Sep 20, 2011 Posted by Jolene

Join the Different Dream Parenting Blog Tour

After a year of research, writing, revising, and proofreading the release date for my new book is fast approaching. Discovery House Publishers (DHP) will release Different Dream Parenting: A Practical Guide to Raising a Child with Special Needs on November 1. Blog Tour in the Works Therefore, the publicist at DHP and I are busy developing ways to get word about the book out to parents who need the... read more

Jun 14, 2011 Posted by Jolene

Parents Plate Podcast with Brenda Nixon

Just a quick FYI about a June 7 interview with radio host, Brenda Nixon, on the Parent Plate. We talked for an hour about issues pertinent to parents of kids with special needs. You can download a podcast of the interview at www.theparentsplate.com. Have a listen and leave a comment about what you heard. What did you like? What do you wish we’d talked about? What can you add to the conversation?... read more

May 24, 2011 Posted by Jolene

Book Give Away for Parents of Kids with Special Needs

Here’s a heads up to parents of kids with special needs. Karen Ehman is giving away a free copy of A Different Dream for My Child: Meditations for Parents of Critically or Chronically Ill Children at her website this week. Who Is Karen Ehman? That’s the same question I asked after the publicist at Discovery House Publishers mentioned the link. Her name sounded familiar, but I couldn’t... read more

Mar 22, 2011 Posted by Jolene

Readers’ Choice Awards Results

For those of you who followed the Readers’ Choice Awards at about.com, the official results are in. Actually, when the voting ending on March 8, the winning nominee in the special needs memoir category was obvious. But about.com’s contest rules require a week to verify the results before announcing the winner. Then it took me a week to write the post, so two weeks late, the winner is… My... read more

Feb 17, 2011 Posted by Jolene

The Readers’ Choice Race Is On!

Whew! The race is on in the special needs memoir category of the Readers’ Choice Awards. Thanks to your votes, A Different Dream for My Child has moved from fifth place to third. Thanks so much! Visit About.com This morning, Terri Mauro sent word that she’s posted articles about all five finalists at her website. This link will take you directly to the Different Dream for My Child article.... read more