Feb 4, 2015 | Advocacy & Awareness, Inclusion, No, You're Not The Only One..., Parent Support, siblings, Uncategorized |
“If I find in myself desires which nothing in this world can satisfy, the only logical explanation is that I was made for another world.” ― C.S. Lewis, Mere Christianity Many of us hold dual citizenship: Card-carrying creds from the world of Special Needs... Jan 14, 2015 | Grief & Loss, Healing, No, You're Not The Only One..., Uncategorized |
As the mother of a non-verbal child with autism, I know lots of other mom-friends of children who don’t speak. We seldom discuss it. But, oh, how we all long to hear, “I love you, Mommy.” For my son, it took years of intensive speech and behavioral therapy... May 6, 2014 | Loser Mommy Moments, Mommy Martyrdom, No, You're Not The Only One..., Uncategorized |
Breakfast of Chumpions One winter morning in 1988, I ran out the door on my way to school. I was late, per usual, so I skipped breakfast. High school seniors are too cool for breakfast anyway. My mother wasn’t having it. She chased me out to my car in... Dec 31, 2013 | No, You're Not The Only One..., Uncategorized |
Happy New Year’s Eve! Reflecting on 2013 (wrapping up Year One of the blog!) today’s post offers a peek behind the curtain: The genesis behind the blog, and my unexpected entry into writing. Unplugged, unpolished and ungrammatically correct,... Oct 29, 2013 | "How Can I Help?", God Understands?!, Grief & Loss, How to help, Joni and Friends, Ministry and kidmin leaders, No, You're Not The Only One..., Parent Support, Uncategorized |
Four-part series, “Faith Through Disappointment” continues. Of the “Four Gets,” the first is to Get REAL: Giving ourselves permission to grieve or get angry. The second, is to Get HELP: Be willing to lean on others. We were not... Oct 22, 2013 | Grief & Loss, Letting go, letting God, No, You're Not The Only One..., Recent Diagnosis, Uncategorized |
In the previous post, I began a four-part series, “Faith through Disappointment.” Of the Four Gets, the first was to Get REAL (giving ourselves permission to grieve or get angry.) The series continues with the second Get: Get HELP. ...