Special Needs Parenting

Mar 6
2 min

The Impact of Trauma

Trauma. I think my therapist said it best. “Trauma is like a bomb.” Indeed. A bomb that goes off right in the middle of life— leaving nothing untouched. M...

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Sarah Lango

Jan 14
2 min

Today I Laid Down My Child's Healing

Recently I laid down my child’s healing. I just let it go. *hold your judgment here* Something strange happened over the last few months. It started with st...

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Sarah Lango

Sep 6, 2019
3 min

Special Needs Community-- I See You

Some days I wish I had never stepped foot on this journey. Some days I wish my eyes had never gazed upon this hidden road in all it’s winding ways. Some days...

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Sarah Lango

Aug 7, 2019
3 min

No, It Won't Be Okay-- But Yes, It Will

“It will be okay“— I’ve caught some flack for sharing these words with other mommas on this medically complex journey. And I get it. So today, as I sit here ...

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Sarah Lango

Jul 23, 2019
2 min

We Don't Talk About Her Future-- the lament of a medical fragile mom

We don’t talk about her future. Not much anyways. It’s kinda odd really, when I put it in writing. There is this unspoken thing we do. Where I know we know. ...

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Sarah Lango

Jul 2, 2019
3 min

Lord, Just Get Me Through The Storm

“Lord, just get me through this storm.” I found myself driving— alone, in the middle of a place I knew nothing about, with the wind and rain beating against ...

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Sarah Lango

Jun 14, 2019
2 min

Dear Parent of an Un-well child: It's Not Your Fault

To the parent of an un-well child-- It’s not your fault— This is what I deeply and desperately want you to know: If your child is sick, or suffering, or stru...

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Sarah Lango

May 29, 2019
3 min

When Someone with your child's diagnosis passes away

Something really interesting happens when you observe a child die from the same catastrophic diagnosis that your child has. Something really heart-wrenchingl...

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Sarah Lango

May 20, 2019
2 min

How to stop dehumanizing those with Special Needs & Disabilities

As parents of special needs kiddos we recognize that our kids are different. Maybe they process the world around them differently. Perhaps their emotions com...

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Sarah Lango

May 8, 2019
4 min

Have you ever wanted to walk away from God?

I stood there helplessly watching as they loaded my baby who was currently seizing into the helicopter. It had been over an hour. She had received multiple m...

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Sarah Lango

Apr 16, 2019
2 min

To the ones who truly See Us on this Medically Complex Journey

When you live in a medically fragile scenario for an ongoing amount of time, it is easy to begin to feel invisible. Your world is suddenly drastically change...

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Sarah Lango

Apr 11, 2019
3 min

How to See God in the Darkness

“The LORD is my shepherd, I lack nothing. He makes me lie down in green pastures, he leads me beside quiet waters, he refreshes my soul. Psalm 23:1-2 For mos...

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Sarah Lango

Apr 8, 2019
2 min

To the Mom who just received her child's hard medical diagnosis

The day I received my daughters official medical diagnosis is one that will forever stand out in my mind. We had just returned home from running an errand wh...

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Sarah Lango

Mar 12, 2019
3 min

Finding Purpose in Your Pain

I’ll never forget the moment when someone said words intended to ease pain, but instead it felt more painful. In the thick of my hard place, when I was unsur...

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Sarah Lango

Feb 28, 2019
4 min

When Your Child Has a Progressive Illness: Finding the Middle Ground Between Hope & Heartache

Every motherhood journey requires some amount of balance. BUT, this journey has taken balance to a whole new level. I feel as if I spend most of my days walk...

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Sarah Lango

Feb 4, 2019
1 min

I Chose Faith: A Mothers Journey Finding Hope

I’ll never forget that day. The one that changed my life forever. The day when it all got REAL, if you know what I mean? My faith could no longer be just a b...

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Sarah Lango

Jan 28, 2019
4 min

Why hasn't God healed my child?

I had read this particular Scripture before, I’m certain. But this time was different. As I read, one specific verse jumped out at me. It was under the headi...

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Sarah Lango

Nov 26, 2018
3 min

Surrendering Bedtime: The Perspective of a Special Needs Mom

Bedtime. It seems like a pretty simple concept. One that takes place every single day. Yet, when you parent a medically complex child, every bedtime can feel...

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Sarah Lango

Nov 21, 2018
1 min

True Thanksgiving from the perspective of a special needs Mom

We have a tendency as human beings to equate Thanksgiving with a good life. Gratitude becomes situational, rather than intentional. But, as the momma to a me...

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Sarah Lango

Nov 7, 2018
3 min

The apology of a Special Needs Mom

Parenting a medically fragile child means taking certain precautions. Many children with special needs also have compromised immune systems or can come with ...

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Hope & Help for the Special Needs Mama

The Impact of Trauma

Today I Laid Down My Child's Healing

Special Needs Community-- I See You

No, It Won't Be Okay-- But Yes, It Will

We Don't Talk About Her Future-- the lament of a medical fragile mom

Lord, Just Get Me Through The Storm

Dear Parent of an Un-well child: It's Not Your Fault

When Someone with your child's diagnosis passes away

How to stop dehumanizing those with Special Needs & Disabilities

Have you ever wanted to walk away from God?

To the ones who truly See Us on this Medically Complex Journey

How to See God in the Darkness

To the Mom who just received her child's hard medical diagnosis

Finding Purpose in Your Pain

When Your Child Has a Progressive Illness: Finding the Middle Ground Between Hope & Heartache

I Chose Faith: A Mothers Journey Finding Hope

Why hasn't God healed my child?

Surrendering Bedtime: The Perspective of a Special Needs Mom

True Thanksgiving from the perspective of a special needs Mom

The apology of a Special Needs Mom

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