Our weekend was really ridiculously busy. We went to a hockey game where my older two kids got to announce the start of the game and we sat on the ice smack dab in the middle of the two team benches. We spent the after-game time meeting the players and letting the kids get autographs….
Category Archives: Raising Awareness
Down Syndrome Barbie
Does the idea make you think, “Whoopee, where can I buy one?” or, “Oh God, my worst nightmare has just been realised.” Before you go clamouring to write to the papers expressing your outrage, or to Mattel to place an order, I should just say Down Syndrome Barbie is not currently on the market. Mind…
Am I Selfish?
Again, in celebration of the 2008 National Adoption Awareness Month, the following is an article I wrote for Richmond Magazine. It published in November 2007, and was one of several stories celebrating adoption. Someone asked me the other day if I thought it was selfish to adopt children with special needs as a single parent….
Philanthropy knows no age limits
I try not to be a complete slacker when it comes to posts…I try. However, this week has been a bit overwhelming with the emotions of Peyton’s end of treatment capped off by my mother going into the hospital with pulmonary embolisms. Really, it’s been an upheaval pulling from every angle and my blogging thought…
Walking with the Reidmillers!
I love big families – I love Moms who are honest even if it might hurt – and I love the Reidmiller family! After reading this interview with Rachelle, I know you will also! Tell me a little about yourself and your family. My name is Rachelle. My family and I live in Nebraska. My…
Tell Me A Story
November is National Adoption Month, and I would love to hear from your children! Do you have a child who was adopted and who would like to share their story? Does your child have a voice they would like heard, anonymously or not? If not a story, does your child write poetry or plays or…
Sticks and stone and all that
Recently I had the opportunity to spend time with an autistic child. Does that seem like a strange thing to say on a special needs blog? Perhaps….but I don’t know that I’d ever had the chance before, or at least, I’d never been aware of it. If I did, I’m sure their symptoms came across…
The signs are everywhere, or are they?
I was walking through the mall with my children, just laughing at their crazy antics and enjoying the window-shopping. I stopped at one particular window, admiring a pair of shoes that I would never purchase and my eyes dropped to something that took my breath away. A little boy lay completely relaxed, blissfully asleep in…
Blogs Can Change Lives
I’ve known Janice and Susan from 5 Minutes For Mom for a bit now. Can I just say that I sincerely love these two? Cause I do. And not just because they are my bosses here at 5MFSN. One of the things I adore most about them is their sincere concern for others. Especially those…
The Things People Have Said…
We’ve all had them. Thoughtless, insensitive and sometimes, the downright rude comment or question. We’ve also experienced the complete opposite of this — individuals who say and do the kindest, most caring and breathtakingly beautiful things. I’ve often wondered — what is the source of this difference in perspective? What possesses one person to think…