by Jolene | Sep 21, 2016 | Encouragement, Spiritual Support
When Bad News Does a Number on Your Faith After you have suffered for a little while, the God of all grace, who called you to His eternal glory in Christ, will Himself perfect, confirm, strengthen and establish you.1 Peter 5:10–11 At her last visit to the dentist my...
by Scott Newport | Aug 31, 2016 | Grief, Spiritual Support
Take a Breath for a Grieving Parent Guest blogger Scott Newport is visiting Different Dream today with the poem Take a Breath, which he wrote for a grieving father. Grab a tissue now. You’ll need it. On a Sunday afternoon I met with Pierre, for the second time,...
by Karen Whiting | Aug 24, 2016 | Books and Resources, Spiritual Support
Cultivating Kindness Toward Children with Special Needs Author Karen Whiting is visiting Different Dream today with some ideas from the new book she wrote with co-author Doreen Hanna. Raising a Young Modern-Day Princess is all about growing fruits of the Spirit in...
by Jolene | Aug 4, 2016 | Encouragement, Spiritual Support
The Best Special Needs Family Camps Ever…At Least Until Next Year This summer, I participated in two of the best special needs family camps ever…at least until next year rolls around. The first was held at Hidden Acres Christian Center in central Iowa. The...
by Jolene | May 23, 2016 | Grief, Spiritual Support
Will We Cling to God? It’s here again. The anniversary of the day my world turned upside down.The birthday of our firstborn.The day my heart swelled with a fierce, intense, permanent love.The day my heart broke.The day the doctor said, “There’s something wrong with...
by Kimberly Drew | Apr 27, 2016 | Encouragement, Spiritual Support
The True Cost of Special Needs Motherhood Guest blogger Kimberly Drew and her family recently welcomed a new daughter into their family. Her arrival caused Kimberly to calculate the true cost of special needs motherhood. Read on to learn her answer. The True Cost of...
