by Kelly Simpson | Jan 17, 2023 | Encouragement, How-Tos, Special Needs Parenting
When Life Turns Out Differently Than You Had Planned When life turns out differently than you had planned, the first reaction may be fear or anger. Or a sense of being overwhelmed. Four years ago, guest blogger Kelly Simpson was completely overwhelmed when her husband...
by Ellen Elizabeth | Jan 11, 2023 | Encouragement, Special Needs Parenting
This Is Our Normal “This is our normal,” Ellen Elizabeth says during the telling of her family’s EA/TEF story. What you are about to read can bring hope to families living through not only EA/TEF surgery and treatment, but also struggling with infertility and...
by Jolene | Jan 5, 2023 | Encouragement, Special Needs Parenting
EA/TEF Awareness Month 2023 EA/TEF Awareness Month begins each year as soon as the ball drops at Times Square. Different Dream is celebrating awareness month by featuring stories written by parents who are raising kids born with EA/TEF. Some are raising children who...
by Sandy Ramsey-Trayvick | Dec 21, 2022 | Advocacy, Special Needs Parenting
Setting Goals for Adult Children with Disabilities Matters Setting goals for adult children with disabilities matters to Sandy Ramsey-Trayvick. When she and her husband approached the program director who works with their son Myles about setting goals for 2023, the...
by Mark Arnold | Dec 14, 2022 | Encouragement, Holidays, Uncategorized
How the Christmas Story is a Special Needs Story How the Christmas story is a special needs story is something guest blogger Mark Arnold is thinking about this time of year. What he has to say will help you see how Emmanuel, God with us, is with caregiving families in...
by Heather Braucher | Dec 7, 2022 | Encouragement, Special Needs Parenting
Caregiving Moms are FOR Other Caregiving Moms Caregiving moms are for other caregiving moms. Or are we? In the fourth installment of her series, Heather Braucher describes the struggle many caregiving moms face in accepting and giving encouragement from other...
