by Heather Johnson | Jun 15, 2022 | Encouragement, Special Needs Parenting
Finding Joy in the Garden of Disability and Special Needs Finding joy in the garden of disability and special needs is a lot like finding zucchinis in the pumpkin patch. Both provide abundant and delicious harvests as guest blogger Heather Johnson explains in this...
by Jolene | Jun 6, 2022 | Encouragement, In Parents
When Caregiving Sparks Stress Instead of Joy, What Can You Do? When caregiving sparks stress instead of joy, what can you do about it? That’s a question I began mulling over since I posted a survey on my website about stress and compassion fatigue in caregivers...
by Jolene | May 23, 2022 | Encouragement, Special Needs Parenting
God Uses Whatever It Takes to Grow Our Reliance on Him God uses whatever it takes to grow our reliance on Him. Acts 9 tells the story of Paul on the road to Damascus where he simultaneously saw Jesus, heard Him speak, and went blind for a couple days. That’s...
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 | Apr 6, 2022 | Encouragement, Self-Care and Stress
The Importance of Self-Care for Caregivers, Part 2 The importance of self-care for caregivers is a reality Heather Johnson has learned to deal with in her own life. She shared that story In Part 1 of this series. Today she finishes the series with specific, practical...
by Jolene | Feb 28, 2022 | Encouragement, Self-Care and Stress
Small Things Are Saving Me This Winter Small things are saving me this winter. Just like they did last February when I wrote about how small acts of mothering and fathering add up to create a big thing—a caregiver’s sacrificial life. The small things saving me...
