{"id":43946,"date":"2014-03-27T05:00:19","date_gmt":"2014-03-27T10:00:19","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/f06.70c.myftpupload.com\/?p=9842"},"modified":"2014-03-27T05:00:19","modified_gmt":"2014-03-27T10:00:19","slug":"just-enough-hope-for-special-needs-parenting","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/jolenephilo.com\/staging\/just-enough-hope-for-special-needs-parenting\/","title":{"rendered":"Just Enough Hope for Special Needs Parenting"},"content":{"rendered":"\n\n[et_pb_section fb_built=&#8221;1&#8243; fullwidth=&#8221;on&#8221; _builder_version=&#8221;4.4.2&#8243; global_colors_info=&#8221;{}&#8221;][et_pb_fullwidth_post_title featured_image=&#8221;off&#8221; _builder_version=&#8221;4.4.2&#8243; title_font=&#8221;||||||||&#8221; title_text_color=&#8221;#42313A&#8221; title_font_size=&#8221;40px&#8221; meta_font_size=&#8221;14px&#8221; background_color=&#8221;#B4DBC0&#8243; custom_padding=&#8221;50px||50px||false|false&#8221; global_colors_info=&#8221;{}&#8221;][\/et_pb_fullwidth_post_title][\/et_pb_section][et_pb_section fb_built=&#8221;1&#8243; specialty=&#8221;on&#8221; _builder_version=&#8221;4.4.2&#8243; custom_padding=&#8221;0px||0px|||&#8221; global_colors_info=&#8221;{}&#8221;][et_pb_column type=&#8221;3_4&#8243; specialty_columns=&#8221;3&#8243; _builder_version=&#8221;3.25&#8243; custom_padding=&#8221;|||&#8221; global_colors_info=&#8221;{}&#8221; custom_padding__hover=&#8221;|||&#8221;][et_pb_row_inner _builder_version=&#8221;4.4.2&#8243; global_colors_info=&#8221;{}&#8221;][et_pb_column_inner saved_specialty_column_type=&#8221;3_4&#8243; _builder_version=&#8221;4.4.2&#8243; global_colors_info=&#8221;{}&#8221;][et_pb_image src=&#8221;@ET-DC@eyJkeW5hbWljIjp0cnVlLCJjb250ZW50IjoicG9zdF9mZWF0dXJlZF9pbWFnZSIsInNldHRpbmdzIjp7fX0=@&#8221; align=&#8221;center&#8221; _builder_version=&#8221;4.4.3&#8243; _dynamic_attributes=&#8221;src&#8221; global_colors_info=&#8221;{}&#8221;][\/et_pb_image][et_pb_text _builder_version=&#8221;4.10.5&#8243; hover_enabled=&#8221;0&#8243; global_colors_info=&#8221;{}&#8221; sticky_enabled=&#8221;0&#8243;]<p>This past winter was a doozy.<\/p>\n<p>Long.<br \/>Snowy.<br \/>Cold.<br \/>Dark.<\/p>\n<p>But eventually, the daylight hours started increasing. The cardinals and wrens began singing in the morning. The robins came back. The temperatures started rising in late February, and so did my spirits. Until I caught a cold.<\/p>\n<p>Sore throat.<br \/>Plugged ears.<br \/>Red nose.<br \/>Bad cough.<\/p>\n<p>This winter reminded me of my first winter as a new mom. We lived much further north and west of where we do now. So even the mild winters were long and cold, the daylight hours significantly fewer than where we live now. Not only that, but my elementary students passed colds and viruses on to me all winter long. I passed them on to our baby with upper respiratory issues relate to his congenital birth anomaly. By mid-March, ten months into motherhood, I was at my wit&#8217;s end.<\/p>\n<p>Stir crazy.<br \/>Exhausted.<br \/>Hopeless.<br \/>Done in.<\/p>\n<p>I can&#8217;t remember how I made it to spring that year, though much of the credit goes to my husband&#8217;s patience and compassion, the encouragement of friends, and the trust my students lavished upon their cranky, tired teacher. Many years later, when dear friends lost twin boys at the sixth month in utero in late February, God brought the memory of my late winter despair to mind. Every time it niggled at me, I sent a card or encouraging note to the family.<\/p>\n<p>Thinking of you.<br \/>Praying for you.<br \/>Missing your babies.<br \/>Hanging on for you when you can&#8217;t.<\/p>\n<p>In late March, the mother was back in church. She thanked me for the cards, and I asked her how she was doing. &#8220;It&#8217;s hard,&#8221; she said as tears filled her eyes. &#8220;It&#8217;s so hard.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p><strong><span style=\"text-decoration: underline;\">To read the rest of this post, go to <a href=\"http:\/\/specialneedsparenting.net\/just-enough-hope\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">the Not Alone website<\/a>.<\/span><\/strong><\/p>\n<p><em>Do you like what you see at DifferentDream.com? You can receive more great content by subscribing to the quarterly Different Dream newsletter and signing up for the daily RSS feed delivered to your email inbox. You can sign up for the first in the pop-up box and the second at the bottom of this page.<\/em><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-size: small;\">Photo source:\u00a0<a href=\"http:\/\/www.freedigitalphotos.net\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" style=\"background-color: #ffffff;\">www.FreeDigitalPhotos.net<\/a><\/span><\/p>[\/et_pb_text][\/et_pb_column_inner][\/et_pb_row_inner][et_pb_row_inner _builder_version=&#8221;4.4.2&#8243; global_colors_info=&#8221;{}&#8221;][et_pb_column_inner saved_specialty_column_type=&#8221;3_4&#8243; _builder_version=&#8221;4.4.2&#8243; background_color=&#8221;#b4dbc0&#8243; custom_padding=&#8221;20px|20px|20px|20px|false|false&#8221; global_colors_info=&#8221;{}&#8221;][et_pb_blurb title=&#8221;@ET-DC@eyJkeW5hbWljIjp0cnVlLCJjb250ZW50IjoicG9zdF9hdXRob3IiLCJzZXR0aW5ncyI6eyJiZWZvcmUiOiJCeSAiLCJhZnRlciI6IiIsIm5hbWVfZm9ybWF0IjoiZGlzcGxheV9uYW1lIiwibGluayI6Im9uIiwibGlua19kZXN0aW5hdGlvbiI6ImF1dGhvcl9hcmNoaXZlIn19@&#8221; image=&#8221;@ET-DC@eyJkeW5hbWljIjp0cnVlLCJjb250ZW50IjoicG9zdF9hdXRob3JfcHJvZmlsZV9waWN0dXJlIiwic2V0dGluZ3MiOnt9fQ==@&#8221; icon_placement=&#8221;left&#8221; image_max_width=&#8221;100px&#8221; content_max_width=&#8221;800px&#8221; _builder_version=&#8221;4.4.2&#8243; _dynamic_attributes=&#8221;image,title&#8221; header_font=&#8221;Rubik|500|||||||&#8221; header_text_color=&#8221;#44465f&#8221; header_font_size=&#8221;14px&#8221; header_line_height=&#8221;32px&#8221; body_font=&#8221;Rubik||||||||&#8221; body_text_color=&#8221;rgba(0,6,69,0.6)&#8221; body_link_text_color=&#8221;#ffffff&#8221; custom_css_main_element=&#8221;font-weight: 400;&#8221; border_radii_image=&#8221;on|100px|100px|100px|100px&#8221; border_color_all_image=&#8221;#ffffff&#8221; box_shadow_style_image=&#8221;preset1&#8243; box_shadow_vertical_image=&#8221;20px&#8221; box_shadow_blur_image=&#8221;40px&#8221; box_shadow_color_image=&#8221;rgba(68,70,95,0.27)&#8221; locked=&#8221;off&#8221; global_colors_info=&#8221;{}&#8221;]<p>Jolene Philo is the author of the\u00a0Different Dream\u00a0series for parents of kids with special needs. She speaks at parenting and special needs conferences around the country. She\u2019s also the creator and host of the\u00a0Different Dream website.<em>\u00a0<\/em><a href=\"https:\/\/www.amazon.com\/Sharing-Abundantly-Special-Needs-Families\/dp\/0802418627\"><em>Sharing Love<\/em> <em>Abundantly With Special Needs Families: The 5 Love Languages\u00ae for Parents Raising\u00a0Children with Disabilities<\/em><\/a>, which she co-authored with Dr. Gary Chapman, was released in August of 2019 and is available at local bookstores, their bookstore website, and\u00a0at Amazon. The first book in her cozy mystery series, <em><a href=\"https:\/\/www.amazon.com\/Jane-West-River-Mysteries-Book-ebook\/dp\/B09RNHC12P\/\">See Jane Run!<\/a><\/em>, features people with disabilities and will be released in June of 2022.<\/p>[\/et_pb_blurb][\/et_pb_column_inner][\/et_pb_row_inner][et_pb_row_inner _builder_version=&#8221;4.4.2&#8243; global_colors_info=&#8221;{}&#8221;][et_pb_column_inner saved_specialty_column_type=&#8221;3_4&#8243; _builder_version=&#8221;4.4.2&#8243; global_colors_info=&#8221;{}&#8221;][et_pb_comments _builder_version=&#8221;4.4.2&#8243; custom_button=&#8221;on&#8221; button_text_color=&#8221;#42313A&#8221; button_bg_color=&#8221;#EBDCB2&#8243; global_colors_info=&#8221;{}&#8221;][\/et_pb_comments][\/et_pb_column_inner][\/et_pb_row_inner][\/et_pb_column][et_pb_column type=&#8221;1_4&#8243; _builder_version=&#8221;3.25&#8243; custom_padding=&#8221;|||&#8221; global_colors_info=&#8221;{}&#8221; custom_padding__hover=&#8221;|||&#8221;][et_pb_sidebar _builder_version=&#8221;4.4.2&#8243; 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Don&#8217;t just think spring. Think Easter.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":43145,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_et_pb_use_builder":"on","_et_pb_old_content":"<a href=\"http:\/\/differentdream.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/03\/Growth.jpg\"><img class=\"aligncenter wp-image-10061\" src=\"http:\/\/differentdream.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/03\/Growth.jpg\" alt=\"Where to find hope and new growth when parenting a child with special needs seems like a never-ending winter? Don't just think spring. Think Easter.\" width=\"400\" height=\"492\" \/><\/a>\n\nThis past winter was a doozy.\n\nLong.\nSnowy.\nCold.\nDark.\n\nBut eventually, the daylight hours started increasing. The cardinals and wrens began singing in the morning. The robins came back. The temperatures started rising in late February, and so did my spirits. Until I caught a cold.\n\nSore throat.\nPlugged ears.\nRed nose.\nBad cough.\n\nThis winter reminded me of my first winter as a new mom. We lived much further north and west of where we do now. So even the mild winters were long and cold, the daylight hours significantly fewer than where we live now. Not only that, but my elementary students passed colds and viruses on to me all winter long. I passed them on to our baby with upper respiratory issues relate to his congenital birth anomaly. By mid-March, ten months into motherhood, I was at my wit's end.\n\nStir crazy.\nExhausted.\nHopeless.\nDone in.\n\nI can't remember how I made it to spring that year, though much of the credit goes to my husband's patience and compassion, the encouragement of friends, and the trust and my students lavished upon their cranky, tired teacher. Many years later, when dear friends lost twin boys at the sixth month in utero in late February. God brought the memory of my late winter despair to mind. Every time it niggled at me, I sent a card or encouraging note to the family.\n\nThinking of you.\nPraying for you.\nMissing your babies.\nHanging on for you when you can't.\n\nIn late March, the mother was back in church. She thanked me for the cards, and I asked her how she was doing. \"It's hard,\" she said as tears filled her eyes. \"It's so hard.\"\n\nTo read the rest of this post, go to <a href=\"http:\/\/specialneedsparenting.net\/just-enough-hope\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">the Not Alone website<\/a>.\n\n<em>Do you like what you see at DifferentDream.com? You can receive more great content by subscribing to the quarterly Different Dream newsletter and signing up for the daily RSS feed delivered to your email inbox. 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