by Stephanie Ballard | Dec 13, 2017 | Holidays, Special Needs Parenting
The Gift of Perfect Imperfection As Christmas draws near, guest blogger Steph Ballard shares a gift treasured dearly by every parent of a child with special needs–the gift of perfect imperfection. The Gift of Perfect Imperfection I thought I knew what perfect...
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 Stephanie Ballard | May 4, 2016 | Holidays, Special Needs Parenting
The Heart of a Special Needs Mother Mother’s Day will be here in a few days. In honor of the day, Different Dream guest blogger Stephanie Ballard, mother of a child with significant special needs, is with us. She’s written a poem sharing the heart of a...
by Stephanie Ballard | May 13, 2015 | Encouragement, Spiritual Support
When the Storm of Special Needs Parenting Hits Guest blogger Stephanie Ballard and her son haven’t been sleeping through the night time thunder storms that are part of spring in the Midwest. Instead she used the dark hours to write a poem about weathering the...
by Stephanie Ballard | May 6, 2015 | Holidays, Special Needs Parenting
A Special Needs Mother’s Day Poem Mother’s Day is a lovely holiday, but it can sometimes be bittersweet for moms raising kids with special needs. Guest blogger, Steph Ballard, who understand bittersweet very well as mom to a son with heart issues....