by John Fela | Aug 25, 2020 | Church, Holidays, Parenting, Special Needs Ministry
As you busily plan your holiday celebrations this and every year, what do you consider to be the most critical? How to plan for the many relatives that you’ll visit with, and the gifts that all of them will require? The food to make, buy, and consume? Maybe that...
by John Fela | Aug 24, 2020 | Church, Holidays, Hope and Faith, Key Ministry
One of the greatest struggles that Christian parents of special needs children deal with is finding and maintaining a church home in which their child is welcomed, supported and included in the life and community of the church. This is also the mission of many faith...
by John Fela | Aug 12, 2020 | Holidays, Parenting
I would like to start this piece by wishing everyone a very Happy New Year. I would like to continue this piece by saying that I am no fan of new year’s resolutions, or lists of resolutions, or actually most lists, at least in blog format (my wife’s to do lists are of...
by John Fela | Aug 12, 2020 | Holidays, Hope and Faith, Medical, Parenting
I have always loved the month of April, and for lots of good reasons actually. First off, it is my birthday month, which is always fun, the beginning of spring (or fake spring as we Chicagoans like to say), and the month in which two very special holidays usually take...
by John Fela | Aug 10, 2020 | Holidays, Parenting
I grew up in a large family. A very large, loud, boisterous family. Not my immediate family mind you, as I was an only child, but rather, my extended family. This included all of my aunts, uncles, and millions of first, second (and sometimes) third cousins that I...
