by jphilo | Aug 22, 2014 | Different Dream for My Child, Vlog Series
Hello and welcome to story time! Today’s post is the fourth in the Different Dream vlog series based upon my devotional, A Different Dream for My Child:Meditations for Parents or Critically or Chronically Ill Children.
This devotion comes from the diagnosis section of the book and is entitled Snap Decisions. It’s the true story of the day in 1982 when I had to very quickly make a life and death decision for our son…without even my husband there to consult. The memory of that moment still brings tears to my eyes, as you will see. Consider that your tissue warning!
To view the vlog post and read more, head on over to DifferentDream.com. Thanks!
by jphilo | Aug 15, 2014 | Different Dream for My Child, Vlog Series
Ah, you made it through another week. Pat yourself on the back and take a little break. Today’s vlog is another devotional from the diagnosis section of A Different Dream for My Child. This episode in the Different Dream vlog series is The Blackest Black.
For the seven minutes of this post, consider yourself pampered. You don’t need to find your book, just sit back and put your feet up, and as always, have a tissue handy. This story may bring up memories of your own experience, and if you need to shed a few tears, you’re in good company.
To hear the vlog post, visit DifferentDream.com.
by jphilo | Aug 8, 2014 | Different Dream for My Child, Vlog Series
Hello friends! It’s Friday again, which means I am once again reading a devo from A Different Dream for My Child. Today’s devotional is Something’s Wrong with Your Child, the first one in the diagnosis section. Before you click over to the other website and hit the play button, grab a cup of coffee and put your feet up. Oh, you might want to grab a tissue, too. I got teary reading this selection. Maybe you will, too.
To read the rest of this post and view the video, visit DifferentDream.com.
by jphilo | Aug 1, 2014 | Different Dream for My Child, Vlog Series
These days, I’m knee deep in writing the rough draft of a contracted book about PTSD in children. As you might guess, writing a book really takes a lot of time! To free up more of the precious commodity, Down the Gravel Road and my other blog, DifferentDream.com, will be cross-posting on Fridays and Mondays.
Different Dream launched a new Friday vlog feature today. Each week, I’m reading a devo from A Different Dream for My Child, a book for parents of kids with special needs. You’re invited to click on over to Different Dream to get the whole scoop. Or pass the link along to parents you know are raising a child with special needs. And come back next Friday to find the link a new vlog entry. Thanks!
by jphilo | Jan 8, 2013 | Book Updates
This week’s top ten list may appear to have escaped from DifferentDream.com or be lost on our little gravel road. In truth, I’m so excited about the upcoming online study of my first book, A Different Dream for My Child, that my enthusiasm is bigger than what one blog can contain. So, bear with these top ten reasons to join the study. And if you aren’t part of a special needs family, pass the information onto someone who is and who needs encouragement on the journey. Thanks!
10. Discovery House Publishers (DHP) is offering a 30% discount. Go to www.dhp.org (USA) and www.dhponline.ca (Canada) and enter the promotional code DDJP. (Psst–the 30% discount is also good on my second book, Different Dream Parenting. But only at DHP. Not at Amazon.)
9. It’s fun to see the book’s Amazon rank rise…thanks to diehard Amazon ordering fans who pass up DHP’s discount.
8. The study results in more sales which keeps this author from starving for her art.
7. The study is an excellent winter pick-me-up. Think of it as a drug-free means of stamping out post-holiday depression.
6. The study is an excellent way to wile away your time until daylight hours increase enough to be noticeable.
5. A Different Dream for My Child chapters are very short, so you’ll have plenty of time to read them and still tune into Downton Abbey, Season 3.
4. The study begins during January, which is EA/TEF Awareness Month. A Different Dream for My Child will make readers more aware of this life-threatening birth anomaly because it tells the story of our son’s struggle with EA/TEF. And the stories of 15 other families whose kids had/have a variety of special needs.
3. www.MommiesofMiracles.com is generously hosting the study. Without them and their technological expertise, this would not be happening.
2. You can participate the study any time of day or night. In your jammies. Without needing to hire a babysitter.
1. Parenting kids with special needs can be a very isolating experience. This online book story is a way to end the isolation for you and for other parents who need encouragement and a sense of community.
