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Natalie Maxwell

Natalie Maxwell

Natalie Maxwell is a writer and an advocate for special needs and adoptive families. She resides in North Dakota with her husband and their five children.

Yellow wallpaper back ground with diverse children made of paper holding hands, boys, girls, and children with special needs all pro-life together.

I Used to be Anti-Abortion … Now I’m Pro-Life

Being pro-life is more than a bumper sticker or a picket sign. Being pro-life isn’t just about the words we say or the box we check on a ballot. Being pro-life is a way of life.

September 13, 2021
Mother and one of the children with special needs playing together at a table, son giving a fist bump to someone off camera

Embracing Your Child With Special Needs Just The Way They Are

When parenting a child with special needs, it’s easy to fix your eyes on the next surgery, therapy, diet or appointment. But it’s often difficult to simply embrace and enjoy your child in the moment.

July 23, 2021
A woman demonstrates God's love for the disabled. Little girl with special needs enjoy spending time with mother

Appearances Don’t Matter: God’s Love for the Disabled

If there’s nothing we could ever do to deserve God’s love, then we would not only see God’s heart for those with disabilities, but for us all.

July 22, 2021
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How to Practice Disability Inclusion in Your Church

When it comes to disability inclusion, most people want to love well but do not know what that looks like or where to start.

May 27, 2021
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Bible Heroes: Stories for Kids With Unique Challenges

We often forget that many Bible stories contain heroes, God’s chosen, who faced unique personal challenges and hardships.

April 30, 2021
a parent of a disabled child stands alone in a sanctuary.

When Disabilities Aren’t Welcome At Church

The inclusion of people with disabilities in our churches isn’t merely a pro-life issue. It is also a Biblical one.

September 3, 2020
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