by Jolene | Sep 26, 2016 | Encouragement, Spiritual Support
When You Know Too Much This summer our family embarked upon the grand adventure of multi-generational living. It began in May when our daughter, her husband, and their then 13-month-old son moved into our upstairs as they transition from starving graduate student...
by Jolene | Dec 24, 2015 | Holidays, Special Needs Parenting
Unto Us a Child Is Born For the first time in many years, my husband and I are greeting the coming of the Christ Child in the presence of a baby. Our sweet grandson is almost 10 months old, and we are oohing and aahing over every new task he masters....
by Jolene | Feb 16, 2015 | Books and Resources, Special Needs Parenting
Do You Need to Get Your Joy Back? Are you raising a child with special needs? Perhaps struggling a little—or a lot—as your child’s needs mount and your energy and spirits flag? Then Laurie Wallin’s new book, Get Your Joy Back: Banishing Resentment and...
by Brittany Miller | Dec 11, 2014 | Grief, Spiritual Support
Special Needs Aftermath: Joy Amidst the Sorrow The special needs aftermath of birth and diagnosis is the subject of guest blogger Brittany Miller’s post today. She describes how she and her family came to terms with their third daughter’s special needs...
by Jolene | May 23, 2013 | Holidays, Special Needs Parenting
How Can 31 Years Ago Seem Just Like Yesterday? Thirty-one years ago today, our first child was born at 12:35 a.m. on a Sunday morning. Like all mothers, I remember the details of that day at Lookout Memorial Hospital in Spearfish, South Dakota with perfect clarity....
