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For a family raising a child with special needs, life can be difficult. There are many storms to weather and struggles to address, and we often feel isolated and alone due to the nature of our circumstances. Families have a need to connect and find resources, a need to be encouraged, and a need for hope as we walk down what can be a very hard road at times. Hope on the Hard Road Special Needs Podcast was created for this purpose. Our vision is to grow a thriving community, where families with children of all ages with special needs can feel connected, be encouraged, and find hope for the road ahead.
Episodes
Monday Feb 20, 2023
Monday Feb 20, 2023
Family Series:
Parent Panel
Hey guys,
We are so excited to share this podcast episode with you! We are continuing on in our Family Series with a special parent panel interview from our recent Date Night event. Let me pause and say that if you missed this event be watching for more marriage resources coming soon.
Each of these couples are an amazing example of Marriage in the Midst of hard circumstances. Each has a child with a different diagnosis and each are in different stages of life, but all have been on a similar journey with special needs.
We hope you enjoy this episode.
Parent Panel:
Emmanuel and Andreina Carillo
Rob and Cheryl Jordan
Steve and Cheri Monis
Andy and Julia Feth
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Monday Feb 06, 2023
Monday Feb 06, 2023
Family Series:
”Marriage in the Midst” with Bill and Pam Farrel
Today we are continuing our Family Series with an exciting podcast episode. It’s the 2nd part of a 2 part episode featuring the hilarious and heartfelt Bill and Pam Farrel. The Farrels are international speakers, and authors of over 50 books including the best-selling “Men are like Waffles, Women are like Spaghetti”. They are relationship specialists seeking to help couples become “Love-Wise”- and we are so blessed to have them return to speak to us about Marriage in the Midst of hard circumstances. Lets get started.
Bill and Pam Farrel
Bill and Pam Farrel are international speakers, and authors of over 50 books including best-selling Men are like Waffles, Women are like Spaghetti. They are relationship specialists and seek to help people become “Love-Wise” Pam has experience as a Pastor’s wife and Women’s Ministry Director. Pam is a cheerleader, challenger and coach that believes that that "The one who gets wisdom loves life." (Proverbs 19:8) Her new creative Bible studies are Amazon bestsellers:
Discovering Hope in the Psalms ; Discovering Joy in Philippians and Discovering Jesus in the Old Testament.
When the Farrels are not traveling for speaking, you will find them on their live aboard boat or enjoying their 3 sons, 3 daughters in law and 5 grands
info@love-wise.com
www.Love-Wise.com
Connect with Us:
If you enjoy this podcast please share us with others and be sure to follow us so won’t miss an episode. We’d love to hear from you so please leave us a comment or rating and connect with us on social media or on our website.
- Website: https://hopeonthehardroad.org
- Instagram:https://www.instagram.com/hopeonthehardroad/
- Facebook:https://www.facebook.com/hopeonthehardroad/
- Facebook Group:https://www.facebook.com/groups/2621447987943459/?source_id=105530184205752
- Free Youtube Resource Library https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLsSAfvTkSy87X-fEqtVR2qvo7w9UQBuxz
Monday Jan 23, 2023
Monday Jan 23, 2023
Family Series:
”Marriage in the Midst” with Bill and Pam Farrel
Today we are kicking off our Family Series with an exciting podcast episode. It’s the 1st of a 2 part episode featuring the hilarious and heartfelt Bill and Pam Farrel. The Farrels are international speakers, and authors of over 50 books including the best-selling “Men are like Waffles, Women are like Spaghetti”. They are relationship specialists seeking to help couples become “Love-Wise”- and we are so blessed to have them on to speak to us about Marriage in the Midst of hard circumstances. Lets get started.
Bill and Pam Farrel
Bill and Pam Farrel are international speakers, and authors of over 50 books including best-selling Men are like Waffles, Women are like Spaghetti. They are relationship specialists and seek to help people become “Love-Wise” Pam has experience as a Pastor’s wife and Women’s Ministry Director. Pam is a cheerleader, challenger and coach that believes that that "The one who gets wisdom loves life." (Proverbs 19:8) Her new creative Bible studies are Amazon bestsellers:
Discovering Hope in the Psalms ; Discovering Joy in Philippians and Discovering Jesus in the Old Testament.
When the Farrels are not traveling for speaking, you will find them on their live aboard boat or enjoying their 3 sons, 3 daughters in law and 5 grands
info@love-wise.com
www.Love-Wise.com
Connect with Us:
If you enjoy this podcast please share us with others and be sure to follow us so won’t miss an episode. We’d love to hear from you so please leave us a comment or rating and connect with us on social media or on our website.
- Website: https://hopeonthehardroad.org
- Instagram:https://www.instagram.com/hopeonthehardroad/
- Facebook:https://www.facebook.com/hopeonthehardroad/
- Facebook Group:https://www.facebook.com/groups/2621447987943459/?source_id=105530184205752
- Free Youtube Resource Library https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLsSAfvTkSy87X-fEqtVR2qvo7w9UQBuxz
Monday Jan 09, 2023
Monday Jan 09, 2023
Welcome Back!
We’re so thankful that you’re listening to this podcast. As a family on the special needs journey we get it. This road can be incredibly hard and isolating at times. That’s why this podcast and our community was created. We want to create to a space where you can find connection and encouragement and HOPE. And we’re so happy you’ve joined us.
To start the New Year off we wanted to celebrate where we’ve been this podcast season by re playing some of the highlights from the fall. Then we will preview some of the podcasts coming up in the new year.
We’re so excited for this season and all it has to offer in the way of encouragement, connection, and hope for our families listening. So please take a second to follow us and you won’t miss an episode.
Connect with Us:
If you enjoy this podcast please share us with others and be sure to follow us so won’t miss an episode. We’d love to hear from you so please leave us a comment or rating and connect with us on social media or on our website.
Website: https://hopeonthehardroad.org
Instagram:https://www.instagram.com/hopeonthehardroad/
Facebook:https://www.facebook.com/hopeonthehardroad/
Facebook Group:https://www.facebook.com/groups/2621447987943459/?source_id=105530184205752
Free Youtube Resource Library https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLsSAfvTkSy87X-fEqtVR2qvo7w9UQBuxz
Monday Dec 12, 2022
Monday Dec 12, 2022
Special Needs Ministry Series:
"Special Needs Ministry in the Church" with Sandra Peoples
You’re not going to want to miss this episode. Continuing on with our series on Special Needs Ministry and the Church today we are talking with Sandra Peoples, author of “Unexpected Blessings” and Special Needs Ministry Consultant of the Southern Baptist of Texas Convention. As a pastor’s wife and both a sibling and a mom of someone with special needs, Sandra more than gets what it takes to start and maintain a thriving special needs ministry no matter the size of the church and more importantly just how much this follows after God’s own heart to minister to those with a disability.
Sandra Peoples (PhD student at SWBTS) is a special-needs mom and sibling. She and her family live outside of Houston, TX where she serves her church as the Inclusion Coordinator for Special Needs Families. She is also the Special Needs Ministry Consultant for the Southern Baptist of Texas Convention
. She’s the author of
. You can connect with her at
Connect with Us:
If you enjoy this podcast please share us with others and be sure to follow us so won’t miss an episode. We’d love to hear from you so please leave us a comment or rating and connect with us on social media or on our website.
- Website: https://hopeonthehardroad.org
- Instagram:https://www.instagram.com/hopeonthehardroad/
- Facebook:https://www.facebook.com/hopeonthehardroad/
- Facebook Group:https://www.facebook.com/groups/2621447987943459/?source_id=105530184205752
- Free Youtube Resource Library https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLsSAfvTkSy87X-fEqtVR2qvo7w9UQBuxz
Monday Nov 28, 2022
Monday Nov 28, 2022
Special Needs Ministry Series:
“The Additional Needs Blogfather” with Mark Arnold
You guys are going to love today’s episode from our Special Needs Ministry Series. Mark Arnold brings a wealth of knowledge and experience working with churches all over the UK. He has a passion to see churches worldwide embrace the special needs community and develop programs to meet their needs. Let’s get started.
Episode Links and Resources:
Mark Arnold is the author of The Additional Needs Blogfather blog. You can follow his blog and reach out to him on his website at https://theadditionalneedsblogfather.com/
Mark Arnold (The Additional Needs Blogfather) is the Additional Needs Ministry Director for Urban Saints’ pioneering additional needs ministry, including training, consultancy, conference speaking and resourcing: http://www.urbansaints.org/additionalneeds
He is co-founder of the ‘Additional Needs Alliance’, a learning and support community of almost three thousand organizations, children’s & youth workers, parents and more who are passionate about inclusion and belonging in the UK and beyond: http://www.additionalneedsalliance.org.uk
Mark is founder of ‘The Dads Fire Circle’, a place for dads and dad figures for children, young people and young adults with additional needs to gather, share and support each other: http://www.thedadsfirecircle.com
He is a ‘Churches for All’ partner, a member of the ‘Council for Disabled Children’ the ‘European Disability Network’ and the ‘Living Fully Network’, serves on the executive for ‘Children Matter!’ and writes a monthly additional needs column for Premier Youth and Children’s Work (YCW) magazine as well as being a writer/contributor for Firefly Community, Key Ministry, The Mighty, Different Dream, DAD.info, and BRF Parenting For Faith.
Mark is the author of ‘How To Include Autistic Children And Young People In Church’ creating a place of belonging and spiritual development for all: https://grovebooks.co.uk/products/y-65-how-to-include-autistic-children-and-young-people-in-church-creating-a-place-of-belonging-and-spiritual-development-for-all
Mark is dad to James, a 19-year-old Autistic young man, who journeys with Epilepsy, Learning Difficulties and Anxiety.
Connect with Us:
If you enjoy this podcast please share us with others and be sure to follow us so won’t miss an episode. We’d love to hear from you so please leave us a comment or rating and connect with us on social media or on our website.
- Website: https://hopeonthehardroad.org
- Instagram:https://www.instagram.com/hopeonthehardroad/
- Facebook:https://www.facebook.com/hopeonthehardroad/
- Facebook Group:https://www.facebook.com/groups/2621447987943459/?source_id=105530184205752
- Free Youtube Resource Library https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLsSAfvTkSy87X-fEqtVR2qvo7w9UQBuxz
Monday Nov 14, 2022
Monday Nov 14, 2022
Future Planning Series
"CalABLE” with Kasey Superstar
Kasey Superstar is back and we’re talking about CalABLE Accounts, a financial resource that families need to know about as they plan for their child’s needs. We are so glad that you’ve joined us and once again you’ll want to take notes for this informative episode.
Kasey has a passion to help support families like ours and it shows. As both parent and professional she often says that “She didn’t find the Special Needs Community – It found her! You won’t want to miss a minute of this informative episode. So grab your favorite cup of coffee and a notebook.
Kasey Superstar always states she didn’t find the Special Needs Community, IT FOUND HER!
After going to school, with the hopes of becoming an Under Cover Agent she began to realize around 12 months old that her baby had some unique traits. Through the support of a Pre-School Professional (SHOUT OUT: her Best Friends Mom - Kara Casares) she was given the phone number to California Early Start! Fast forward one year to diagnosis day and her life stopped for a second while the fire within her got lit.
Every single family suffering, struggling, in doubt, lost or feeling broken is fuel to keep that fire roaring! The progress in each life is her personal reward and helps renew HOPE FOR A BRIGHTER TOMORROW.
Fast Forward again: Superstar Consulting Supports Families across different areas of the Special Needs Journey. The Self-Determination Program is the leading portion of what we do! Getting down to basics, SDP is the freedom of choice for services and allows participants within the Regional Center System to be given the ability to individualize the services that will give them better outcomes. Together we build futures with greater progress and develop functional skills in your loved ones lives.Thank you to each client that has allowed Kasey Superstar to have the best job in the whole world. Each of you are jewels in her crown.
If you or your loved one is in need of Support, please reach out!
Text: 760.586.5819
Connect with Us:
If you enjoy this podcast please share us with others and be sure to follow us so won’t miss an episode. We’d love to hear from you so please leave us a comment or rating and connect with us on social media or on our website.
- Website: https://hopeonthehardroad.org
- Instagram:https://www.instagram.com/hopeonthehardroad
- Facebook:https://www.facebook.com/hopeonthehardroad/
- Facebook Group:https://www.facebook.com/groups/2621447987943459/?source_id=105530184205752
- Free Youtube Resource Library https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLsSAfvTkSy87X-fEqtVR2qvo7w9UQBuxz
Monday Oct 31, 2022
Monday Oct 31, 2022
Future Planning Series
"Self Determination” with Kasey Superstar
On today’s episode we’re talking about “Self Determination” a very popular subject right now in disability and special needs circles. You are going to love our guest and presenter Kasey Superstar. Kasey has a passion to help support families like ours and it shows. As both parent and professional she often says that “She didn’t find the Special Needs Community – It found her! You won’t want to miss a minute of this informative episode. So grab your favorite cup of coffee and a notebook.
Kasey Superstar always states she didn’t find the Special Needs Community, IT FOUND HER!
After going to school, with the hopes of becoming an Under Cover Agent she began to realize around 12 months old that her baby had some unique traits. Through the support of a Pre-School Professional (SHOUT OUT: her Best Friends Mom - Kara Casares) she was given the phone number to California Early Start! Fast forward one year to diagnosis day and her life stopped for a second while the fire within her got lit.
Every single family suffering, struggling, in doubt, lost or feeling broken is fuel to keep that fire roaring! The progress in each life is her personal reward and helps renew HOPE FOR A BRIGHTER TOMORROW.
Fast Forward again: Superstar Consulting Supports Families across different areas of the Special Needs Journey. The Self-Determination Program is the leading portion of what we do! Getting down to basics, SDP is the freedom of choice for services and allows participants within the Regional Center System to be given the ability to individualize the services that will give them better outcomes. Together we build futures with greater progress and develop functional skills in your loved ones lives.Thank you to each client that has allowed Kasey Superstar to have the best job in the whole world. Each of you are jewels in her crown.
If you or your loved one is in need of Support, please reach out!
Text: 760.586.5819
Connect with Us:
If you enjoy this podcast please share us with others and be sure to follow us so won’t miss an episode. We’d love to hear from you so please leave us a comment or rating and connect with us on social media or on our website.
- Website: https://hopeonthehardroad.org
- Instagram:https://www.instagram.com/hopeonthehardroad
- Facebook:https://www.facebook.com/hopeonthehardroad/
- Facebook Group:https://www.facebook.com/groups/2621447987943459/?source_id=105530184205752
- Free Youtube Resource Library https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLsSAfvTkSy87X-fEqtVR2qvo7w9UQBuxz
Hope on the Hard Road, Inc
Hope on the Hard Road Inc. is a 501c3 nonprofit ministry dedicated to helping connect and encourage families with children of all ages with special needs through programs designed to support the unique needs of the individual, the family, and the community.
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