by Jolene | Nov 28, 2022 | Grief, Special Needs Parenting, Spiritual Support
The Grief of Disability Caregiving The grief of disability caregiving almost overwhelmed me this autumn. First my Aunt Donna, an oasis of security and love during my childhood, died. Grief over Donna’s death was accompanied by grief for my mother. She’s...
by Lisa Brown | Nov 23, 2022 | Encouragement, Special Needs Parenting, Spiritual Support
When Special Needs Parenting Guilt Tries to Steal Your Joy When special needs parenting guilt tries to steal your joy, how do you react? New guest blogger Lisa Brown is here with a story of what her teenage son has been teaching her about how to answer that question....
by Kristin Faith Evans | Nov 16, 2022 | Encouragement, Holidays, Special Needs Parenting
Why Is Expressing Gratitude Especially Important for Families with Disabilities? Why is expressing gratitude especially important for families with disabilities? Guest blogger Kristin Faith Evans shares three compelling reasons that can lead you to true expressions of...
by Jolene | Nov 10, 2022 | How-Tos, Special Needs Parenting
Organizational Strategies Are Saving My Life Right Now Organizational strategies are saving my life right now, and my 94-year-old mother is the reason. Our family is in a season similar to the early 1980s when my husband and I were parenting a medically fragile baby....
by Heather Braucher | Nov 2, 2022 | How-Tos, Special Needs Parenting
Caregiving Spouses Are FOR Each Other Caregiving spouses are FOR each other in a marriage. That’s Heather Braucher’s message in the third post in her Different Dream guest series. You’re going to love what she has to say about the power of caregiving parents being FOR...
by Jolene | Oct 24, 2022 | Encouragement, How-Tos
How to Organically Enter into Life with a Caregiving Family How to organically enter into life with a caregiving family has been on my mind since September when my dear Aunt Donna died. Since then memories of how she, her husband Jim, and their four children embraced...