by Jolene | Feb 28, 2022 | Encouragement, Self-Care and Stress
Small Things Are Saving Me This Winter Small things are saving me this winter. Just like they did last February when I wrote about how small acts of mothering and fathering add up to create a big thing—a caregiver’s sacrificial life. The small things saving me...
by Heather Johnson | Feb 23, 2022 | Encouragement, Self-Care and Stress
The Importance of Self-Care for Caregivers, Part 1 The importance of self-care for caregivers is a reality Heather Johnson lives with. In this post she tells how her efforts to save fighting conchs on the beach reminded her of the importance of self-care for...
by Jolene | Jan 24, 2022 | Encouragement, Special Needs Parenting
A Sword Will Pierce Your Soul “A sword will pierce your soul.” Our adult Sunday school teacher quoted Luke 2:35 and glanced around the room. “Have your children ever pierced your soul?” I nodded emphatically. The teacher gave me a quizzical...
by Sandy Ramsey-Trayvick | Jan 18, 2022 | Encouragement
Who Do You Say Jesus Is? Who do you say Jesus is? Seems like an easy question at first glance. Guest blogger Sandy Ramsey-Trayvick found assurance when Jesus showed her who He is while her son with special needs dealt with major medical challenges. In Mark 8:27- 29,...
by Kimberly Drew | Jan 13, 2022 | Encouragement, Special Needs Parenting
Unhappy New Year Guest blogger Kimberly Drew brings perspective and help for weary caregivers. This new year is not ringing in so well for me. I would tell you about everything that has made this an unhappy new year thus far, but it would use up my whole...
by Jolene | Jan 4, 2022 | Encouragement, How-Tos, Uncategorized
EA/TEF Awareness Day 2022 is Here! EA/TEF Awareness Day 2022 has arrived. Usually Different Dream devotes all of January to EA/TEF Awareness Month. For over ten years, I have issued invitations on Facebook for parents and survivors to share their stories. In the past,...
