Fridays from the Families

If I was a reader of this blog and could only pick one post to read a week, I would probably chose to read the guest post in the series Fridays from the Families. In each, an individuals with special needs and their family members write about what their experiences at church have been like and what they wish others at their church knew about special needs.

The list of posts in this series is below. Please email me - shannon@theworksofgoddisplayed.com - if you would be interested in joining us as a guest poster for this series!

• 9/2/11: Three posts linked in one place: Communion, the cry room, and funerals
• 8/19/11: Jeneil's post about unspoken prayer requests and her daughter Rhema's verbal limitations due to autism
• 8/12/11: Donna's post: Humans are human, even at church (the heartbreaking story of one family's rejection)
• 8/5/11: Becky's reflections on Vacation Bible School planning with special needs in mind
• 7/29/11: Kim's post about visiting churches when your child has an invisible disability
• 7/6/11: Laurie's post about trying church again 
• 7/1/11: A couple more interviews between John Knight and John Piper
• 6/24/11: Greg Lucas' post about salvation for his severely disabled son
• 6/17/11: Lucy's post about contributing to the body of Christ as an individual with a disability (hearing impairment)
• 6/3/11: My post with video of John Knight discussing God's sovereignty in light of his son's disabilities
• 5/27/11: My post about my experience at the intersection of worship and physical limitations from rheumatoid arthritis
• 5/20/11: Tammy's post: The Pressure to Abort and A Life Worth Living (Down syndrome)
• 5/13/11: Jenny's post about ministering to children with autism and their families
• 5/6/11: Amanda's post: Even angels need lip gloss (about how other children at church responded to her son, who has autism)
• 4/29/11: Becky's post about her son's adjustment when their church made building renovations 
• 4/22/11: The blog post that introduced the series