My children love teeshirts, especially teeshirts that make a statement, even more especially teeshirts that make a statement about disability issues. So, in searching for some Christmas gifts, I found some shirts I especially liked at CafePress. So if you have ‘mouthy’ children like mine and are in need of some Christmas ideas, here are…
Category Archives: Raising Awareness
Worth Every Challenge
I just posted this on my personal blog, and normally would not duplicate it here. But since this is National Adoption Month, and since adoption is the thing that has made my life complete, I feel compelled to continue spreading the word. Hope you don’t mind… From a very young age, I always wanted to…
Just because you THINK you have your I’s dotted and your T’s crossed doesn’t mean you actually DO
Here I go with the Twitter again…. Last week, on Wednesday, I was yet again on Twitter when my phone rang. Now, while that isn’t unusual, the Caller ID was. Spiff’s new high school. Um, okay… So I answer it and begin talking to someone who tells me that we need to discuss Spiff’s schedule….
Their eyes are precious
August is Children’s Eye Health and Safety Month My older daughter, Makayla, started out as typical as they come. Running and jumping, laughing and crying just like her friends. When she was four, we noticed that she was putting her face very close to the page when she was looking at books. As kindergarten grew…
This? Right Here? SCARES Me
So there I was on Twitter again, and I saw this come up in my twitterstream: Autistic Marine Booted From the Corps Go read it. I’ll wait. Done? Good. Did you not freak out a little? I did. Do you know how easy it is for children like Spiff to be easily led into doing…
Two Sides To Every Story
Yesterday afternoon I sat in a meeting with a behavior specialist, a case manager, day support staff and group home staff – all to discuss my daughter, Jessica and her ongoing and increasing aggressive and negative behaviors. Jessica’s negative and aggressive behaviors are not new. Every since I adopted her nine years ago, she has…
Helping people see beyond the disability
It’s Sunday evening, we’re at our favorite local diner. They know us here, but tonight there’s a new waitress and Max has a crush on her. All she has to do is smile at him and he giggles. Max finishes eating, jumps up from the table and proceeds to stroll around the restaurant (it’s one…
That Time of Year
It’s that time of year again – the lazy hazy days of summer. Visits to the pool and beaches, cookouts, catching fireflies at night – making wonderful memories of a time slowed by heat and humidity. Unfortunately, it is also a time when many children will lose their lives through absolutely no action of their…
Graduation Day
(Don’t worry, in another four years I will be writing this post again. Or maybe just reposting this one with changes. We’ll see what happens.) On Thursday, my son will graduate middle school. I will officially be the parent of a high-schooler. I know I’m not alone. I know there are other parents feeling the…
Book Giveaway Winner!
The winner of the International Vascular Birthmark Awareness Day Book Giveaway is: Heidi from God’s Grace In Practice! Congratulations! We hope you enjoy this beautiful book, Buddy Booby’s Birthmark, by Evan Ducker, a little boy who followed his dream to write a children’s story to help others understand what it feels like to be different….