Bible Promises for Parents of Children with Special Needs

I only received one and I ordered two. I love the book but never revived the 2nd one I ordered.

This book is a treasure. It is filled with encouragement and positive news. It helps me to focus on on God and his strength that is free to all of us. This book is life giving with the word is God. Try it for yourself.

I am not a parent, but a grandparent. Very good verses and very appropriate.

My daughter loves this book. She has a disabled 1 year old. No one she knows has ever gone though what she is going through. She said she reads this every night before bed. It calms her to know she is not alone in her struggles and she shares this with her husband that has no one to talk to about his feelings. This book is inspirational!

This author is so precious - she has done some amazing work. It's truly a wonderful book. I've been noticing that it's rare to find a good & helpful book like this, that is geared to touch/encourage a VAST range of people affected by special needs. It's well thought-out, & perfectly arranged. What a gift to finally read a special needs (faith-based) parenting book that is not just ANOTHER family testimony. Buy this!!

I've been reading this one slowly and have really enjoyed it. My son has been diagnosed with ADHD and some days are better than others. I needed this for me personally to remind me of the wonderful promises God has made.

As part of my ministry, I often hear from parents with children who have some sort of special need. Whether it’s physical, academic, emotional or behavioral, your child’s special needs may also make your Christian parenting journey a bit (or a lot) more challenging. You may be experiencing things on a daily basis other parents may never have to navigate.I am always looking for resources to help these amazing parents. It can be an isolating parenting journey and this ministry was created to help every Christian parent feel a little less alone. So, I was excited to find Bible Promises for Parents of Children with Special Needs by Amy Mason.Although every parent’s journey is different, Mason does have a child with special needs. She has walked at least part of the road you are walking. As a result, she knows many of the topics that concerned her may concern you, too.The book is arranged by topic and contains over 120 of them. Within each topic, there may also be more than one scenario or concern that is addressed. She covers everything from a wide variety of emotions to special topics like beauty and God’s timing.What I love is that she doesn’t put a lot of extra commentary in the book. At most, there may be a paragraph, but quite a few entries have no commentary at all. She lets God’s Word speak to the reader without hiding it in her own thoughts and opinions. I appreciate she understands the amazing power found in reading God’s Words for yourself.What she does though is help readers save time they probably don’t have. She pulls out the verses she finds most helpful on a topic and captures them for the reader. There are usually only a handful of passages for each topic and sub-topic, so it’s not overwhelming to read and focus on the verses.My only wish is that she had chosen a translation other than the New Living. As a paraphrase and not a word for word translation, it can be a little less accurate. If she wanted an easier reading level, the NIrV is on a third grade reading level, but is a translation and not a paraphrase. Thankfully, she provides the scripture references so you can easily look it up in a better translation and make sure you get the most accuracy you can get.Although, the verses are lifted out of context, I think for the most part they are stand alone verses. Context would help, but doesn’t necessarily change the meaning of the verses she chose. Once again, if you are concerned, you can look up the verses and find the context you want.Honestly, although marketed for parents of children with special needs, the vast majority of the book would apply to any parent. The way those topics manifest themselves in your life may look a bit different, but since there is little commentary, you can make your own applications.I would suggest this as a present to any parent with a child who has some special needs. It doesn’t assume anything about their journey, but could provide them with encouragement and strength when they need it.A copy of this book was given to me for free in exchange for my honest review.

Another reviewer felt that looking to God is not the same as looking to other people, and she's correct. She was unable to find this book helpful, but she missed the key audience for this book. Those who care for a special needs child and who see God and His promises as a '"wellspring of refreshment, strength, and hope" and who have or desire to deepen their relationship with him. If your faith and the Word of God is not a guide and source in your life, then this book isn't for you. But for those who seek out the Bible's promises, I found this book therapeutic and helpful for recognizing my circumstances and identifying the emotions in my situations.I'm a parent to four children. One has ADHD, all four are gifted, two have ODD (op positional defiance) one may be on the autism spectrum, and one is a child from a hard place with a brain that isn't wired strongly and he has many mental health issues and a litany of diagnoses to go with that. It's hard to parent this crew. I love them like none other, but we've given up responsibilities, work, ministry, and a lot of typical family life to parent these four blessings well. And I've had days, even weeks where I was caught up in the "why me God" or "I can't do this, call someone else in." feelings and even what I called selfish sinful pity parties. Thankfully with time in the Word of God and encouragement, I don't often feel that way anymore. But this book would have been so encouraging if I'd had it 4 years ago!This book is an amazing tool to help you put your mind back into a healthy perspective and recognize the Hope that lives in you through the Word of God, and that you can redeem this situation, this day, this week, this month. And not just survive, but thrive with refreshment, strength, and new hope for this situation. We all need a little bit of this! And if you are a follower of the Word, parenting any children, I think you will find help in this resource, but parents who are in tough special needs situations will identify more strongly.Details about the bookBible promises is a book that is a topical content book. It gives you topics that come up in ALL parents lives and then shares a when statement- a wonder you might have connected to that situation. It then shares a scripture reference and a simple connected thought to the reference and the when. Each topic ends with a brief thought or connection about a way to re-frame the thinking of this situation in a positive light. I found the book a delightful asset.Con/Pro: I wished the references had included the full scripture, but then the book wouldn't be about 5 x 7 in size and small enough to have in your work bag, or your purse, or the door of the car, or next to your bed. It's small, lightweight, beautiful inside and out, and simple to pick up and choose a topic. It's reader friendly. The thinking about situations is generic but specific to the topic and our feelings, so I think if you are thinking about the topic, you will relate to the thinking aloud to connect the scripture, and there are several when... concept statements with each topic. So it's relevant for all parents, but parents who go the extra mile with kids who have special needs that demand a village to help support, with appointments, OT, PT, speech, therapy, medical interventions, hospitalizations, intensive at home practice, at therapy practice, mental health supports, can especially relate.I'm blessed to be a part of the Tyndale blog review network but all ideas, concepts, and opinions shared are my own. I'm not required to share a positive review. It's just hard not too with this helpful tool for my coping skills bag! (some of you will know what that is!)