by Jolene | Mar 20, 2019 | Advocacy, Special Needs Parenting
He’s My Dad, Not a Disability He’s my dad, not a disability. Those words have been rattling in my brain this March, the month in which my father died 22 years ago. My thoughts have moved beyond the deep, personal grief I felt in 1997. Now my wish is to...
by Jolene | Aug 28, 2017 | Encouragement, Spiritual Support
As Long as I Can Walk I Will Walk “What I remember about your dad,” my cousin said at a recent family reunion, “is that he was a big kid. He was always in the thick of things, playing with us. He never sat still.” My cousin’s lip trembled...
by Jolene | Jul 24, 2017 | Encouragement, Spiritual Support
A Special Needs Happy Ending Once upon a time, in a tiny country church, a handsome man married a beautiful woman. The handsome man and the beautiful woman had three lovely daughters and a charming son. They were a healthy, loving family and could have lived happily...
by Jolene | Mar 27, 2017 | Encouragement, Spiritual Support
Where Special Needs and Easter Meet Where Special Needs and Easter Meet Some of my earliest memories are anchored in the sensations that accompanied our family’s Easter observances. Scratchy petticoats under new spring dresses. Bonnet straps tied too tight under...
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...
