A Chat with Author Jolene Stratton Philo

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Greetings from “June is Bustin’ Out All Over” Seneca, South Carolina! I am enjoying my yard and flowers as well as the opportunity to introduce you to a book and an author I know you’ll enjoy too! Welcome, Jolene Philo, to the CAN blog! Please tell us about your book. When Jane accepts a teaching job in a tiny South Dakota town and learns that a hit-and-run driver left a woman for dead, her own mother begs her to come home. Jane won’t let go of her new life, choosing instead to find the killer and seek justice. Wow! What…

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A Chat with Author Jolene Philo

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Greetings from Sarah Sundin! Today I have the joy of interviewing popular author and speaker Jolene Philo. Raised in a home with a father with special needs—and then having a son with special needs—Jolene has a unique perspective and a heart for special needs families that she’s turned into a powerful ministry. Her latest book, co-authored with Dr. Gary Chapman, applies his famous 5 Love Languages concept to special needs families. Tell us about your book, Sharing Love Abundantly in Special Needs Families: The 5 Love Languages for Parents Raising Children with Disabilities. Dr. Chapman and I wrote Sharing Love…

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NEW RELEASE: APRIL 2015 – EVERY CHILD WELCOME by JOLENE PHILO

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  Every Child Welcome: A Ministry Handbook for Including Kids with Special Needs serves up-to-date research about creating special needs ministries and ideas about how to come alongside kids with unique needs in an easy-to-digest manner. It serves up practical strategies, educational best practices, and handy tips children’s ministry volunteers will find palatable and easy to implement.

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Tips from the Pros: Jolene Philo

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Hello from Sarah Sundin in California where some of us are actually praying for rain. Today I have the privilege of interviewing Jolene Philo, who turned her experience with a critically ill child into blessings for others by ministering to parents of special needs children through her blog and her books. Jolene, how did you get into writing? I’ve always enjoyed writing, but for many years thought it was no big deal. About twenty years ago, I began writing stories about my dad for my children. He was in a nursing home because of multiple sclerosis and unable to communicate…

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