I'll never forget the first real family vacation we ever took. Even though we often traveled to places near where we lived for long weekends, it wasn't until 2012 that we went to the beach for an entire week. Sky was 8, Alara was about 4, and I was pregnant with Abigail.  We often ask ourselves why it took nine years to go on a week long family...

Raising a special child is certainly very different from raising a typically functioning child. The special child’s needs, preferences, caring criteria, food, lifestyle, and wellbeing demand a higher level of commitment. In this present world, though there is a lot of help for disabled children, there is much little on the practical level. There...