by Jolene Philo | Oct 25, 2021 | Caregiving, Special Needs Parenting
“Is that everything that’s going to happen in the next book?” The concept editor for my cozy mystery series, who happens to be my daughter, pointed to the short stack of notecards I’d set on the kitchen table.I stared at the cards, more than a...
by Jolene Philo | Apr 26, 2021 | Medically Fragile, Mental Health, Special Needs Parenting
“I can’t.” I sat in my office one morning a few weeks ago and sobbed as my daughter rubbed my back. “I just can’t.”Only one of the vehicles needed for our family of 4 adults and 2 kids was in working order. The washing machine quit....
by Lisa Jamieson | Aug 19, 2020 | Scripture, Special Needs Parenting
Father in heaven,You are holy.Your ways are as mysterious as ever.Disability and illness have turned my family and life upside down.And then there was a pandemic.I am watching people argue, chafe, get sick, get well and get sick again.As many around us are running...
by Jenn Soehnlin | Aug 10, 2020 | Scripture, Special Needs Parenting
Special needs parents already live with a lot of stress and anxiety. But when you add in the extra uncertainty that comes with COVID-19 and what’s going on with back-to-school come the fall, well, it’s possible as parents to go into anxiety overload.There’s a verse in...
