Help for Parenting Children with Disabilities
Stephanie O. Hubach
Stephanie Hubach is no stranger to the challenges of raising a child with special needs. As a researcher in disability ministry and the mother of a son with Down Syndrome. Stephanie has spoken to thousands of parents about the struggles and the blessings of children who might be seen by our culture as dispensable, but in God’s world, they are indispensable and we lose many gifts and blessings when we do not recognize that what appears weak to us is actually, the strong. Steph’s passion for families raising children with disabilities moved her to write, Parenting and Disabilities – Abiding in God’s Presence as a daily devotional designed to turn hearts toward Jesus.
In this conversation, Sharon Betters and Steph speak as two friends, as they talk about the fact that a child with disabilities might be different but is not “less than”. Sharon and Steph discuss how hurtful comments from others might be a reflection of their own hearts and the need for each of us to learn more about the lives of those parenting children with disabilities. Listen in as Steph challenges us to consider how we respond when around a child with disabilities. Do we recognize them as deserving of the same love and care as a child without disabilities? Does your church enfold such families into the body of Christ? Steph shares how a biblical worldview of disabilities, that is, God’s view, will transform your heart.
Check out Parenting Tim, another Help & Hope conversation with Steph Hubach
Stephanie O. Hubach (MATS, Covenant Theological Seminary), a research fellow in disability ministries at Covenant Theological Seminary and visiting instructor in the seminary's educational ministries program. Previously she served as the director of Mission to North America's Special Needs Ministries.
Steph and her husband Fred have been married for 38 years. They have two deeply loved sons: Fred and Tim, the younger of whom has Down syndrome. The Hubachs added a wonderful daughter-in-law to the family, Cecelia, who was married to Fred in 2013. In 2019, Fred and Cecelia's daughter Caroline was born. (Steph and Fred LOVE being grandparents!)
Connect with Stephanie: https://www.stephaniehubach.com/
Book Mentioned by Stephanie: Strong and Weak: Embracing a Life of Love, Risk and True Flourishing by Andy Crouch
