by Jolene | Feb 8, 2023 | Special Needs Parenting, Spiritual Support
The Days Are Long, but the Years Are Short “The days are long, but the years are short.” I repeat this phrase while I sit on the couch listening to my 7-year-old grandson read for a half hour every evening. Each time he turns a page, he says something like, “Wow,...
by Karena Skibinski | Jan 31, 2023 | Encouragement, Special Needs Parenting
My Baby with EA/TEF Changed My Life in 5 Big Ways My baby with EA/TEF changed my life in big ways, says guest blogger Karena Skibinski. The same is true for any parent of a child born with EA/TEF. It’s the ways our babies change us that varies. You’ll discover how...
by Valeria Conshafter | Jan 25, 2023 | Encouragement, Special Needs Parenting
God Authored our Disability Story God authored our disability story. It took a while for guest blogger Valeria Conshafter to say that about her daughter’s birth and EA/TEF diagnosis. In this post, she traces the journey from what she wanted her daughter’s story to be...
by Jolene | Jan 23, 2023 | Encouragement, Special Needs Parenting, Spiritual Support
Raising a Child with Special Needs is Like Writing a Book “Raising a child with special needs is like writing a book,” I thought after emailing my completed manuscript to my editor recently. “During my pregnancy I had a vague outline of what...
by Jennifer Forman | Jan 19, 2023 | Encouragement, Special Needs Parenting
Celebrate the EA/TEF Milestones, Especially the Doughnuts Celebrate the EA/TEF milestones. This is the advice guest blogger Jennifer Forman has for other EA/TEF parents. In today’s post she describes the journey her family has had with their now 4-year-old daughter...
by Kelly Simpson | Jan 17, 2023 | Encouragement, How-Tos, Special Needs Parenting
When Life Turns Out Differently Than You Had Planned When life turns out differently than you had planned, the first reaction may be fear or anger. Or a sense of being overwhelmed. Four years ago, guest blogger Kelly Simpson was completely overwhelmed when her husband...