by Jolene | Aug 19, 2020 | Encouragement
We’ll Get Through This We’ll get through this. Those are the words I was about to type for the beginning of this post when the tornado siren blew. I grabbed my computer and phone and ran through the kitchen toward the basement apartment where our daughter and...
by Jolene | Sep 25, 2019 | The 5 Love Languages® for Special Needs Families
Lightbulb Moments Lightbulb moments have been few and far between in my life. My most amazing one came about in January of 2017 when a friend sent an email. “Hey Jolene, when are you going to write the special needs version of the love languages book?” She...
by Jolene | Jan 30, 2017 | Encouragement, Spiritual Support
New House, New Year, New Problems It’s over. After months of sorting and packing, planning and scheduling, painting and cleaning, we’re done moving. We’re in our new house, unpacking boxes, trying to remember which cupboards we put things in, and...
by Stephanie Ballard | Dec 22, 2016 | Holidays, Special Needs Parenting
Loved Beyond All Measure Loved beyond all measure. That’s how guest blogger Stephanie Ballard felt about the dolls she received each Christmas. Much as she loved them, caring for those childhood dolls didn’t prepare her for the challenges of caring for her...
by Ellen Stumbo | Jul 30, 2013 | Grief, Spiritual Support
Confessions of Special Needs Parents Special needs parenting is a combination of joys and hard things. Guest blogger Ellen Stumbo is here today with her confession and the confessions of other special needs parents. Confessions of a Special Needs Parent:The Hard...