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Posted by Annie Beth on Mar 27, 2012

The Naked Face Project: Dressing Differently Because of Disability

The ladies who started The Naked Face Project decided not to wear extremely “feminine” clothes during the 60 day project. And by that, I don’t meant they weren’t wearing anything pink or that they were swapping out their skirts for bow ties. For these ladies, the project meant ditching their stiletto heels and impractical items of dress, wearing only comfortable...

Posted by Christie on Mar 23, 2012

What’s In a Name?

In October 2009 we welcomed our son, Luke, into the world. He was born with Spina Bifida, hydrocephalous, chiari malformation, and a large Syrnix. When we first found out about the addition of our new baby boy we did some extensive review of names and researched each of those names to see what type of character they were in the Bible. What strengths and weakness did each name carry? Did we know anyone with...

Posted by Annie Beth on Mar 22, 2012

The Naked Face Project: My Facebook Response on Dress

This post is a Facebook response I posted to answer some of the questions I was fielding from people that see me in real life. They noticed I was dressing differently and were wondering why… I’m going to try to make this the short version of the story, because I plan on writing about it in depth on Signposts Ministries. Some people have heard that I am participating in The Naked Face...

Posted by Caroline on Mar 21, 2012

Ten Marriage Tips from a Veteran

Yesterday I shared a bit about fighting for your marriage, instead of fighting in it. I also mentioned that the Women’s Bible Study I attend had a special guest a few weeks ago. Our lesson that week was about the power of covenant, and our guest, who has been married for over fifty years, shared her top ten tips for how to make your marriage a success. Some of these are specifically geared toward...

Posted by Caroline on Mar 21, 2012

World Down Syndrome Day and Other News

Sweet Stuff is a special feature in the Signposts Community. Here we share stories from around the world that are good news for the disability community. If you have a story you’d like to share, please email us at info@signpostsministries.org. March 21st is World Down Syndrome Day, and this year, CoorDown, the event’s flagship organization is making a point by putting new faces in...

Posted by Caroline on Mar 20, 2012

Fighting For Your Marriage (Not In It)

Annie Beth recently asked me if I might be willing to respond to the concern of a mother who’d written in to a Spina Bifida Support Group. She and her husband were “fighting all the time” and having a hard time dealing with a new diagnosis in addition to her daughter’s Spina Bifida. After writing her a message that I hope was an encouragement, I decided to take some time thinking...

Posted by Hugh on Mar 15, 2012

Being Happy!

Peter, my son who has autism, has taught me a lot about being happy. He is happy almost all the time. He is happy when he goes to the store. He is up and dancing whenever there’s any music. He laughs at almost everything. He simply feels good and enjoys himself. Too often I find myself in the “Peter, be quiet… Peter, calm down… Peter, stop…” mode. Since he’s happy, I think...

Posted by Annie Beth on Mar 13, 2012

The Fabric of Our Lives: What Families With Special Needs (And Their Friends) Need To Know

“The touch, the feel of cotton…..the faaaaabric of our lives.” So goes an old cotton commercial. The idea here is that we are all united by our common use of cotton in multiple areas of life. My cotton may have come from Wal-Mart, yours may be Land’s End Pima, but hey- we all use cotton. Not too long ago, Caroline posted on her personal blog about a New York Times article that...