Approaching Lent As A Special Needs Mom, by Andi Sligh
Every year at this time I see lots of articles on blogs and Catholic sites with titles like “25 Things You Can Give Up for Lent” or...
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Accepting the Gift
- Feb 25
- 3 min
A Normal Life? My Son's Journey With Autistic Self-Awareness, by Rachel Fusselman
“I believe your son has autism.” I was so busy wrestling kids in the pediatrician’s office that day that the words didn’t sink in. I...
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Accepting the Gift
- Feb 18
- 3 min
The Unseen Power of Thinking Differently, by Andi Sligh
When my son was first introduced to basic addition facts, my husband opted to do some visual practice with him one day. He held up one...
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Accepting the Gift
- Feb 11
- 3 min
Even If, by Annamarie Adkins
This May, it will be five years since we went to Lourdes. By “we,” I mean my daughter, my son and myself. But “we” also includes the...
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Accepting the Gift
- Feb 7
- 3 min
Breathing Grace Into Ordinary Time, by Colleen Pressprich
I am ready for Ordinary Time this year. Ready for the slow and steady progress that leads to a deeper relationship with God. Ready for...
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Accepting the Gift
- Feb 2
- 4 min
With Our Sons In The Temple, by Andi Sligh
Today is Candlemas, the Feast of the Presentation of the Lord, which celebrates how Jesus was presented to God in the Temple in...
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Accepting the Gift
- Jan 31
- 3 min
Five Things I Do For Self-Care, by Kate Anderson
My self-care used to be non-existent. Having children, especially kids with additional needs, means my focus is always on them. Taking...
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Accepting the Gift
- Jan 26
- 3 min
Lectio Divina With Special Needs Kids, by Colleen Pressprich
We sat together, curled up in the big armchair, her head snuggled up in the crook of my arm. She had had a tough day, a tough week...
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Accepting the Gift
- Jan 21
- 2 min
If You're A Special Needs Mom, You March For Life Every Day, by Andi Sligh
My son was still a baby when the news broke that prenatal blood tests to detect Down syndrome were hitting the market (and yes, I do mean...
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Accepting the Gift
- Jan 17
- 3 min
Ignatian Discernment in Medical Decisions, by Christy Wilkens
If there’s one thing parents of special needs kids encounter more frequently than most other people on the planet, it’s decision-making....
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Accepting the Gift
- Jan 12
- 3 min
A New Baptism: The Eyes of a Special Needs Parent, by Rachel Fussleman
“I, the LORD, have called you for the victory of justice, I have grasped you by the hand; I formed you, and set you as a covenant of the...
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Accepting the Gift
- Jan 5
- 3 min
Have a Special Child? Mary Can Relate, by Andi Sligh
I’ve been doing this “special needs parenting” thing for almost two decades. Nineteen years ago last week, my daughter was born...
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Kelly Mantoan
- Jan 3
- 2 min
The Accepting the Gift Home-Based Religious Education Curriculum
Since starting Accepting the Gift as a one day conference in 2019, I am always on the lookout for ways to better serve Catholic special...
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Accepting the Gift
- Dec 27, 2021
- 3 min
A Few of My Favorite Things: When Expected Things Become Big Victories, by Rachel Fusselman
Young, naïve, and stubborn. Those were the words that described me when I walked through the door of our two-bedroom apartment, holding...
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Accepting the Gift
- Dec 20, 2021
- 3 min
What About Mom?, by Annamarie Adkins
Jesus said many times and in many ways that the last shall be first and the first shall be last. Whenever I hear that Gospel, I am a bit...
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Accepting the Gift
- Dec 17, 2021
- 3 min
What Can Zechariah's Silence Teach Me As a Special Needs Mom?, by Andi Sligh
I traveled with my daughter this past weekend for her to compete in a wheelchair tennis tournament. After years of swimming (and other...
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Kelly Mantoan
- Dec 8, 2021
- 3 min
Marriage Help From A Mom Who Gets It
Monica Herber is a Certified Life & Marriage Coach as well as a special needs mom. She brings her own knowledge and personal experience...
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Accepting the Gift
- Dec 3, 2021
- 3 min
Called to be Friends of Jesus, by Christy Wilkens
As he does each year, Pope Francis has released a message for the faithful in honor of the UN’s International Day of Persons with...
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Accepting the Gift
- Nov 27, 2021
- 2 min
Holding Things Loosely During Advent, by Colleen Pressprich
Advent is almost upon us. A fresh start, a new beginning, a chance to get myself out of the liturgical living rut I have inevitably...
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Accepting the Gift
- Nov 22, 2021
- 3 min
So, How Are the Other Children? by Annamarie Adkins
If you’re reading this, chances are that you have a child with challenges. Those challenges might be classified as “special needs,”...
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