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Walking the MS Walk - Surviving the Platitudes
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Let's embrace authenticity and face life's challenges. Walking the MS Walk. March 19, 2015. I walk because I can walk. 😉 and they needed to do a more detailed scan of my neck. A Wheelchair Ride closer to Diagnosis. I grasped that moment and filed it in my new if this illness is serious I might need this lesson for later file! The Joy of Not having a Brain Tumour! Walking After the MS Diagnosis. Sometimes it Takes More Strength to Sit Than to Stand. At the end of next month, I’ll be walking the last 113 ...
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Finding Hope When Hopes Are Crushed - Surviving the Platitudes
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Let's embrace authenticity and face life's challenges. Finding Hope When Hopes Are Crushed. September 9, 2014. The Challenges of Hope. Don’t give up hope, Some people say, but what does it mean to hope? Hope is one of my favourite words. I can’t imagine living without it, but sometimes hope can be the hardest thing to live with. How do you keep on hoping month after month when every cycle ends with gut-wrenching disappointment? Am I even allowed to ask that question? Biblical Examples of Infertility.
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The Lucky Ten Percent: What Matt Lauer Said
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The Lucky Ten Percent. Studies show that approximately 90% of women who receive a prenatal diagnosis of Down Syndrome choose to end their pregnancy. Our child is one of the lucky ten percent to be born. We want the world to know the blessing of raising a child with Down Syndrome. Then perhaps they will see that we are the lucky ten percent! Wednesday, February 6, 2013. What Matt Lauer Said. This Monday on The Today Show. Featured a segment highlighting a new prenatal test, the Materni21 Test. Joining our...
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The Advantages of the Suffering Servant | MINISTRY MOMENTS
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Insights on Ministering to Families in the Special Needs Community. Laquo; Church Absence In The Darkest Hours. The Advantages of the Suffering Servant. If there’s anything that has made me crazy over the years of leading a “disability” ministry, it has been hearing time and time again, “Oh, I would help, but I’m just so busy.” There’s no way to say this without seeming like a total jerk, so here goes. Find someone in this day and age who isn’t busy! 8221; As we reach out to another, despite our challeng...
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A Special Purposed Life: Does God Make Down syndrome?
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A Special Purposed Life. Thinking beyond special needs to my daughter's special purpose. Beyond Down syndrome, obstructive sleep apnea, heart problems, and asthma is Jaycee, my daughter, loved by her dad, her brother, me, and God. New to the page? A Special Purposed Life Defined. Wednesday, January 21, 2015. Does God Make Down syndrome? There are many great mysteries in this world. Why does an infant die? Why does a loved one gets diagnosed with a terminal illness? People who believe this say things like:.
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John M. Simmons My Valentine - John M. Simmons
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8212; Main Menu —. Amy’s Blog & Kitchen. Through Jack’s Eyes. Too Good For Facebook. To Sing Frogs Lite. To Sing Frogs Sections. The Marvelous Journey Home. Russia in a Parallel World. Nor Doth He Sleep. Amy’s Blog & Kitchen. Through Jack’s Eyes. Too Good For Facebook. To Sing Frogs Lite. To Sing Frogs Sections. The Marvelous Journey Home. Russia in a Parallel World. Nor Doth He Sleep. John M. Simmons. My wife felt cheated by God and by life in general. You would have been hard-pressed to argue. Over the...
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Comfort in the Midst of Chaos: Cindy Barclay
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Comfort in the Midst of Chaos. I’m Cindy, wife to Jeff for 34 years, and Mom to 7- Sarah, Kristin (in heaven), Noah, Micah, Joshua, Moriah, and Bethany, who has Down Syndrome. At this point in time, I’m also Nana (grandma) to 9… Woo Hoo! Jeff and I are also embarking on a new adventure of becoming foster parents to young adults with special needs. I’ve been a pastor’s wife for over 28 years, a home schooling mom for 30 years, but my most treasured role is being counted as a daughter of God. Having a Fron...
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Bridgit Smith – Do Something
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Filed in: Education Day. National Alliance on Mental Illness. National Suicide Prevention Lifeline. Write Love on Her Arms. Again, I say It’s time for us to do something! This time it is a well-known, beloved comedian and actor. Another family left in the wake, dealing with grief and asking why? A nation in mourning! Every news station has covered his death; social media is blown up with his pictures, quotes and movie clips. All of us join his family in their grief and ask why? And Freedom from Fear.
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Kempf Family Blog: Jigsaw Puzzle Fundraiser
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Do not be afraid, for I am with you; I will bring your children from the east and gather you from the west. -Isaiah 43. Here's how it works:. If you would like to donate, you have two options. You can mail cash or a check made out to either of us (email me if you need an address), or click the Donate button on our blog's home page to donate directly to our Paypal account. Thank you for thinking about it - your thoughts and prayers are so important to us! 12:39 PM, July 26, 2012. Such a neat idea! What a ...
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