“We were crushed and overwhelmed beyond our ability to endure, and we thought we would never live through it. In fact, we expected to die. But as a result, we stopped relying on ourselves and learned to rely only on God, who raises the dead. And he did rescue us from mortal danger, and he will continue to rescue us. We have placed our confidence in him, and he will continue to rescue us.” 2 Cor. 1:8–10 NLT

To the Parent of a Special Needs Child..

Special needs parenting can prove to be a challenge. For example, one early summer day my husband suggested we take the boys on a vacation to the beach. Inside I cringed. It sounded terrible. I envisioned chasing two little boys, ages two and four, both with speech and gross motor delays and sensory processing issues, around a beach. Oh yeah, and they both freak out if they get water in their faces.

Did my dear husband realize there’d be a lot of water to get in little faces at the beach and the pool?

I thought he was crazy, and I told him so. But with all the struggles of parenting two young children with special needs, I was experiencing anxiety, both my husband and I struggled with bouts of depression, and we were arguing quite a bit in our marriage.

After much discussion we decided a beach vacation could be a good thing for our whole family.