by Jolene | Mar 27, 2023 | How-Tos, Special Needs Parenting
Empowering Kids with Disabilities, Part 2: The Need for Love and Belonging Empowering kids with disabilities is essential for their present and future well-being. Unfortunately, as I mentioned in the first post in this series, empowering our kids is rarely our first...
by Jolene | May 11, 2017 | Holidays, Special Needs Parenting
Mother’s Day Top Ten at Different Dream Check out the Mother’s Day top ten Different Dream posts written for moms of kids with special needs by moms of kids with special needs. Grab a tissue and be ready for your heart to swell with the fierce love...
by Jolene | Mar 22, 2017 | Encouragement, Spiritual Support
6 Special Needs Caregiving Lessons from my Father Front row: Me (age 7), my father (35), and brother (5) Back Row: My paternal grandfather (66), sister (10), and mom (35) in 1963 Special needs caregiving has always been part of my family’s life. Guided by our...
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 Jolene | Jul 23, 2015 | How-Tos, Special Needs Parenting
The Special Needs Grandparenting Tug of War I will never forget the day my mother and mother-in-law played their first round of grandma tug-of-war. With our two-week-old son as the rope. The competition was held at my parents’ home. We stayed there for a few...