Every household should have a copy of Treasuring God in Our Traditions by Noel Piper. Yes, there is a chapter on Christmas, which is very good and helpful. But I recommend it for other reasons.
Our cancer period had days when it was hard to pray with the children over something as simple as meals. So [...]
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Disability, Disease and Treasuring God
Posted in Book Commentary, Helpful things on December 6, 2009 | 3 Comments »
Please Respond Soon!
Posted in Helpful things on October 8, 2009 | Leave a Comment »
The event for mothers and the event for fathers of children with disabilities are both coming up soon. It would be helpful if you could contact the two coordinators if you plan on attending. If you’re not sure, still come if you can!
If you live outside of the Twin Cities area and cannot attend, consider [...]
God Uses Pastors Who Love their People to Create More People Who Love
Posted in Helpful things, commentary on October 6, 2009 | 2 Comments »
God has used certain couples in our lives to encourage us and build us up as a family to keep treasuring and trusting Jesus. Jan and Mark Lacher are such a couple. You might be familiar with Jan as she wrote the very helpful Creations of God Impacted by Disability that can found in our [...]
Helpful Things: Organizers
Posted in Helpful things, tagged organizers on September 25, 2009 | 1 Comment »
I’m speaking of the human kind, not the paper or digital variety.
Yesterday I posted a letter that Pastor John sent to Dianne and me just after Paul was born, where he sent a specific word of hope to us and also a call to the church to embrace this little boy as a gift.
On Tuesday [...]
Helpful Things: Pastors Who Love Their People
Posted in Helpful things, tagged taste and see on September 24, 2009 | 26 Comments »
It can be easy to think of Pastor John as DR. JOHN PIPER. But his heart is tuned primarily to being the pastor of a local church with real people who have real needs.
On July 4, 1995, our son arrived and we knew he would be blind as he had no eyes. On July 5, [...]
Helpful Things: Gift Cards
Posted in Helpful things, tagged gift cards, restaurant on September 23, 2009 | 1 Comment »
When Dianne was in active treatment for her cancer (chemo, surgery, radiation), we had an army of people providing things for us. God was doing an extraordinary thing for us, and we knew it and were (and still are!) very grateful that he provided so abundantly!
The most common thing was meals – and what meals [...]
Helpful Things: Mature, Wise, Christ-Exalting Veteran Parents
Posted in Helpful things on September 17, 2009 | 3 Comments »
Every church needs at least one couple who have been through long-term, intense suffering and who continue to praise God for his goodness in the midst of their hardships. Families that include a child or children with disabilities benefit greatly from the wisdom of parents who have been there – and are still standing. Just [...]
Special Event for Fathers of Children with Disabilities
Posted in Helpful things, Special Events, tagged fathers, grace church, kempton turner on September 14, 2009 | Leave a Comment »
Every man touched by disability in his family who is near the Twin Cities should plan on attending this free event on October 17.
Pastor Kempton Turner, a father with a disabled child, will again be the keynote speaker at a special breakfast event for fathers at Grace Church in Eden Prairie. It will be held [...]
Helpful Things – God-Centered Poetry: Part 2
Posted in Helpful things, tagged ecclesiastes 3, Helpful things, poetry, Sermons on September 4, 2009 | Leave a Comment »
Dianne’s post yesterday on Pastor John’s reading of a poem highlighted several things that are helpful for parents of children with disabilities:
We still long for and love beautiful things. The intensity and the chaos and feelings of being overwhelmed by everything that is associated with disability do not (entirely) crowd out our appreciation for soul-enriching [...]
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Why is something good in one situation, and bad in another?
Posted in Helpful things, commentary on December 10, 2009 | 2 Comments »
This is one of my favorite pictures with my two non-disabled boys, taken at Joni Camp near Detroit Lakes, MN in 2008.
They LOVED playing on the extra wheelchairs that were brought to camp. They were completely unafraid to try them out, attempted wheelchair basketball and baseball, and appreciated the skill some of the campers had [...]
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