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...
by Kristin Faith Evans | Apr 13, 2021 | Grief, Spiritual Support, Uncategorized
Learning to Embrace a Special Life Learning to embrace a special life as the parent of a child with a disability is a journey. New guest blogger, Kristin Faith Evans, describes the spiritual crisis that brought her to acceptance and shares 4 practices that bring her...
by Heather Johnson | Dec 8, 2020 | Grief, Self-Care and Stress
Ways We Hold to Hope Through the Loss and Grief of Disabilities Ways we hold to hope as we parent children with disabilities become stronger through practice. Guest blogger Heather Johnson writes about 4 ways she and her husband have learned to hold to hope even as...
