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To help or not to help, that is the question!

A commonly asked questions that we hear from friends who don’t have a child with a disability is, “Should we offer to help someone when their disabled child has a need, or will offering help offend the parents?”  We generally know how we would answer that question, but this is an individual decision.  We would love to hear some feedback on this, as we think this topic might provide for an interesting conversation! Because Mary is non-verbal, she often tries to communicate her wishes and desires through her behavior, more [...]

By |2018-10-11T15:46:54-05:00October 11th, 2018|help, perspective, teamwork, thankful, Uncategorized|Comments Off on To help or not to help, that is the question!
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#6

This past summer, we had the opportunity to speak at several Joni and Friends Camps.  This camp was started by the ministry of Joni Eareckson Tada and is for families that are affected by disability. (We encourage you to check out these nationwide camps via this LINK).  We shared things that God has taught us and things we wish someone would have told us when we were first married.  Every camp has its own unique personality, but certain items always generated a lot of discussion.  Perhaps, one of our most controversial [...]

By |2018-10-03T20:53:49-05:00October 3rd, 2018|perspective, priorities, teamwork, Uncategorized|Comments Off on #6
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Mission: Possible

Forgiveness; probably one of the most powerful, yet difficult obstacles in our lives.  We cannot underestimate how important forgiveness is to our faith walk, our relationships, and our overall health; truly a juggernaut in our lives with the potential to heal or destroy.  Too often we hold onto our resentment as if by not forgiving someone, we are getting even with them or returning a hurt. But being unwilling to forgive always ends up hurting the offended, not the offender.  Corrie ten Boom, who was a Nazi concentration camp survivor [...]

By |2018-08-30T06:47:47-05:00August 30th, 2018|forgiveness, General, perspective, Uncategorized|2 Comments
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Pursuit of Perfektion

Everywhere you look, we seem to be enticed by the possibility of perfection.  Eharmony.com can find you the perfect mate.  A certain facial cream provides perfect skin.   Liposuction can help you get the perfect body.  “Cosmo” can tell you how to have perfect sex.  I even saw an advertisement for a prep course that would help you get a perfect score on your SATs!  We are surrounded by these messages that tell us that perfection is obtainable and therefore we ought to pursue it.  Well, I believe that perfection is [...]

By |2018-08-16T21:46:06-05:00August 16th, 2018|General, perspective, Uncategorized|2 Comments
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