common sight, at a military chapel, but this meeting was far from ordinary. *Bob and Henry were both born in another country, one that is not an ally of the […]

Finding Family in Faith: Refugees and Community Support

1-minute read for Friday, 5/9/25 “And without faith it is impossible to please God, because anyone who comes to him must believe that he exists and that he rewards those who earnestly seek him.” Hebrews 11:6 NIV What is faith? Hebrews, chapter eleven clearly explains what faith really is. Faith is believing what God has […]

Understanding Faith: What Hebrews Teaches Us

I have set the LORD continually before me;Because He is at my right hand, I will not be shaken. Psalm 16:8 (NASB1995) I recently posted a devotional entitled Fearless Faith, based upon the promise of Father God to hold us secure in His hands – that we need not fear anything or anyone. Today’s devotional […]

Unshakeable Faith