by Jolene | Aug 13, 2020 | The 5 Love Languages® for Special Needs Families
My Great Love Languages Adventure Began One Year Ago This Week My great love languages adventure began one year ago this week when I boarded a train bound for the Windy City. All by myself. That’s right.This small town woman spent several days in Chicago after being...
by Jolene | Sep 25, 2019 | The 5 Love Languages® for Special Needs Families
Lightbulb moments have been few and far between in my life. My most amazing one came about in January of 2017 when a friend sent an email. “Hey Jolene, when are you going to write the special needs version of the love languages book?” She asked a good...
by Jolene | Sep 18, 2019 | The 5 Love Languages® for Special Needs Families
Unexpected blessings have gotten easier to identify the longer I’ve lived here on earth. As a kid, I dreaded the stares of onlookers when I pushed Dad’s wheelchair down the sidewalk. As a new mom, the diagnosis of my baby’s life-threatening diagnosis...
by Jolene | Sep 4, 2019 | The 5 Love Languages® for Special Needs Families
When life serves lemonade, drink it with gusto! Why am I turning the saying about what to do when life serves up lemons on its head? Well, 60+ years of caregiving experience has thrown a lot of lemons my way, but our family has experienced plenty of sweetness, also....
by Jolene | Aug 26, 2019 | The 5 Love Languages® for Special Needs Families
The transforming power of kindness began whispering to me when I sat across the table from a classmate at our 45th high school reunion. Not the classmate who led me to apologize for my short career as a mean girl in elementary school, but another one. A classmate who...
by Jolene | Aug 7, 2019 | Different Dream Series, The 5 Love Languages® for Special Needs Families
Sharing Love Abundantly in Special Needs Families: The 5 Love Languages for Parents Raising Children with Disabilities was released yesterday! Dr. Gary Chapman and I are absolutely delighted with the results of the project we’ve been working on for almost two...
