This past April, I was scheduled to be one of the many presenters who would have appeared at Key Ministry’s Inclusion Fusion Live 2020. Like all of my colleagues, I was heartbroken to hear the news that we would not be hosting the conference, due to concerns from the COVID-19 pandemic. One aspect of attending…
Last week James needed his hair cut. A simple enough task you might think, but in James’ case it is one of very many tasks that require a routine to be known, and more importantly rigorously followed, in every aspect. You see, James is autistic, has learning difficulties, epilepsy and anxiety disorder. Firstly, there is…
*The following is excerpted from an online article posted on EurekAlert. The ease of finding information on the internet is hurting students’ long-term retention and resulting in lower grades on exams, according to a Rutgers University-New Brunswick study. The study, published in the journal Educational Psychology, found that smartphones seem to be the culprit. Students…
Want to Get Stronger? When Daniel was just a young man, he decided to put God first. Every day, he prayed three times a day (and probably more). Daniel was a very important man and probably had many responsibilities, but he made praying his priority. A priority is something that is very important to you….
When life is not as it should be, whether the cause is a global pandemic or a child’s diagnosis, we have a choice to make. As our hearts break and our faith is tested, we have to decide to respond from either a short term or long term perspective. In 1959 my parents were in…
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We have all had that little voice of doubt in our heads. Sometimes it is about ourselves, sometimes it’s about our kids. Sometimes it sits on repeat and seems to attempt to create a new transcript in our head. It’s still there, though. Sometimes, the voice is benign. More often though, at least for me,…
Father in heaven, You are holy. Your ways are as mysterious as ever. Disability and illness have turned my family and life upside down. And then there was a pandemic. I am watching people argue, chafe, get sick, get well and get sick again. As many around us are running back to “normal,” my family…
“I’m struggling with comparison. It is eating me alive and all I can think about. Everywhere I turn I find my mind wandering to who I’m not, what I don’t look like, what I don’t have. Can you give me advice?” I receive texts like this all the time. Whether you’ve sent a text like…
*The following is excerpted from an online article posted on MedicalXpress. Older teenagers may be setting a course for lifelong obesity through inactivity and poor diets, according to a new study. Scientists at the University of Reading say the findings add to the growing evidence showing radical changes are needed to influence the health and diet…