After the Crisis: Parenting in Times of Peace
As the parent of a medically-complicated child, or a child with greater needs than most, we go through seasons where things are intense.
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Kimberly Wyse
Jun 18, 20193 min read
What Do My Children See?
Thinking through the messages we send our children about worshiping God.
Kimberly Wyse
Apr 21, 20193 min read
The Lucky Few
When Redmond had been home from the hospital for 10 short days, we found ourselves back in the ICU with him.
Kimberly Wyse
Feb 25, 20193 min read
Be The Change
Setting healthy boundaries may be the hardest relational thing we ever do, but it’s also one of the most loving things we do.
Kimberly Wyse
Feb 22, 20194 min read
Coping When Our Plans are Frustrated and Torn Apart
Plans. I’m beginning to wonder why I bother to make them at all.
Kimberly Wyse
Feb 14, 20193 min read
To the Mom Whose Baby Just Received a Down Syndrome Diagnosis
When I found out my son had Down syndrome, I was in shock. It felt like the whole world went dark and my life was over.
Kimberly Wyse
Jan 24, 20194 min read
Lord, Have Mercy: A Response to the new New York State Abortion Bill
I was warned every time of the high, higher, and highest likelihood of birth defects in my babies.
Kimberly Wyse
Oct 26, 20184 min read
That Time I Didn't Fail...
My kindergartener is a little like her mommy. Before school started, my husband and I agreed that we wouldn’t come down on her too hard...
Kimberly Wyse
Sep 23, 20183 min read
Will God Give You More Than You Can Bear?
When I was trying to wrap my mind around the words I’d been told about my newborn son, it was more than I could bear.
Kimberly Wyse
Sep 10, 20189 min read
Did God Give My Child Down Syndrome?
My Dad used to love to “tackle the waves” with me when I was a kid.
Kimberly Wyse
Sep 5, 20188 min read
I Didn’t Know it Would be This Hard to be a Mother
I knew there would be hard days, but I had no idea just how far beyond myself those days would take me.
Kimberly Wyse
Aug 23, 20185 min read
When a Special Needs Mom Sends her Typical Daughter to Kindergarten
It’s not just that she’s old enough to go to kindergarten, but it’s all the things that I feel like I’ve missed.
Kimberly Wyse
May 27, 201813 min read
I’ve Been the One Breaking
My son has been the one in the hospital. But I've been the one breaking.
Kimberly Wyse
May 7, 201810 min read
My Pride is Sore
When I did my internship in 2005 with the women’s minister at a large, urban church, I asked her for some book recommendations.
Kimberly Wyse
Apr 2, 20182 min read
Dear Mom, Just Breathe
Through those last few days of laboring to learn crisis care for a baby, I constantly reminded myself to breathe.
Kimberly Wyse
Mar 19, 20185 min read
Heroes
I’ll never forget my shock on that first day in the NICU with Redmond
Kimberly Wyse
Mar 14, 20185 min read
Scars are Souvenirs You Never Lose
My goodness, do I have some scars today.
Kimberly Wyse
Mar 8, 20187 min read
The Miracle
One year ago this week was the most terrifying and awful time in my life.
Kimberly Wyse
Feb 3, 20184 min read
Feeding the Baby, Part 2: We’re FREE
My son, Redmond, is 11-months old and thriving.
Kimberly Wyse
Feb 1, 20186 min read
We've Moved: Reflections on World Down Syndrome Day
There’s a famous poem about Down syndrome called “Welcome to Holland.”
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