by Lisa Pelissier | Feb 15, 2023 | Grief, Special Needs Parenting, Spiritual Support
Off the Beaten Path Guest blogger Lisa Pelissier relates her struggles with her children’s differences and wonders why it is so hard to accept life just as it is. I’m an experienced mom. I’ve been one for twenty-two years. I’m also experienced at parenting children...
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 Jolene | Aug 23, 2021 | Uncategorized
I Need a Vacation from Vacation “I need a vacation from vacation,” I wanted to say soon after we came home after celebrating my husband’s retirement by traveling for most of July. The aftermath of being gone for so long was substantial– Catching up...
by Jolene | Jul 27, 2021 | Encouragement, Grief
It Is Only for a Season It is only for a season, though it may feel like forever. That’s a truth I cling to in hard times. Maybe it’s a word of hope you need to hear today, too. Our son came down the driveway yesterday pulling a huge gooseneck flatbed trailer behind...
by Mark Arnold | Jun 22, 2021 | Encouragement, Grief
Milestones, Transitions and Rites of Passage Milestones, transitions and rites of passage are events parents anticipate and cherish. In this pst guest blogger Mark Arnold describes how he reframes those events as he and his wife parent their son who lives with...
