by Jolene | Nov 25, 2024 | Grief, Holidays, Special Needs Parenting, Spiritual Support
This Thanksgiving I’m Grateful for Grief This Thanksgiving I’m grateful for grief. That statement is going to make family members scratch their heads when we celebrate the holiday together and I announce that this Thanksgiving I’m grateful for grief. Chances are,...
by Steve Siler | Jul 10, 2024 | Encouragement, Grief, Special Needs Parenting, Spiritual Support
Why Did God Make Me this Way? “Why did God make me this way?” It’s a question our children with disabilities and special needs are bound to ask us. Guest blogger Steve Siler knew the question was coming and thought about what he would say. Read on to find out what he...
by Jolene | Jun 24, 2024 | Grief, In Parents, PTSD, Self-Care and Stress, Special Needs Parenting
The Physical Manifestations of Grief in Caregivers The physical manifestations of grief in caregivers are unexpected and pervasive. That, in a nutshell, is what God has been teaching me since the death of my mother on June 23, 2023. Mom’s suffering was great during...
by Jolene | May 29, 2024 | Grief, In Parents, PTSD, Special Needs Parenting, Uncategorized
Experiencing Post-Traumatic Growth while Raising a Child with Disabilities Experiencing post-traumatic growth (PTG) while raising a child with disabilities may not be on your radar screen when you’re drowning in the stress associated with caregiving. The only growth...
by Kelly Denham | May 15, 2024 | Grief, Special Needs Parenting, Spiritual Support
Mending Broken Hearts Mending broken hearts is all too familiar to guest blogger Kelly Denham. She and her husband’s hearts are still mending after a medical mistake left their son TJ irrevocably injured and later resulted in the decision she wrote about in today’s...
by Jolene | Dec 27, 2023 | Grief, Special Needs Parenting, Spiritual Support
I Didn’t Want to Learn Hard Caregiving Lessons, but Now I’m Grateful I didn’t want to learn hard caregiving lessons in 2023. Mainly because I’m a big fan of easy. Hard? Not so much. Yet here I am waiting for 2023 to end—believe me, I’m ready to put it behind me—and at...
