by Jolene | Aug 21, 2012 | Grief, Spiritual Support
Adoption is a life-changing decision for families, one that required deep thought, discussion, and research. Families that want to adopt children with special needs or terminal diagnoses have even more to think about. Today, Different Dream welcomes Hector and Sue...
by Scott Newport | Aug 5, 2012 | Grief, Spiritual Support
Grief and loss are emotions experienced daily by parents of kids with special needs. Those emotions can be difficult to share with parents whose kids are healthy and typical. Maybe that’s why parents like us bond deeply and find hope in our relationships with...
by Jolene | Jul 24, 2012 | Grief, Spiritual Support
Guest blogger Scott Newport belongs to a club no parent wants to join – the Bereaved Parents Club. In observance of the month, Scott sent this post and a poem to share with you. Garden of Grief by Scott Newport Did you know July is Bereaved Parents Month? Yeah,...
by Rachel Cordeiro | Jun 7, 2012 | Encouragement, Spiritual Support
Are You Discouraged? Remember the Moments Raising a child with special needs requires perseverance. You know that. I know that. And Rachel Cordeiro, a new guest blogger at DifferentDream.com, knows it, too. She’s the parent of three children, one of whom has...
by Jolene | May 9, 2012 | Books and Resources, Spiritual Support
Those of you who visited DifferentDream.com yesterday met our special guest, Jill Kelly, when she shared the story of their son, Hunter. Hunter was diagnosed with Krabbe Disease as an infant and died from the condition at age seven. In today’s question and...
by Jolene | May 8, 2012 | Books and Resources, Spiritual Support
Today DifferentDream.com welcomes Jill Kelly for the first of two Q & A special needs parenting sessions. Jill and her husband Jim, former quarterback for the Buffalo Bills, are the parents of three children – Erin, Hunter, and Camyrn. Hunter, their second...