Different Dream Living Blog
Your Plans, God’s Plans
If you're the parent of a child with special needs, you've come face to face with inexplicable suffering. Though my child, husband and I have come to a place of peace and acceptance in the midst of pain and suffering, it's hard for me to put my belief in words. Enter...
How to Be a Proactive Parent at School: Part 3
The 3rd post in the series about how to be a proactive parent at school provides instructions & more All About Me notebook downloads to use before school.
How to Be a Proactive Parent at School: Part 2
The 2nd post in the series about how to be a proactive parent at school provides instructions & All About Me notebook downloads to prepare before school.
How to Be a Proactive Parent at School: Part 1
These 5 tips show how to be a proactive parent at school for a child with special needs before the school year begins.
How to Avoid Hospital Errors
Several previous posts have addressed the need for parents to advocate on behalf of their hospitalized children. But until now, none of those posts dealt specifically with issue of patient safety. Josie's Story by Sorrel King The importance of patient safety is made...
What Should I Say When a Child Dies?
When you hear that a child has died, what should you say? Just as important, what shouldn't you say? Every word counts at such an emotionally charged time, and we would all do well to think and pray before speaking to grieving parents and families. Words of Comfort...
How to Pray When Your Child Has Special Needs: Part 3
Wondering how to pray for a child with special needs? This post explains how to pray through the fruits of the spirit.
How to Pray When Your Child Has Special Needs: Part 2
Wondering how to pray for a child with special needs? These free resources offer guidance and help.
How to Pray When Your Child Has Special Needs: Part 1
When you don’t know how to pray for your child with special needs, fall back on these 6 ways to lift your child to the throne of God.
Wounded Children, Healing Homes Helps Adoptive and Foster Families
If you are foster or adoptive parents, Wounded Children, Healing Homes by Jayne E. Schooler; Betsy Keefer Smalley & Timothy J. Callahan is a must read.