Welcome to the Walk Right In Ministries blog!
Walk Right In Ministries’ co-founder Lisa Jamieson is the primary contributor to the WRIM blog. She also serves on the writing team for Key Ministry and regularly contributes articles to their popular special needs parenting blog and the Church4EveryChild blog. You can also visit Lisa’s personal blog at lisamjamieson.org. We trust you will find encouragement, insight, hope, and many useful articles with the following like-minded organizations as well:
Connected Families
Emily Colson
Joni & Friends
Key Ministry
Alex Jamieson
Lisa Jamieson
Reframing Ministries
Catch up on the WRIM blog here!
Communication: The Avenue to Connection
What if we took this time, while many of us are stuck in our homes, to reconnect with those right in front of us — to make protecting and cultivating connection within our families a higher priority than anything else? Read more as Erin, a special needs sibling, continues a series of reflections on communication in caregiving families.
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One Mom’s Unexpected Call
God used my veterinarian father to teach me how to react during varied scenarios of medical emergencies. Often, while my father worked feverishly on a sick or dying animal, God was nurturing an empathetic heart in me to soothe and comfort hurting people. Dad also taught me the importance of discussing medical procedures and anatomy with accuracy and correct pronunciation. Little could either of us have known then, how God would use that training in His bigger plan.
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Ruts to Recovery
A lot of family caregivers are starting this near year depleted, wrestling with unfulfilled longing as well as things like “Covid-fatigue,” guilt, worry, restlessness and feeling stuck in the “woe-is-me” rut. There is a new, healthy and effective pattern you can cultivate in 2021 to break the ugly cycles of discouragement. There is a place to take your vulnerability and a way to find a deep sense of security.
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When God Calls Us Back To Something Forgotten
I recently asked my friend to come over and help clean off some shelves. We sorted through things and threw piles of junk away. She was picking up each book and CD and telling me what it was. It was there we found something long forgotten yet full of surprises.
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God’s Words: Rich with Meaning and History for Us
Considering how much personal history can be packed in certain scriptures, that got me reflecting on this year. After all, 2020 was a remarkable year. And there are a handful of scriptures that stand out to me as having met me in remarkable ways.
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How Is the Atmosphere of Your Heart?
Things in my heart and mind are not always light and bright during the holidays. Caregiver fatigue is among the things that I let influence my mood. As I carefully set lights in their places for Christmas this year, I got thinking about how I love using liight to create atmosphere.
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We welcome guest writers too! It is our joy to help share your stories and resources. Whether you are a published author, a writer looking for a platform in the disability movement or the family member of someone with extra needs, please don’t hesitate to contact us for Submission Guidelines.