I was totally unprepared and very devastated when I learned of my firstborn’s special needs. I didn’t know how to take care of a child with Down syndrome and a heart disease and I ached for her and what she would endure in life as a result of her disability. Despite her diagnosis, I looked at Brenda and saw beauty and perfection. She was a beautiful and precious bundle of joy, a gift from God that was simultaneously bitter and…..
Growing up on a farmland in a small community where everyone knew each other and shared generously with one another never prepared me for the harsh realities of life in the big wide world. Twenty years ago when I ventured out on my own and found myself pregnant and alone in a foreign country, then homeless with a one-month-old infant who was diagnosed with Down syndrome and a heart disease at birth, I was suddenly plunged into a world I…..
“Does Jesus hear and answer us when we pray?” This question popped up in Bible Study one Sunday morning. My immediate response was, “Yes, He does!” Having seen Jesus in many visions over the preceding three years and receiving answers to my many prayers, I couldn’t possibly respond any other way. Then suddenly, like a bolt of lightning, a fellow believer hit me with two very thought-provoking questions. “It is easy for you to say yes, He does, because you…..