Lindsay Ricks: The Blessing of Parenting a Child With Special Needs
All In
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🗓️ 13 November 2019
⏱️ 44 minutes
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Summary
When Lindsay Ricks first heard that her son William would be born with Down Syndrome, her mind was flooded with questions. Nearly seven years later, she has found growth, purpose and strength in her son's special needs. William has led her to step out of her comfort zone and to find a new identity in a journey she firmly believes she chose.
"As I've come to understand who He is, I've come to understand who I am and who I've always been, and how I've been prepared and trained and schooled for this moment my whole life. And I think with His help I will glory in it…"
Show Notes:
2:16- Expecting the Unexpected
11:54- A Changed Relationship with God
15:20- The School Bus, Haircuts and a Service Dog
25:30- Advice for New Parents of Children with Special Needs
28:36- Greater Joy
33:04- Unanswered Prayers
37:09- "That We Might Not Shrink"
40:22- "God Confidence"
42:36- What Does It Mean To You To Be "All In"?
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| 0:00.0 | An estimated 8 to 18% of individuals with Down syndrome may also have autism. |
| 0:08.0 | William Ricks has both, as well as a proxy, a motor speech disorder that makes it difficult for him to speak. |
| 0:16.5 | To her son William, Lindsey Ricks once wrote, |
| 0:20.0 | you have taught me not to give up, to offer smiles even during the hardest of times. |
| 0:26.0 | You have taught me compassion, love, and patience. |
| 0:29.0 | You have turned my life upside down and inside out and forced me out of my comfort zone. |
| 0:36.0 | Originally from Richmond, Virginia, Lindsey Ricks graduated from Brigham Young University in public relations and business. |
| 0:44.0 | She served a mission in Santiago, Chile, before working as an event planner in Washington, D.C. |
| 0:51.0 | Lindsey and her husband Dan reside in Oakton, Virginia and are the parents of four children, three boys and one girl. |
| 0:59.0 | This is All-In, an LDS living podcast where we ask the question, |
| 1:05.0 | what does it really mean to be All-In the Gospel of Jesus Christ? |
| 1:11.0 | I'm Morgan Jones and I am so honored to have my friend Lindsey Ricks here with me today, Lindsey, welcome. |
| 1:17.0 | Thank you. |
| 1:18.0 | Well, I have to, before we start, I have to tell people, I have known Lindsey since I was a little girl and have always looked up to you. |
| 1:26.0 | Even before you had William, which is what we're going to be talking about today, |
| 1:30.0 | I've admired you and looked up to you and so I'm just so excited to introduce people to you. |
| 1:35.0 | Thank you so much. It's good to be here. |
| 1:38.0 | I kind of feel like a mule of the Kentucky Derby considering all of the incredible people that have been on this podcast so far, |
| 1:45.0 | like Sherry Doe and Anne Romney, but it's good to be here. |
| 1:49.0 | You are not a mule, first of all. Let's get that out of the way. |
| 1:52.0 | But I want people to know, so as we kind of get going in this conversation, you have how many kids have four children. |
| 2:00.0 | And so it's three boys, one girl. |
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