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...
by Jolene | Jul 26, 2021 | Grief
What Makes Me Cry as a Caregiver? What makes me cry as a caregiver is a list that keeps getting longer. On this, the day before my 65th birthday, I’m writing down everything that makes me cry. Think of it as reverse bucket list. A bucket with a hole that leaks...
by Mark Arnold | Jun 22, 2021 | Encouragement, Grief
Milestones, Transitions and Rites of Passage Milestones, transitions and rites of passage are events parents anticipate and cherish. In this pst guest blogger Mark Arnold describes how he reframes those events as he and his wife parent their son who lives with...
by Heather Johnson | May 4, 2021 | Grief, Holidays
Making Every Day a Great Mother’s Day, Part 1 Making every day a great Mother’s Day seems like a long reach for many parents raising kids with special needs and disabilities. For guest blogger Heather Johnson, it’s a perspective born of loss, grief and love. In...
by Kimberly Drew | Apr 22, 2021 | Encouragement, Grief
Grief Happens at Different Seasons of Life in Caregiving Families Grief happens at different seasons of life in caregiving families. That’s the lesson Kimberly Drew learned once again when her daughter had an unexpected grand mal seizure recently. In this post she...
