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Why Did this Happen to My Child?

Why Did this Happen to My Child?

by Kelly Simpson | Sep 20, 2023 | Encouragement, Grief, Special Needs Parenting, Spiritual Support

Why Did this Happen to My Child? “Why did this happen to my child?” is one of the first questions that comes to mind when hard things happen to our kids. Guest blogger Kelly Simpson explains what she has learned from posing that question as the parent of a child with...
Fighting Weariness at the Start of the School Year

Fighting Weariness at the Start of the School Year

by Lisa Pelissier | Sep 13, 2023 | Encouragement, School/Education, Special Needs Parenting, Spiritual Support

Fighting Weariness at the Start of the School Year Fighting weariness as a new special needs homeschool year begins makes the whole endeavor feel impossible. That sensation is dragging down guest blogger Lisa Pelissier as she helps her daughters deal with unexpected...
Hello! Means the World to Those with Disabilities and Special Needs

Hello! Means the World to Those with Disabilities and Special Needs

by Mark Arnold | Sep 6, 2023 | Advocacy, Special Needs Ministry, Special Needs Parenting, Spiritual Support

Hello! Means the World to Those with Disabilities and Special Needs Hello means the world to those with disabilities and special needs. In this post, guest blogger Mark Arnold describes what a greeting reveals about the person who’s saying hello. You can tell a lot...
Managing Mixed Emotions When Our Kids with Disabilities Go Back to School

Managing Mixed Emotions When Our Kids with Disabilities Go Back to School

by Kristin Faith Evans | Aug 23, 2023 | Grief, How-Tos, School/Education, Special Needs Parenting

Managing Mixed Emotions When Our Kids with Disabilities Go Back to School Managing mixed emotions when our kids with mixed emotions go back to school can be, well, emotional. Guest blogger Kristin Faith Evans is experiencing a wide gambit of those emotions this August...
How Much Is Too Much to Tell Teachers about my Child’s Disability?

How Much Is Too Much to Tell Teachers about my Child’s Disability?

by Maggi Gale | Aug 16, 2023 | How-Tos, School/Education, Special Needs Parenting

How Much Is Too Much to Tell Teachers about my Child’s Disability? How much is too much to tell teachers about my child’s disability? Maggie Gale, today’s guest blogger and mom to a daughter with medical special needs, asked that question at the start of every school...
Looking for Lessons after Hard Times

Looking for Lessons after Hard Times

by Janae Copeland | Aug 2, 2023 | Encouragement, Special Needs Parenting, Spiritual Support

Looking for Lessons after Hard Times Looking for lessons after hard times is not what blogger Janae Copeland thought she would be doing this summer. Not after the increasingly good health her daughter Clark had been enjoying for several years. Yet, Janae has found...
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Jolene Philo is a published author, speaker, wife, and mother of a son with special needs.

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