by Jolene | Oct 25, 2021 | Encouragement, Grief
Is That Everything That’s Going to Happen? “Is that everything that’s going to happen in the next book?” The concept editor for my cozy mystery series, who happens to be my daughter, pointed to the short stack of notecards I’d set on the...
by Jolene | Feb 9, 2017 | Encouragement, Spiritual Support
What I Love About Special Needs Parenting Special needs parenting often gets a bad rap on social media. Posts about the complexity and stress associated with raising kids who have special needs are everywhere and can crowd out what’s good about parenting our...
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 Jolene | Jun 17, 2015 | Books and Resources, PTSD
Grief Support for Children Can Prevent PTSD June is PTSD Awareness Month. Throughout the month, Different Dream is raising awareness with a variety of posts about PTSD in children and parents of children with special needs. Today’s post looks at one way to...
by Scott Newport | Jun 1, 2015 | Grief, Spiritual Support
A Gift of Grace: Paying It Forward Guest blogger and storyteller Scott Newport is here with the story of a gift of grace and paying it forward to honor the memory of Grace Akers, a child with special needs who recently died. You may want to grab a tissue…just in...
