by Jolene | Aug 28, 2019 | How-Tos, Special Needs Parenting
August Is for Setting Goals August is for setting goals. I developed that mindset during my first 47 years of life, 42 of which were spent going to school or teaching school. I left the classroom in 2003, but to me August still feels more like the beginning of a new...
by Heather Johnson | Mar 28, 2019 | Self-Care and Stress
4 Ways Caretakers Can Take Care, Part 1 Caretakers can take care of themselves. Caretakers must take care of themselves. Guest blogger Heather Johnson learned this truth through hard, personal experience. In this post, she explains why caring for ourselves is so...
by Jolene | Mar 6, 2019 | Self-Care and Stress, Special Needs Parenting
Stress and Compassion Fatigue Is Huge in Caregiving Parents, Part 1 Stress and compassion fatigue is real for parents caring for kids with special needs. Not only is it real, the number of people who completed a recent survey on the subject show that stress and...
by Jolene | Aug 23, 2018 | School/Education, Special Needs Parenting
What Teachers Think About the Week Before School Begins Have you ever wondered what teachers think about the week before school begins? I can’t speak for every educator, but based on my thoughts during the 25 Augusts of my teaching career and what my teacher...
by Sharon Cargin | May 30, 2018 | In Parents, PTSD
Timothy’s Burden: A Mom’s Song Today’s post comes from guest blogger, Sharon Cargin, who reflects upon a day when her stressed, caregiving heart needed to hear God speak, and He did. I was feeling very restless one fall morning so I took a little...
