by Jolene | Aug 7, 2019 | Different Dream Series, The 5 Love Languages® for Special Needs Families
Sharing Love Abundantly in Special Needs Families Is Here! Sharing Love Abundantly in Special Needs Families: The 5 Love Languages for Parents Raising Children with Disabilities was released yesterday! Dr. Gary Chapman and I are absolutely delighted with the results...
by Jolene | Jun 29, 2012 | Self-Care and Stress, Special Needs Parenting
One year ago today Julie Keon first published What I Would Tell You. Her moving essay is directed to a mom she saw in the waiting room at the doctor’s office. The mom of an infant with special needs. A mom in the same position Julie had been in 7 1/2 years...
by Jolene | Jan 10, 2012 | Advocacy, Special Needs Parenting
January is EA/TEF Awareness Month.Therefore, each Tuesday post at DifferentDream.com in January is dedicated to raising awareness of the birth anomaly that affects our first child and approximately 1 in every 4000 babies born. 10 Reasons to Mark EA/TEF Awareness Month...
by Jolene | Aug 17, 2010 | Encouragement, Spiritual Support
In one of the meditations in A Different Dream for My Child, I shared the story of how my husband sat in the neonatal intensive care unit and stroked our son’s cheek for hours and days following his first surgery. Comfort in the Midst of Chaos In a recent...