by Valeria Conshafter | Jan 15, 2025 | How-Tos, In Parents, Special Needs Parenting, Spiritual Support
How Do I Let Go of My Adult EA/TEF Child? How do I let go of my adult EA/TEF child? That’s the question every parent of a baby born with EA/TEF hope to ask one day in future. That future is now for guest blogger Valeria Conshafter. Her daughter is looking at colleges...
by Karena Skibinski | Jan 8, 2025 | How-Tos, School/Education, Special Needs Parenting
How Can an EA/TEF Parent’s Anxiety Be Held in Check Before their Child Starts School? How can an EA/TEF parent’s anxiety be held in check before their child starts school? Karena Skibinski began asking herself that question several months before her son started...
by Jolene | Jan 2, 2025 | Special Needs Parenting
Ringing in the New Year with EA/TEF Awareness Month Ringing in the New Year with EA/TEF Awareness Month has been a Different Dream tradition since 2011. The “TEF” part is short for a condition known as tracheoesophageal fistula. The initials “EA” are short for...
by Jolene | Dec 23, 2024 | Encouragement, Holidays, Special Needs Parenting, Spiritual Support
When God Redeemed My Worst Christmas Ever and Used It for Good When God redeemed my worst Christmas ever by using it for good, it came as a big surprise. Most likely because 1982 was the year of my worst Christmas ever, and the using it for good part didn’t come...
by Mark Arnold | Dec 18, 2024 | Encouragement, Special Needs Parenting, Spiritual Support
Jesus Loves Me This I Know Jesus loves me is a familiar song to many. In this post Mark Arnold describes how God used it to assure his fatherly heart that his autistic son is loved by our heavenly Father. May it assure your heart as well. Jesus loves me this I...
by Karen Wright | Dec 11, 2024 | Encouragement, Special Needs Parenting, Spiritual Support
Greater Love for Caregiving Parents Greater love for caregiving parents is often born of the sorrow and grief inherent to those raising children with disabilities and special needs. Today guest blogger Karen Wright recounts an episode of Christmas season grief that...
