Siblings of People with Disabilities
Heather DeBoer reflects on life with her sister Jess, who lives with severe multiple disabilities.
Everybody belongs. Everybody serves.
Heather DeBoer reflects on life with her sister Jess, who lives with severe multiple disabilities.
Would you like to connect with parents of children with disabilities who share a similar faith story? Sara Pot began a discussion on our forum page. I hope you'll post a comment on the forum too, especially if you are raising a child who has a disability.
It’s a national tragedy that we as a society in North America are throwing away human lives through abortion, and such a high percentage of babies with Down Syndrome.
Often when a child with a disability comes into a family, whether by birth or by adoption, the parents are not ready for the emotional, spiritual, and practical changes they must make to care for their new child well.
Here's a “wish list”, created by mothers of what they would find helpful for local churches to offer families who have children with special needs.
In these articles from Focus on the Family, Joe and Cindi Ferrini, who are parents of a child with disabilities.
This Focus on the Family article series describes itself like this: "Amid these stories from other parents, you'll find tips and tools in the areas of schooling, church, balancing the needs of your disabled child and the needs of your other children, coping when your circumstances have become too hard and encouragement in developing friendships."