DifferentDream.com posts usually address the issues facing parents of really sick, chronically ill, and special needs kids. But today, it looks at When God Turned Off the Lights by Cec Murphey, the best-selling author who wrote 90 Minutes in Heaven with Don Piper. He’s a champion of wannabe writers who uses the royalties from 90 Minutes to provide scholarships to writing conferences. As a writer...

In the two previous posts in this series, I shared six commonalities observed in parents who live triumphantly with special needs kids. Today the last three ways will be discussed. As was mentioned before, don’t try to implement all of them at once. Select one, work on it until it is firmly in place, then choose another. #7 Triumphant parents get away now and then. Getting away takes forethought,...

In the first post in this series, I shared three commonalities of parents who live triumphantly with special needs children. Today we’ll look at three more. As was suggested in the previous post, don’t implement all the ideas immediately. Concentrate on one until you master or complete it before going on to a new one. #4 Triumphant parents advocate for their children. They advocate at school,...