God, my life is really hard some times — but you do not abandon me. Please Lord, I need your courage.
Read MoreThinking of the "Prodigal Brother" as the sibling of a child with special needs kind of breaks my heart. He acts as if he feels many of the same pressures.
Read MoreThe Boy isn't bound by his wheelchair -- he uses it as a tool to live life as fully as possible.
Read MoreThe Boy is "fearfully and wonderfully made." He is peculiar, indeed. And I wouldn't have it any other way.
Read MoreWe knew we were right, but hearing that little, insistent voice in our ears at every turn was confidence-shaking.
Read MoreThis is my tribe. They are my tribe by circumstance, and my tribe by inclination. So it would be silly if I didn’t let them be my tribe by choice.
Read MorePowerful video on the need for -- and impact of -- wheelchairs in the developing world.
Read MoreIs it right for me to hope that other people will donate so many of their resources to meet my family’s needs? I wonder ...
Read MoreDoesn’t matter if the damage is the result of a broken bone, broken relationship or broken promise. The hurt is real. And it demands a response.
Read MoreHow’s The Boy going to feel that great sense of accomplishment if he’s always closely supervised?
Read MoreHere's pretty terrific tool to help individuals, families, and churches identify their attitudes with people who have disabilities. And disability in general.
Read MoreAccommodations not only make experiences accessible to The Boy, they make The Boy accessible to the experiences.
Read More“Everyone always wonders, why would God do this to one of his children? I questioned that for a while,” Chuck says. But caring for Michael has given him an answer.
Read MoreThe Boy, like all of us, will find a way to use his unique combo of personality, gifts, and experience to do something worthwhile in his life.
Read MoreSo now that The Boy is 11, we’ve entered a whole new world. One involving hair product.
Read MoreThese kids in Haiti don’t deserve more because they have handicaps. They deserve more because they are created in God’s image. Just like The Boy. Just like me. And just like you.
Read MoreExcellent article and video from England's "Daily Telegraph" website.
Read MoreThings have been ramping up as The Boy moves closer to teenagerhood. He’s getting moodier, which apparently has little to do with CP. But what CP does bring into the equation is fewer emotional filters.
Read MoreNow that The Boy is 11, we can see that, emotionally, he wants to be independent. But at the same time, like any of us, if he can get someone else to do it for him …
Read More"Not everything is a problem that needs to be fixed. The Boy isn’t a problem that needs to be fixed."
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