A Different Dream for My Child Book Review To hear what one reviewer said about A Different Dream for My Child, you can listen to Parents Nook, a program which  airs on WTHU Christian Radio out of Maryland. The review is quite short, so it won’t take much of your time. J-O-L-E-N-E Two quick cautions before you listen: Philo is pronounced Fi (rhymes with high) Lo (as in low) To get to www.jolenephilo.com,...

The best part of marketing  A Different Dream for My Child is meeting new people. Every radio interview is another opportunity to meet someone who’s passionate about passing on news of the book to parents of special needs kids. One of the most passionate of the many people who are passionate about special needs families is Eddie Baiseri. She’s the host of Take Five, a program on KBJS...

In the previous post, you met Cec Murphey and learned a little about his new book, When God Turned Off the Lights. Today, you’ll get a sample of the advice he gives in the book. You’ll also learn how to enter the drawing for the gift basket he’s giving away. What to Do When the Lights Go Out by Cec Murphey If you sincerely desire to follow Jesus Christ, life won’t always be...

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...

Which Different Dream meditations captured the attention of Power Women Magazine host Deb Bailey? Click on Deb Bailey Interview to find out. If you like what you hear, visit the Power Women Magazine website and see what else you can find!

Since A Different Dream for My Child was released, readers have been asking what motivated me to write it. To answer that question, I’m adhering to a lesson I learned as the parent of a special needs child: do not reinvent the wheel unless it is absolutely necessary. Between doctor’s appointments and feeding tubes, surgeries and special diets, there just wasn’t time. Those days are...

My new book, A Different Dream for My Child: Meditations for Parents of Critically or Chronically Ill Children, was released on September 1, 2009. While it hasn’t yet made a big splash in the national ocean, it has created a respectable ripple in our local pond. A day or two after Different Dream’s release, a local reporter  stopped by for an interview and to take a few pictures. The...

Philo in front of her high school alma mater My hometown newspaper, The Le Mars Daily Sentinel was the first to run an article about A Different Dream for My Child.  The evening after it appeared, a FaceBook note arrived from a former classmate of mine. Her youngest child was born three months prematurely. She said how much she wished a book like Different Dream had been available for her family....