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It’s Going to Be a Different Kind of Mother’s Day

It’s Going to Be a Different Kind of Mother’s Day

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...
I Am the Best Mom in The World

I Am the Best Mom in The World

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...
Caregiving May Be Preparing You for Your Ikigai

Caregiving May Be Preparing You for Your Ikigai

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...
When Your Special Needs Mess Is Your Message

When Your Special Needs Mess Is Your Message

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...
Flying Near the Sun as a Special Needs Parent

Flying Near the Sun as a Special Needs Parent

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...
A Caregiver’s Hope Can Be Found in Unexpected Places

A Caregiver’s Hope Can Be Found in Unexpected Places

by Heather Braucher | Mar 22, 2023 | Encouragement, Special Needs Parenting, Spiritual Support

A Caregiver’s Hope Can Be Found in Unexpected Places A caregiver’s hope can be found in unexpected places. Guest blogger Heather Braucher and her husband recently discovered that hope through the words of Joni Eareckson Tada. Heather describes how hope has changed...
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Jolene Philo is a published author, speaker, wife, and mother of a son with special needs.

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