{"id":126586,"date":"2024-01-18T05:39:44","date_gmt":"2024-01-18T10:39:44","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.thevalleyledger.com\/?p=126586"},"modified":"2024-01-18T05:41:07","modified_gmt":"2024-01-18T10:41:07","slug":"blueprint-for-hope-by-gina-badalaty","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.thevalleyledger.com\/?p=126586","title":{"rendered":"BLUEPRINT FOR HOPE BY GINA BADALATY"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><strong>Bright Communications presents our newest book&#8230;<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter wp-image-126590 size-large\" src=\"https:\/\/www.thevalleyledger.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/01\/a-person-and-child-smiling-for-a-picture-descript-1-680x1024.jpeg\" alt=\"A person and child smiling for a picture Description automatically generated\" width=\"474\" height=\"714\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.thevalleyledger.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/01\/a-person-and-child-smiling-for-a-picture-descript-1-680x1024.jpeg 680w, https:\/\/www.thevalleyledger.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/01\/a-person-and-child-smiling-for-a-picture-descript-1-199x300.jpeg 199w, https:\/\/www.thevalleyledger.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/01\/a-person-and-child-smiling-for-a-picture-descript-1-768x1156.jpeg 768w, https:\/\/www.thevalleyledger.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/01\/a-person-and-child-smiling-for-a-picture-descript-1-1020x1536.jpeg 1020w, https:\/\/www.thevalleyledger.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/01\/a-person-and-child-smiling-for-a-picture-descript-1-300x452.jpeg 300w, https:\/\/www.thevalleyledger.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/01\/a-person-and-child-smiling-for-a-picture-descript-1.jpeg 1104w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 474px) 100vw, 474px\" \/><\/p>\n<p>Are you raising a child on the autism spectrum and feel like you\u2019ve lost all hope? Worried about what the future holds for your child? Are you at your wit\u2019s end dealing with your child\u2019s meltdowns, self-injurious behaviors, or safety concerns?<\/p>\n<p>You can overcome these difficulties! Blueprint for Hope helps you address these challenges, using the Bible as a guide to finding the peace of Christ as you search for solutions to help your child. Written by the mother of a child on the autism spectrum, this book shows you how God\u2019s word provides a practical plan to parenting a child on the spectrum.<\/p>\n<p>Gina Badalaty shares how the Bible helped her:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Cope with an autism diagnosis<\/li>\n<li>Conquer anger, despair, anxiety, and other painful emotions<\/li>\n<li>Address behavioral issues that put autistic children at risk<\/li>\n<li>Teach her child about Jesus<\/li>\n<li>Deal with an uncertain future<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>In this book, you\u2019ll learn how Biblical figures overcame difficulties by calling and relying on God and how that can help you. Gina provides scriptural guidance on parenting an autistic child, including how to pray; how to make choices about therapies, education, and more; and how to find the best tools and resources to help your child thrive. She covers topics ranging from dealing with your family and marriage to finding support and encouragement on this journey.<\/p>\n<p>Blueprint for Hope is your companion to keep by your side as you walk through your parenting journey with Jesus.<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter wp-image-126591 size-medium\" src=\"https:\/\/www.thevalleyledger.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/01\/a-person-smiling-at-the-camera-description-automa-3-300x300.jpeg\" alt=\"A person smiling at the camera Description automatically generated\" width=\"300\" height=\"300\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.thevalleyledger.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/01\/a-person-smiling-at-the-camera-description-automa-3-300x301.jpeg 300w, https:\/\/www.thevalleyledger.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/01\/a-person-smiling-at-the-camera-description-automa-3-150x150.jpeg 150w, https:\/\/www.thevalleyledger.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/01\/a-person-smiling-at-the-camera-description-automa-3-100x100.jpeg 100w, https:\/\/www.thevalleyledger.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/01\/a-person-smiling-at-the-camera-description-automa-3.jpeg 679w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/><\/p>\n<p><strong>Gina Badalaty<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>Gina Badalaty is a writer, researcher, educator, and entrepreneur. She was born and raised in Queens, New York. She earned her degree in Interdisciplinary Studies at the New York Institute of Technology.<\/p>\n<p>In 2002, Gina and her husband, Chris, moved to Pennsylvania. Gina started one of the first \u201cmom\u201d blogs. She opened a web design shop and ran that for many years before earning her first professional writing gig at American Greeting Cards Interactive in 2008.<\/p>\n<p>By 2014, she was hired by Mamavation to investigate harmful ingredients in products. She\u2019s worked with many clean brands and has written for Project NonGMO, Healthy Moms Magazine, Savvy Women\u2019s Alliance, and Healthy Child. She wrote for NatualLivingFamily for two years, and she currently writes for TastingTable.com.<\/p>\n<p>Gina lives in Pennsylvania with her husband, her two daughters, and their black lab, Bailey. Her children\u2019s disabilities have empowered her to be an advocate for people with Down syndrome and people on the autism spectrum. The family enjoys travel, theme parks, and a good sporting or music event.<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>Information provided to TVL by:<br \/>\nMolly<br \/>\nBright Communications<br \/>\n<a href=\"https:\/\/brightcommunications.net\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">https:\/\/brightcommunications.net\/<\/a><\/p>\n<p><strong>Bright Communications LLC<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>Bright Communications LLC is a woman- and veteran-owned independent publishing company in the Lehigh Valley, Pennsylvania. Jennifer Bright founded Bright Communications LLC in 2004, fueled by her love of books and helping people.<\/p>\n<hr \/>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Bright Communications presents our newest book&#8230; Are you raising a child on the autism spectrum and feel like you\u2019ve lost all hope? Worried about what the future holds for your &hellip; <a href=\"https:\/\/www.thevalleyledger.com\/?p=126586\" class=\"more-link\">Continue reading <span class=\"screen-reader-text\">BLUEPRINT FOR HOPE BY GINA BADALATY<\/span> <span class=\"meta-nav\">&rarr;<\/span><\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":126589,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_acf_changed":false,"_jetpack_memberships_contains_paid_content":false,"footnotes":"","jetpack_publicize_message":"","jetpack_publicize_feature_enabled":true,"jetpack_social_post_already_shared":true,"jetpack_social_options":{"image_generator_settings":{"template":"highway","enabled":false},"version":2}},"categories":[69,482],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-126586","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-in-the-valley","category-press-release-2"],"jetpack_publicize_connections":[],"acf":[],"jetpack_featured_media_url":"https:\/\/www.thevalleyledger.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/01\/Gina-Badalaty.jpg","jetpack_sharing_enabled":true,"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.thevalleyledger.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/126586"}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.thevalleyledger.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.thevalleyledger.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.thevalleyledger.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.thevalleyledger.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcomments&post=126586"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.thevalleyledger.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/126586\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.thevalleyledger.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/media\/126589"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.thevalleyledger.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fmedia&parent=126586"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.thevalleyledger.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcategories&post=126586"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.thevalleyledger.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Ftags&post=126586"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}