by Sharon Cargin | Apr 6, 2016 | Encouragement, Spiritual Support
I Failed Again, but There Is Always Hope Guest blogger, Sharon Cargin, shares a story of how she failed again in today’s post. She writes about her son Tim’s last hospital stay and how she kept silent instead of talking about depression with Tim’s...
by Sharon Cargin | Mar 9, 2016 | Encouragement, Spiritual Support
The Chaos of Special Needs Parenting Today, I am pleased to introduce you to guest blogger Sharon Cargin. Sharon and I have been acquaintances since high school when she sat in front of me in Senior Comp. But we became forever friends when we became mothers of kids...
by Candice Wilkinson | Feb 10, 2016 | Encouragement, Spiritual Support
How To Make It Through a Special Needs Storm Different Dream welcomes Candice Wilkinson as today’s guest blogger. Lately, she’s been experiencing some special needs storms as she cares for her child with special needs. In the process, she’s...
by Scott Newport | Feb 3, 2016 | Encouragement, Spiritual Support
Finding Joy Without a Lifetime Warranty Guest blogger Scott Newport and his wife Penni lost their son Evan Newport on Thanksgiving in 2009. That was the day they truly understood that kids who are medically fragile don’t come with a lifetime warranty. Six years...
by Maggi Gale | Jan 13, 2016 | Encouragement, Spiritual Support
Thankfulness for EA/TEF Awareness Month January is Esophageal Atresia/Tracheoesophageal Fistula (EA/TEF) Awareness Month. Because my son was born with this birth anomaly in 1982, Different Dream is raising awareness with Wednesday guest posts written by parents of...
by Jolene | Dec 31, 2015 | Encouragement, In Parents, PTSD
Top Ten Special Needs Posts of 2015 With 2015 swiftly drawing to a close, New Year’s Eve is a good time to take a look at DifferentDream.com’s top ten special needs posts of 2015. A look through this list gives a good idea of what’s been speaking to...