Serving Family Members Who Have Disabilities
This is the story of three mothers and how they have met the needs of their children with disabilities....

When Bodies Fail and Brains Fade—Caring for Ill or Elderly Loves Ones
Four women who render loving service as they care for their elderly parents share philosophies and tips with those of you who are likewise caregivers, or who anticipate becoming such in the future.

My House, My Rules: When Adult Kids Move Home
It can be tense and tricky to have grown children move back home. How do you ease the way?

Coping With Depression: "It's Like Walking Through Molasses"
One wife and mother realizes that life does not stand still when Mom gets sick.  Somehow the pieces must be picked up so the family can go on.

Mending Fences with Children
Certainly, countless parents can relate to a situation where a child’s behavior pushes you to the very brink of endurance and when you care so much and you feel so desperate to save your child that you try too hard, even becoming angry toward her at times.

Illness That Requires Bed Rest
What is your recommendation for mothers who have many small children, but who may be sick with a bad "flu bug," or something else that requires many days of bed rest?

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Special note: As a follow-up to my May 9,  2011 Meridian column, “Serving Family Members Who Have Special Needs,” I’m passing along information that has just come to my attention from a friend and ward member of years gone by, Lisa Riska.  Lisa now lives in Texas with her husband and a son with special needs who is 34.  She has recently launched a website which she describes as being “a place where Latter-day Saints can discuss -- in unselfconsciously LDS terms -- ‘the blessings and the stressings’ of raising a special needs child.”  It’s called The Liahona Project. . . faith and direction.  

This site, which contains a wealth of helpful and inspirational information, includes some beautifully written articles by Lisa.  I loved each one, but my heart was especially warmed by “The Red Sea Place.”   It has meaning for anyone facing life’s challenges. I highly recommend it, along with the entire site.