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\u00a0When God redeemed my worst Christmas ever by using it for good, it came as a big surprise. Most likely because 1982 was the year of my worst Christmas ever, and the using it for good part didn\u2019t come along until December of 2024.<\/p>\n

42 years is a long time, which explains my surprise.<\/strong><\/p>\n

When Christmas of 1982 rolled around, our medically fragile baby was 7 months old. He\u2019d already been through major surgeries, airplane rides, hospital stays, tube feedings, and who knows how many doctors\u2019 appointments. Had I not been too sleep deprived to muster a single creative thought, I could have penned the lyrics for \u201cThe Twelve Days of a Medically-Fragile Kid\u2019s Christmas.\u201d<\/p>\n

All we wanted for Christmas that year was to stay home.<\/strong><\/p>\n

So we did. It wasn\u2019t the first time my husband hadn\u2019t gone home for Christmas, but it was the first for me. Thanks to dear friends in the town where we lived, it wasn\u2019t as bad as it could have been. Those friends\u2014he was our pastor, his wife was our son\u2019s back-up babysitter, and their 2 older kids were my students\u2014invited us to Christmas dinner. Their extended families were there, too, and our baby was the center of attention all day.<\/p>\n

Even so, Christmas 1982 was my worst Christmas ever.<\/strong><\/p>\n

That changed this past November when one of their sons texted us. Having visited his parents during the summer, we were aware of our former pastor\u2019s dementia and increasing care needs. We\u2019d told his kids to call us if they needed extra help. In his text, the son asked if we could come and stay with his parents for the final week of his mom\u2019s recovery from surgery.<\/p>\n

To read the rest of When God Redeemed My Worst Christmas Ever and Used It for Good, please visit Key Ministry\u2019s blog for special needs parents.<\/strong><\/a><\/span><\/p>\n

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Jolene Philo is the author of several books for the caregiving community. She speaks at parenting and special needs conferences around the country. Sharing Love Abundantly with Special Needs Families: The 5 Love Languages\u00ae for Parents Raising Children with Disabilities<\/a>, which she co-authored with Dr. Gary Chapman, was released in August of 2019 and is available at local bookstores, their bookstore website, and Amazon. See Jane Dig!<\/a>, the fourth book in the West River cozy mystery series, which features characters affected by disability, was released in October of 2024.<\/p>[\/et_pb_blurb][\/et_pb_column_inner][\/et_pb_row_inner][et_pb_row_inner _builder_version=”4.16″ global_colors_info=”{}”][et_pb_column_inner saved_specialty_column_type=”3_4″ _builder_version=”4.16″ global_colors_info=”{}”][et_pb_comments _builder_version=”4.16″ custom_button=”on” button_text_color=”#42313A” button_bg_color=”#EBDCB2″ global_colors_info=”{}”][\/et_pb_comments][\/et_pb_column_inner][\/et_pb_row_inner][\/et_pb_column][et_pb_column type=”1_4″ _builder_version=”4.16″ custom_padding=”|||” global_colors_info=”{}” custom_padding__hover=”|||”][et_pb_sidebar _builder_version=”4.16″ global_colors_info=”{}”][\/et_pb_sidebar][\/et_pb_column][\/et_pb_section][et_pb_section fb_built=”1″ _builder_version=”4.16″ use_background_color_gradient=”on” background_color_gradient_direction=”159deg” background_color_gradient_stops=”#42313A 0%|#EBDCB2 100%” background_color_gradient_start=”#42313A” background_color_gradient_end=”#EBDCB2″ custom_padding=”0px|0px|0px|0px|false|false” border_width_all=”3px” border_color_all=”#1c1259″ saved_tabs=”all” global_colors_info=”{}”][et_pb_row column_structure=”1_2,1_2″ use_custom_gutter=”on” gutter_width=”1″ _builder_version=”4.16″ width=”100%” max_width=”100%” custom_margin=”||0px||false|false” custom_padding=”25px|0px|5px|0px|false|false” global_colors_info=”{}”][et_pb_column type=”1_2″ module_class=”horizontal_optin_column_1″ _builder_version=”4.16″ global_colors_info=”{}”][et_pb_text _builder_version=”4.16″ header_text_align=”right” header_text_color=”#45107a” header_3_font=”Dancing Script|700|||||||” header_3_text_align=”center” header_3_text_color=”#B4DBC0″ header_3_font_size=”45px” custom_margin=”10px||||false|false” custom_padding=”||||false|false” global_colors_info=”{}”]

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