Different Dream Living Blog
Connecting with Caregiving Families: 6 Coronavirus-Inspired Ideas
These 6 coronavirus and social distancing-inspired ideas make connecting with caregiving families as easy as connecting with anyone else and pack a big relationship boosting punch.
Be Strong and Courageous…and Do the Work
God commands His people to be strong and courageous. Guest blogger Melanie Gomez explains what that work looks like for caregiving parents.
My Child Is Different, but We Have More in Common Than You Think
It’s hard when the parent of a child with special needs admits, “My child is different.” Even so, today’s blogger believes all parents have much in common.
Coronavirus and Kids with Special Needs
Is the coronavirus hype? These sites provide accurate information about how to lower the chances that the coronavirus and kids with special needs will meet.
Annual Review Meeting: 3 Questions to Ask
These 3 questions can prepare you to advocate during your child’s annual review meeting for the right placement for the right school placement next fall.
Medically-Fragile Kids with the Flu: 3 Tips to Keep Them Out of the Hospital
Life is not good when we have medically-fragile kids with the flu at home. Use these tips to increase their chances of staying out of the hospital.
Belonging: The Heartbeat of Inclusion
Shelly Christensen believes that belonging is the heartbeat of inclusion, and she examines biblical truths that prove the rightness of disability inclusion.
Sweet Joy in the Middle of Goodness
When I talk to caregiving parents, they remind me of the sweet joy in the middle of goodness that is raising kids with special needs. Not always easy, but joyful and good.
Why Did God Make Me with Special Needs?
When an 8-year-old boy asked, “Why did God make me with special needs?” Mark Arnold pondered the question and came up with this answer. What do you think?
5 Powerful Ways Special Needs Parents Impact the World
Check out these 5 powerful ways special needs parents impact the world. Never doubt that what you are doing is of lasting, eternal importance.