Weekday Reflection: What Special-Needs Parenting Is

Read: "Having a child with special medical needs is ... hard. And rewarding. Faith stretching and future blurring. Utterly challenging and relationship deepening. Scary and full of unknowns. Dream altering and hope holding. Always different yet full of new normals. Beautiful and amazing." -- From the post Holding Out Hope on the blog MckMama

Reflect: How would I describe having a child with special needs? Am I able to appreciate the "new normals," the "beautiful and amazing"?

Respond: Right now, think of ten words or phrases you would use to describe your experience as the parent of a child with special needs, and share them in the comments here.

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