by Jolene | Oct 24, 2022 | Encouragement, How-Tos
How to Organically Enter into Life with a Caregiving Family How to organically enter into life with a caregiving family has been on my mind since September when my dear Aunt Donna died. Since then memories of how she, her husband Jim, and their four children embraced...
by Mark Arnold | Oct 19, 2022 | Holidays, How-Tos
Alternative Halloween Ideas for Kids with Special Needs Alternative Halloween ideas for kids with special needs are implemented more now than in the past. In the interest of spreading alternative Halloween love, guest blogger Mark Arnold shares 10 simple, sensible...
by Lisa Pelissier | Oct 12, 2022 | Encouragement, How-Tos, Spiritual Support
How To Cope During a Rough Caregiving Season How to cope during a rough caregiving season. What? Who wants to write about that topic when doing so usually comes from hard experience? That’s the case for guest blogger Lisa Pelissier who describes what’s been happening...
by Heather Braucher | Oct 5, 2022 | Special Needs Parenting
Mothers Are FOR their Children with Disabilities and Special Needs Mothers are FOR their children. Moms may think they convey this truth well, but sometimes kids with disabilities and special needs have to hear that message loud and clear. In the second post in her...
by Jolene | Sep 26, 2022 | Encouragement, Special Needs Parenting, Spiritual Support
The Beauty of Disability Our pastor was introducing a new sermon series about beauty when these four words, which I had never strung together before, which I did not want to string together, took up residence in my brain. My response was swift and prickly. The beauty...
by Kristin Faith Evans | Sep 14, 2022 | Encouragement, Special Needs Parenting
The Blessings of Caregiving The blessings of caregiving may not be readily apparent to families raising children with special needs and disabilities. Kristin Evans, a Different Dream guest blogger and mother of two amazing kids, describes the blessings her family...