by Jolene | Feb 22, 2018 | Grief, Spiritual Support
The Grief We Live with as Parents of Kids with Special Needs The grief we live with as parents of kids with special needs is real and pervasive. This week, it showed up in two different places at two unexpected times. Grief’s first appearance came as I sat...
by Jolene | Jan 18, 2018 | Encouragement, Spiritual Support
When We Seek the Mind of Christ Our thermometer read nine below zero this morning. The double doors that open onto our south-facing deck are frozen shut. A crust of frost along the bottom of the inside of each door led to a rolled blanket on the floor in front of...
by Lisa Jamieson | Jan 10, 2018 | Books and Resources, Spiritual Support
Showing Kids with Special Needs How to Pray: Jesus, Let’s Talk Showing kids with special needs how to pray. That’s a lesson guest blogger, Lisa Jamieson, learned from her daughter Carly, who lives with Angelman Syndrome. That lesson led to Lisa’s new...
by Jolene | Dec 27, 2017 | Encouragement, Spiritual Support
The Gift of Disability The gift of disability wasn’t on my Christmas list. But in early October, when I tripped and broke the fifth metatarsal on my right foot, I discovered God had moved temporary disability to the top of His list for me. The gift included 1...
by Jolene | Dec 14, 2017 | Grief, Spiritual Support
This Is the Hope of Christmas This Is the Hope of Christmas I almost talked myself out of writing a December column this year, and for good reason. I didn’t have the heart to write about the joy of Christmas after first receiving a message that my husband’s stepmom,...
by Kimberly Drew | Dec 6, 2017 | Encouragement, Spiritual Support
Special Needs Parenting WILL Get Better Special needs parenting WILL get better says guest blogger Kimberly Drew. And since she’s going through a rough patch as a parent and still says that, struggling Different Dream readers can trust the reassurance she offers...