by Jolene | Dec 3, 2012 | Books and Resources, Special Needs Parenting
5 Special Needs Tax Deductions and Credits Tax time is coming, and families of kids with special needs may qualify for certain tax deductions and credits. A post from one of my favorite blogs, Friendship Circle, listed 5 tax deductions and credits you’ll want to...
by Jolene | Aug 7, 2012 | Books and Resources, Special Needs Parenting
Centers for Independent Living (CILs) have been around longer than the first federal special education law passed in 1974. Since ferreting out special needs resources always makes me smile, imagine the size of my grin after learning about them recently. And imagine my...
by Jolene | Apr 24, 2012 | How-Tos, Special Needs Parenting
What a delight to introduce another series from guest blogger Amy Stout. This one explains the special needs connection that helped her and her husband prepare their six-year-old daughter for out-of-the-ordinary experiences. In Part 1 she describes how they prepared...
by Jolene | Apr 12, 2012 | Encouragement, Spiritual Support
Yesterday guest blogger Rebekah Benimoff shared her prayers during recent challenges associated with raising two boys with special needs. Her first prayers were for strength after being called for jury duty. In today’s post, she writes about finding strength and...
by Jolene | Dec 23, 2011 | Holidays, Special Needs Parenting
Christmas, the holiday of joy and peace and hope, is almost here. But for parents of kids with special needs, it can be a time of sorrow and restlessness and despair. We wonder how a perfect and all powerful God can identify with the struggles our children live with...
