by Jolene | May 10, 2023 | Encouragement, Special Needs Parenting, Spiritual Support
It’s Going to Be a Different Kind of Mother’s Day It’s going to be a different kind of Mother’s Day for you this year. God whispered those words to me as I waddled into the doctor’s office in early May of 1982. Never mind that my husband and I wouldn’t see our first...
by Valeria Conshafter | May 3, 2023 | Encouragement, Special Needs Parenting, Spiritual Support
I Am the Best Mom in The World “I am the best mom in the world,” asserts guest blogger Valeria Conshafter. In today’s post she explains why she’s the best mom in the world for her daughter who was born with a life-threatening birth condition. As Mother’s Day...
by Jolene | Apr 24, 2023 | How-Tos, Special Needs Parenting
Empowering Kids with Disabilities, Part 3: Power and Self-Worth Empowering kids with disabilities doesn’t come naturally to most parents. Most of us spend a considerable time adjusting to unexpected parenting duties after our children are diagnosed. We struggle...
by Mark Arnold | Apr 19, 2023 | Encouragement, Special Needs Parenting
Caregiving May Be Preparing You for Your Ikigai Caregiving may be preparing you for your ‘ikigai’ says guest blogger Mark Arnold. It was for him. Today he explains what ikigai is and how it led him to the calling and work he’s engaged in now. I heard a new word the...
by Heather Braucher | Apr 12, 2023 | Encouragement, Special Needs Parenting, Spiritual Support
When Your Special Needs Mess Is Your Message When your special needs mess is your message, telling others about it can be, um, intimidating. Even so, guest blogger Heather Braucher found a good reason to share her family’s messy story anyway. Maybe she’ll convince you...
by Lisa Pelissier | Apr 5, 2023 | Encouragement, In Parents, Self-Care and Stress, Special Needs Parenting
Flying Near the Sun as a Special Needs Parent Flying near the sun as special needs parents? What is guest blogger Lisa Pelissier talking about? In this post, she brings in a little C.S. Lewis, a little Greek mythology, and a little of her own fiction to explain how...
