by Sandra Peoples | Apr 6, 2020 | Autism, Coronavirus, Special Needs Parenting
As caregivers, self care isn’t optional. We have to take care of ourselves so we can care for those who depend on us! Especially during the COVID 19 pandemic. Self-care can sometime get a bad reputation. People think of bubble baths, sleeping in, and other luxuries...
by Lisa Jamieson | Jan 8, 2020 | Special Needs Parenting, Spiritual Growth
For several years, a part of me dreaded November, December and early January. The holiday season—from Thanksgiving through Christmas and New Years—can be a wonderful opportunity for family and friends, traditions, spontaneity and general festivity. But for those of us...
by Jolene Philo | Feb 25, 2019 | Living Life Daily, Mental Health, Special Needs Parenting
When caregiving doesn’t spark your joy, what can you do about it? That’s a question I’ve been mulling over lately. Ever since I posted a survey about stress and compassion fatigue in caregivers at my website. Within 2 days, the survey had been...
by Key Ministry | Nov 7, 2018 | Challenges, Living Life Daily, Special Needs Parenting
Last night two friends and I went to see Anne Lamott present her newest book, Almost Everything: Notes on Hope. Lamott is one of my favorite authors. She’s funny, vulnerable, irreverent, and REAL. I love the combination of real and funny. She makes me laugh and cry at...
by Jolene Philo | Oct 22, 2018 | Challenges, Spiritual Growth
What’s a person to do when the caregiving hits keep coming? Though I have decades of caregiving experience under my belt, I had to think hard to answer the question after my husband Hiram had hip replacement surgery in September of 2018.The surgery was...
