by Gwen Vogelzang | Sep 3, 2020 | Education Transformation, Special(ish) Needs
Our family has experienced the very best, the very worst and everything in-between in our experiences with Christian education. My husband and I are products of 16 years of Christian education. My parents were both Christian educators. Our kids have volleyed between...
by Gwen Vogelzang | Feb 25, 2019 | Education Transformation, Special(ish) Needs
As of almost 3 weeks ago, our family no longer calls Colorado our home. In a flurry of God whispers and a steady stream of spirit inspired wind, we floated our way to Grand Rapids, Michigan and we now live in a 5 acre forest in a very Colorado-inspired log cabin....
by Gwen Vogelzang | May 29, 2018 | Education Transformation, Special(ish) Needs
If you ask a special needs parent what the single most challenging aspect of life is, the overwhelming majority will respond with “Uhhhhhggggg…SCHOOL.” We say this with lowered shoulders and an exaggerated exhale. There are more reasons for this...
by Gwen Vogelzang | Sep 1, 2017 | Education Transformation, Special(ish) Needs
We work pretty hard over here on encouraging our kids to do hard things. Hard things are really hard when life in general feels really hard. Does that make sense? For our son, going to the basement without a sidekick is really hard. Walking past an ant is hard...
by Gwen Vogelzang | Jul 19, 2017 | Education Transformation, If I Squeeze Your Head I'm Sorry, Special(ish) Needs
Back in April, Rylan and I were discussing entrepreneurship (is that a word?) during home school time. In an effort for someone else to explain the amount of work that goes into starting a business, we took a field trip to a local cafe to interview Lennon, the...
by Gwen Vogelzang | Mar 6, 2017 | Be Still and Know, Education Transformation, Special(ish) Needs
When you’re as hard headed and motivated as I am, it takes a bit of time to find answers on “all the things.” It takes oodles of time to learn what others could have told you plain and simple. Because people like me have to live it, breathe it,...
