by Jolene | Oct 5, 2017 | Books and Resources, Special Needs Parenting
Why I Wrote Loving Lindsey: An Interview with Linda Atwell Different Dream is pleased to welcome Linda Atwell as today’s guest blogger. Linda is here to talk about and answer our questions about her new book, Loving Lindsey: Raising a Daughter with Special...
by Jolene | Oct 11, 2009 | Books and Resources, Spiritual Support
A few weeks ago Lisa Copen, founder of Rest Ministries, a website for chronically ill adults, asked me to participate in her Invisible Illness Week Web Seminar. She wanted me to encourage chronically ill parents who have special needs kids. I felt a little funny...
by Jolene | Sep 28, 2009 | Books and Resources, Special Needs Parenting
The other day I was exercising, trying to distract myself by listening to one of my favorite radio shows, Splendid Table with Lynne Rossetto Kasper. It wasn’t working. Enter J. J. Goode But when her guest, food writer J.J. Goode, read his essay about...
by Jolene | Aug 21, 2009 | Self-Care and Stress, Special Needs Parenting
When a child survives a serious illness, life is good again, right? Of course it’s good, but most likely it isn’t perfect since raising a survivor comes with a number of potential challenges. In this post, we’ll identify some of those challenges and...