Special Needs, Special Challenges

Posted on October 23, 2008 
Filed Under Fathering, Focus on the Family, Parenting, Personal, Physical Health, Spiritual Life

In recent weeks, the Focus on the Family radio program has featured several stories about special needs children. I have been moved to tears at several points in those conversations, feeling the pain and identifying with the many challenges of parenting a child with physical, cognitive, and/or emotional difficulties.

Our son has been a wonderful blessing to our family, and I cannot imagine life without his presence in our home. Yet, there are days when we wonder how in the world we will keep on going…exhausted, feeling alone, being unable to give him - and our other children - what is really needed.

If you have tough times as a parent of a special needs child, check out this helpful article. It isn’t overly new or exceptionally insightful, but the encouragement you’ll receive from this piece will surely boost your spirits today.

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3 Responses to “Special Needs, Special Challenges”

  1. LeeAnn on October 28th, 2008 3:28 pm

    I am a single Christian mom who has 3 children all with special needs. They are all different one has physical disabilities, my oldest have mental illness. I continue to seek God daily for help. I love my children dearly and they are all a blessing. At times I do not understand the ways of God but I know He hears my prayers and gives me strength for each day. I love the Lord with all my heart and my children know Him. I struggle with seeing them suffer and I ask for prayer for my times of being overwelmed. God bless you.

  2. A. Noe on October 30th, 2008 1:57 pm

    This is a great blog. Please contiune this. Also check out Joni and Friends of CA. They have support group for families with children and adult children with disablities.

  3. Emily on November 4th, 2008 6:55 am

    I am Emily,I’m a grandmother on the 3/9/08 my beloved grandson Duke, passed away with acute renal failure. Duke was a autistic young man with severe learning difficulties,he needs 24/7 one to one supervision and care.He did not understand what was happening around him,he has no communication,therfore, as always I have to do everything for Duke.My daughter who was Duke’s mother did not want to know, or have any thing to do with him, and his dad disapered from his life when he was couple mths old.For the 19 yrs of his life God gave me all that was needed to cares for him.When he passed I though my life finished.I asked the Lord, how can I go in life without Duke, 4 of my 5 children forsook me over the yrs.I did my best for them and the rest of grand children,but Duke needed more,I did not know the this pain of Duke’s death was so painful,I am always crying, and asking myself all the questions, did I missed seeing something that would saved Duke’s life.God answered all my prayers,no when man on earth have done their best not even the angels in Heaven can do better.I thank the Lord for the love and togetherness I shared. with Duke will make me strong.I realize that my time together, with Duke no matter how long or short, was meant to be.and that I was blessed to have such a precious gift of love in my life.

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