by Jolene | Jul 26, 2021 | Grief
What Makes Me Cry as a Caregiver? What makes me cry as a caregiver is a list that keeps getting longer. On this, the day before my 65th birthday, I’m writing down everything that makes me cry. Think of it as reverse bucket list. A bucket with a hole that leaks...
by Jim Gaven | Feb 24, 2021 | Books and Resources
5 Day Programs for Those with Special Needs Made Me Cry Tears of Joy 5 day programs for those with special needs don’t always lead to to tears of joy. But when guest blogger Jim Gaven showed up for on his last day at a non-profit he worked for, he began to cry. Here’s...
by Jolene | Jul 17, 2019 | How-Tos
Surrounding the Vulnerable with Love Is Simple and Profound Surrounding the vulnerable with love is simple and profound– As simple as a neighbor walking down the street to visit a young father losing his fight with an incurable disease,As profound as the memory, 50...
by Jolene | Jun 19, 2019 | Advocacy
5 Lessons for Disability Advocates Disability advocates, myself included, are people of passion. Our passion springs from a deep desire to improve the lives of those we love and the well-being of the overall disability community. Recently I provided a Christian...
by Jolene | May 25, 2018 | How-Tos, Special Needs Parenting
Sometimes a Mom Needs to be Mothered “I’ve got a sinus infection,” I texted the friend who was picking me up at an unfamiliar airport in an unfamiliar town. “Do you have any antibiotics?” “We’ve got your back,” she...