by Kelly Simpson | Jan 17, 2023 | Encouragement, How-Tos, Special Needs Parenting
When Life Turns Out Differently Than You Had Planned When life turns out differently than you had planned, the first reaction may be fear or anger. Or a sense of being overwhelmed. Four years ago, guest blogger Kelly Simpson was completely overwhelmed when her husband...
by Heather Braucher | Jan 4, 2023 | Encouragement, Spiritual Support
Jesus is FOR Caregiving Parents Jesus is FOR caregiving parents, but when parenting gets rough it’s easy to forget that truth. In the fifth and final post of Heather Braucher’s FOR series, she talks about how she finds assurance of Jesus’ presence when the lows of...
by Mark Arnold | Dec 14, 2022 | Encouragement, Holidays, Uncategorized
How the Christmas Story is a Special Needs Story How the Christmas story is a special needs story is something guest blogger Mark Arnold is thinking about this time of year. What he has to say will help you see how Emmanuel, God with us, is with caregiving families in...
by Kristin Faith Evans | Sep 14, 2022 | Encouragement, Special Needs Parenting
The Blessings of Caregiving The blessings of caregiving may not be readily apparent to families raising children with special needs and disabilities. Kristin Evans, a Different Dream guest blogger and mother of two amazing kids, describes the blessings her family...
by Heather Braucher | Sep 7, 2022 | Encouragement, Self-Care and Stress, Special Needs Parenting
We Are FOR Parents and Children We are for parents and children with special needs and disabilities here at Different Dream. Therefore, I am delighted to introduce you to new guest blogger Heather Braucher. Today she begins her five part I Am FOR You series. In it...