Why won't God heal my child? One of my greatest joys as a disability ministry pastor and church consultant is when I get the opportunity to work with other churches as they grow their disability ministry. On one consulting call, I spoke with a volunteer who started the ministry at her church because of her daughter who has a disability. The call was pleasant as we Continue Reading
Did you do that on purpose? “Did you do that on purpose?” Parents often ask this when they already know the answer – like when my kids wrote with permanent markers on the interior of my car, or when they cut the hair off a brand new doll. In these instances I knew they had done these things on purpose, but I asked the question because I was trying process what they had Continue Reading
Punishment? Okay, we get it. People born with disabilities are not an accident. But, if this is true and God knows about it, maybe even God did it. What’s up with that? Some people conclude that people born with disabilities are being punished. Or maybe their parents are being punished for something – perhaps that’s the reason. This might sound like a ridiculous Continue Reading
Whoops! Accidents are part of life. Some people are more accident-prone than others – I am one of them. And my children are every bit as accident-prone as me, to the point that several years ago I took out a special Accident Policy with Aflac. This has proven to be a great investment. My children over the past two years have broken two bones, had a concussion, and knocked out Continue Reading
Dream big - it sounds so cliché and fun, yet impossible at the same time... I don't know about you, but there are so many unfulfilled dreams in my heart that at times it is challenging to even consider the possibility of seeing them coming true. My mind often drifts to what could have been, what should have been, and what I would have done differently if I had previously Continue Reading
