Meet Rebecca- Our First SpM Affiliated Missionary!
We are happy to introduce Ms. Rebecca Opetsi Alitsi! Rebecca will be working as a missionary in Tanzania on a short term basis. Below is a brief summary of all her prior accomplishments, written by missionary Pam Follett: Ms. Alitsi is a remarkable Kenyan...
Peer Helper Model: How Signposts Can Help Your Church, School, Club, or Playgroup
Is your church, school, club, or playgroup struggling with how to best integrate children with special needs into worship, classroom, or play time? Many individuals and organizations have the desire to integrate those with special needs into their activities, but are...
Tune Your Ears
The verses that begin Proverbs 2 are a familiar encouragement to me: (from the NKJV, v. 1 - 5) My son, if you receive my words, And treasure my commands within you, So that you incline your ear to wisdom, And apply your heart to understanding; Yes, if you cry...
Sharing the Christmas story with People who are Nonverbal
Obviously we want our loved ones to understand Christmas. This becomes more complicated when a person has limited communication abilities. It wasn't very long ago that psychologists were insisting that it was impossible for people to understand anything significantly...
Mabel’s Story (Part Two)
Before I tell you more about Mabel, let me first introduce our older children. Nora is...
How To Get Your Child To Eat Liver
How do you get your child to eat liver? It's simple. Hide it in their chili. We all know the health benefits of liver. Liver has high levels of iron, which is why its consumption is often recommended to help prevent anemia. Liver is also a good source of vitamin A...
Gummy Bears For Dinner?
I am not going to use this verse as an admonition for you to "be good little boys and girls- God is...
Introducing Ramee, and Mabel’s Story
Signposts is very excited to introduce the newest addition to our team today! Ramee Larson is the newest author at SPM. Ramee loves to write, loves photography, and loves God. She and her high school sweetheart live in Illinois with their three redheads. Ramee...
Share Your Story
We're introducing a new feature here at Signposts, and we believe it is a great opportunity to be a blessing to many. Our heart is to create a home here, for the encouragement and support of people with special needs or chronic health problems and their families. And...
Vital Card: Vital Information For Critical Times
Some of us, like my husband, are very computer savvy. Some of us are not. (I won't name any names here.) For those of you who are not exactly good with those things called "spreadsheets," "templates," "images," and "word processing programs," Vital Card may be the...