by Mark Arnold | Apr 25, 2019 | Encouragement
Confessions of a Special Needs Parent Confessions of a special needs parent should be made once in a while and today is guest blogger Mark Arnold’s day to tell all. How many of these are true of you, too? Parents of children with special needs experience many...
by Jenn Soehnlin | Apr 18, 2019 | Encouragement, Spiritual Support
How To Find Joy in Every Season of Your Special Needs Parenting Journey How to find joy in every season of the special needs parenting journey is a challenge for all of us. Different Dream guest blogger, Jenn Soehnlin encourages parents to intentionally seek and find...
by Marnie Witters | Mar 21, 2019 | Special Needs Ministry
Dream a New Special Needs Ministry Dream “Dream a new special needs ministry dream.” Guest blogger Marnie Witters heard God whisper those words to her at a recent conference she attended. Today’s post is filled with practical take aways she hopes...
by Jolene | Feb 20, 2019 | Encouragement, Spiritual Support
The Polar Vortex and Gratitude: An Unlikely Combination The polar vortex and gratitude. I never thought of pairing the two until the great polar vortex of January 2019. Even I have lived through plenty of what we called “cold snaps” until the 24/7 news...
by Danielle Drummond | Jan 24, 2019 | Encouragement
What It Is Like To Parent an EA/TEF Child What it is like to parent a child born with EA/TEF is unimaginable to most people. As part of Different Dream’s annual observance of EA/TEF Awareness Month, guest blogger Danielle Drummond tells what the experience has...
by Jolene | Jan 23, 2019 | Encouragement
My Best Advice for New Parents of EA/TEF Babies My best advice for new parents of EA/TEF babies has had plenty of time to percolate. It’s been brewing since 1982 when our first child received his diagnosis 12 hours after his birth. Until our son’s health...