Special Needs Parents and Caregivers: What We Need
The title says it all…we are the very product of the lives we have lived and are living with our special needs children….for example While other families attended football games or birthday parties,...
View ArticleHome…Different Feelings, Different Days
I learned a few years ago about an app for my phone that can tell me where my children are at any given moment. I can set beeps for me to know when they arrive at school, leave school and I can send...
View ArticleHOME…. What the Word Means in Quarantine…..
I was watching a movie the other night that is really a classic. In the movie, the lead actor is in a fight that he knows he needs to win. His companion, who is encouraging him before his battles,...
View ArticleA Little Dip in Mood!
Where we live, the season of Fall brings gorgeous colors of trees as the leaves change, it is cozy sweatshirt weather and being outside is chilly but smells so good. Until We get our first batch of...
View ArticleJust “BEing”
Yesterday Elizabeth’s brother, Michael, her Dad and and Uncle CJ headed out for the day to go to the Cleveland Brown’s training camp. They were really excited to go and Elizabeth was really excited...
View ArticleThanks For Asking
Spring brings a lot of great things like pretty flowers, blooming trees and birds chirping away….GROWTH! LIFE! It also brings around something lovingly called, IEP season. Alright, lovingly is a bit of...
View ArticleA Friend’s Advice
I was getting on the elliptical machine the other day and like a lot of machines you have to put in your age. Sometimes, this is done by putting the numbers in like a calculator and other times, like...
View ArticleSome Thoughts
I watched as Elizabeth worked so hard to tell her brother about her day. She told him in a few sentences about her day. And I loved watching her do this. But I could see that she was working pretty...
View ArticleJust Some Thoughts
So I know Elizabeth is 21 years old. I know that she is in a college program and doing well. I also know that we communicated all the information about her disorders of Dyspraxia and Sensory Processing...
View ArticleLet the Celebration Begin
I heard the yells and the cheers as I finished swimming my lap of the pool and while this would not be unusual if I were in a race, but I was not in a race, so the cheers rang out quite noticeably. It...
View ArticleForgive Yourself
I know I write many stories about Elizabeth. I think raising her and growing in knowledge about her, has become sort of my part-time, if not my full-time job. I write about her life with the hopes that...
View ArticleSome Summer Thoughts
I was watching T.V. the other day with Michael and a commercial for water balloons came on You have seen this one, I am sure, it is the self-sealing water balloons. You can make up to several dozen...
View ArticleTrees and The Forest
As I write this I am sitting near to the dining room table filled with items from Elizabeth’s years in high school. The table is full of pictures, awards from her work study places, track pictures,...
View ArticleGraduation Thoughts
Can I believe Elizabeth is graduating in a few months? Can I believe that another leg of her journey in life is ending? Can I believe that all the hard work she has done in her life to get to this...
View ArticleDear Santa,
Dear Santa, Again I have to say it is hard to believe it has been a whole year since I last wrote to you. I hope you are doing well and you are healthy. Our year has been one that has taken us to...
View ArticleHappy Halloween
So many times, there are things or events in the year, that make sensory issues come to the forefront. Halloween is one of those times. The sights of people in costumes, with masks on or face paint....
View ArticleTrick Or Treat…And Much More
“Yes, Elizabeth you can go with your brother to trick or treat.” A simple sentence said. Many people would not think twice about it except to make sure that they had the proper costume for their...
View ArticlePurple Hair and Other Fun Facts
Today was the day that we decided to “re-purple” Elizabeth’s hair. In actuality, her hair was pink, then when it sort of washed out, I went and bought SPLAT hair color in purple and began the fun of...
View ArticleChapter With Many Titles
I was running the other day, passing many houses on my one long six mile route around our town. I find one big lap to be far more entertaining to my eyes and mind than several laps around a track. So...
View ArticleA Source Of Strength
I watched her approach the starting line of her track meet. I am feeling quite nervous probably because I know she is quite nervous. We have talked a lot about her feelings and she tells me that the...
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