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In honor of Mother’s Day, we wanted to celebrate the special needs moms who make daily sacrifices, day-in-and-day-out, behind the scenes as you care for your children. You truly are OUR heroes.  We wish we could shower you all with flowers this Mother’s Day but that doesn’t fit our budget as pastors ;) Instead, we want to offer you 10 Words of Wisdom as you embark on your special needs journey.  HAPPY MOTHER’S DAY Full Spectrum Parent is a part of the Christian Parenting Podcast Network. To find practical and spiritual guidance to help you grow into the perfectly imperfect parent you want to be visit www.ChristianParenting.org

Moms, sometimes we are overwhelmed because we don’t know what to do or we are on our last leg trying to just make it through the day without feeling like no one understands. When you have a diagnosed or undiagnosed child with special needs that feeling can be amplified. I sat down with Life Strategist and Advocate for Special Needs Moms on Managing Life and Business with a Special Needs Child and steps you can implement into your daily life to create flow.Support this podcast at — https://redcircle.com/unapologetically-mommyhood/donations

Episode 1 – Scouting with Special Needs Sandy and I had a great discussion about helping scouts with Autism and a wide variety of other special needs.  Sandy went over the resources available to help units integrate these scouts into their program. We also talked about how to start a Scouting with Special Needs (or Disabilities ... Read more

How can special needs planning positively change your family’s life when you have a child or children with a disability? It really depends on their needs, so map out the plan for them. In this episode of the Finance for Physicians Podcast, Daniel Wrenne talks about the basics of special needs planning and available tools. Topics Discussed: Worst Case Scenario: Unexpected death or disability FAQs: Who is going to take care of my child or adult with a disability? How will they know how to take care of my child with a disability? Will my child have enough financial support for lifetime care? How do I save for my child with a disability? Tools: Will is a legal document that names a guardian and outlines care needs Letter of Intent (LOI): Document that outlines key components of care Special Needs Trust: Direct funds to child’s care; get government benefits Change beneficiary designations to reflect the special needs plan Communicate plan with identified and designated beneficiaries Create ABLE account to save for qualified expenses for disabled children Links: Letter of Intent (LOI) Template Contact Finance for Physicians Finance for Physicians