by Jolene | May 23, 2013 | Holidays, Special Needs Parenting
How Can 31 Years Ago Seem Just Like Yesterday? Thirty-one years ago today, our first child was born at 12:35 a.m. on a Sunday morning. Like all mothers, I remember the details of that day at Lookout Memorial Hospital in Spearfish, South Dakota with perfect clarity....
by Jolene | Mar 28, 2013 | Encouragement, Spiritual Support
The Small Things Parenting a child with special needs is a big thing—sometimes, an overwhelming thing. Those big things can keep us from seeing and appreciating the small things God uses to draw us close to him. With Easter fast approaching, may God use this devotion...
by Jolene | Dec 24, 2012 | School/Education, Special Needs Parenting
2012’s Top Special Needs Posts Countdown, #6 The countdown of 2012’s top special needs popular posts reaches the halfway mark today as we take a look at the 6th most popular post of the year. This post is the second from a DifferentDream blogger, this one...
by Stephanie Ballard | Sep 26, 2012 | School/Education, Special Needs Parenting
Teachers Who Loves Our Kids with Special Needs, We Thank You Teachers play an important role in the lives of our children. Even so, it’s sometimes easy to take them for granted. However this story about how Stephanie Ballard thanked her son’s teachers...
by Jolene | Dec 13, 2011 | Self-Care and Stress, Special Needs Parenting
Guest blogger April Brownlee is back with another serious-but-funny look at life as the parent of a child with special needs. Today, she talks about the special needs parenting obsessions that constantly run through her head. See if what she has sounds familiar....