by Jolene | Nov 28, 2022 | Grief, Special Needs Parenting, Spiritual Support
The Grief of Disability Caregiving The grief of disability caregiving almost overwhelmed me this autumn. First my Aunt Donna, an oasis of security and love during my childhood, died. Grief over Donna’s death was accompanied by grief for my mother. She’s...
by Jolene | Aug 22, 2022 | Encouragement, Grief, Special Needs Parenting
What Will Go Wrong Next? What will go wrong next? When our family gathers around the dinner table each evening this summer, that question pops up at some point in every conversation. Here’s why we keep asking it: In June I went to the doctor with throbbing...
by Laura Spiegel | May 18, 2022 | Grief, Special Needs Parenting, Spiritual Support, Uncategorized
Parenting a Child with Disabilities Isn’t the Grief Olympics Parenting a child with disabilities isn’t the grief Olympics as guest blogger Laura Spiegel knows. However, as is true for many other caregiving parents, she struggles to find a balance between validating...
by Heather Johnson | Nov 17, 2021 | Encouragement, Grief
The Mountain of Special Needs Parenting The mountain of special needs parenting is similar to Heather Johnson’s summer hike in Glacier National Park. In today’s post, she shares three Bible verses that gave her family hope and increased her faith then and now. In...
by Jolene | Oct 25, 2021 | Encouragement, Grief
Is That Everything That’s Going to Happen? “Is that everything that’s going to happen in the next book?” The concept editor for my cozy mystery series, who happens to be my daughter, pointed to the short stack of notecards I’d set on the...
by Jolene | Jul 27, 2021 | Encouragement, Grief
It Is Only for a Season It is only for a season, though it may feel like forever. That’s a truth I cling to in hard times. Maybe it’s a word of hope you need to hear today, too. Our son came down the driveway yesterday pulling a huge gooseneck flatbed trailer behind...
