Perspective

by Alice

Encouragement for moms of uniquely abled children.

Recent Posts

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The kindness of a stranger
When my son was young he had an intense dislike of hospitals. To such an extent he wouldn’t even step foot inside a building that resembled one. This was a particular challenge if one of his specialists...
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Working out the knots
For many years I’ve been dealing with tingling in my arms and legs. It started on my left side but eventually affected the right. My arms and legs were in a constant state of pins and needles. It got to...
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Friends
When the neonatologist told my husband and I our unborn baby may have a disability, we were shocked. It was supposed to be a routine ultrasound appointment. That was it. Neither of us had any inkling it...
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Responding to sin and punishment
I had different people tell me my son’s disability was due to my sin. For clarity, I’m going to refer to them as Dazed and Confused throughout this post.   When they shared their newsflash with...
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Is my child's disability a result of my sin?
Is our child’s disability a result of parental sin? Surprisingly enough, many people believe this statement to be true. To be clear, I’m talking specifically about children born with a disability. Not...
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Uniquely Christina
The last several posts dealt with the mom (Patty), and the older sister (Catherine). But I never talked about the person whose life changed the most due to her illness and it’s time to get to know...
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Conversations with Catherine
Catherine is Patty’s oldest daughter (you can read more about Patty, here, here and here) and I was beyond thrilled when she agreed to have a chat with me. I’m always curious about the perspective of the...

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