As a home schooling mom of six children, with my oldest being 21, I have had many experiences through our educational and spiritual journey over our entire home school happenings. I really thought I was flexible enough and experienced enough to handle straight-on whatever came our way. I was not, however, prepared for what happened…
Special Needs Children
The Texas Department of Aging and Disability Services (DADS) determined that a member family’s son had received services during “normal school hours,” which would render them ineligible for reimbursement. Read the letter.
“What does God look like?” Young children without the capacity for abstract thinking often ask this question as they struggle to understand our spiritual commentary on life. Some people think God resembles Reb Tevye and his friends in Fiddler on the Roof—fiftyish or older, long beard, Yiddish accent. Others imagine a celestial Santa Claus, always…
Parents with special needs children often ask, “Can I homeschool my child?” The answer to that question is, yes, in Texas there is no distinction between special needs children and typical children. Special needs children do not have to attend public school. Many families find that these children receive more individualized attention and advance more…
Though I wrote this with families of special needs children in mind, the thought occurs to me that maybe there are others who could use some laughter as well. Perhaps your child is not one who has special needs, but part of God’s specific plan for him was to bring joy and laughter into your…
