Join us at Signposts Ministries as we share encouraging posts for parents. Christian reflection, educational content, and funny stories are mixed together on these pages just as these different aspects of parenting special needs children get mixed together in our real lives.
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...
World Down Syndrome Day and Other News
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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...
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...
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...
Community Question: How does your church handle people with special needs?
We'd like to start doing a regular feature called "Community Question". This will be a question that we pose to the Signposts Community from the Signposts Community. You can post questions on our facebook page, or email us directly at info@signpostsministries.org. And...
Where Does the Time Go?
It seems like parents dealing with disabilities always have too little time. In addition to the normal demands of life concerning job, home, and family, parents are given additional responsibilities for appointments, therapies, arranging and providing care. On the...
Are You An Over-Achiever?
As I begin thinking about this month’s writing, I thought about the fact that it was February, the love month. Should I write about love? I was pondering this idea when God seemed to be clearly telling me, nope, Love is truly important, as it is my greatest...
The Naked Face Project, Disability, and God
If you are from the Charlotte, NC area, you may have heard of The Naked Face Project. This experiment is being headed up by two women in different stages of life. One is a young married woman expecting her first child and the other an older single mom of teens. (One...
Love One Another and Seek Ye First
Love one another… Sometimes this one...