We returned to a world changed suddenly and dramatically. Masks, social distancing, school and business closings, job losses, blaming, shaming, raw nerves flaring.

From bliss to this? Shocking, to say the least.

So what can an awe-inspiring African safari and a frightful Covid-19 pandemic teach us about living with and raising kids with special needs?

Here are three lessons we’re still learning as a family:

Hold hope tightly but hold expectations loosely.

Read the rest of Part 2 on Jolene Philo’s Different Dream Living, an excellent resource for parents raising kids with special needs/disabilities.