There is nothing better than a pre school disco, a sausage sandwich and the company of your twin brother to make your day and even though you’re exhausted within the hour, you still class is as ‘the best night EVER!’ Got something to share? Why don’t you join in this Special Exposure Wednesday. Please remember your…
Category Archives: Day In And Day Out
The Winds of Change Have Brought Us Here
“The winds of change….” Whomever wrote this line was unaware of its reach. For many, the winds of change have been far from subtle. Days previously filled with negotiating steps connected in a direction neatly if not roughly planned. Sights seen, destination set. Brightness abounds, formulations and readjustments or tweaks occur only as needed. You…
4 Keys to More Time This Holiday Season
Holidays can be hectic. But nowhere more so than in families with special needs kids. I mean, seriously, how do we mix Burl Ives, Christmas cookies, and caroling with incontinence PT, psychiatric appointments, meds adjustments and therapeutic parenting?! Come take a peek and find out!
That Fateful Day
It started as a textbook pregnancy. It ended with the emergency transport of our four day old comatose baby to neonatal ICU at the University of Minnesota. There we discovered that our Melissa has rare metabolic disorder. This was the first day of what would be my 21 year journey as the father of a…
Flinching No More
I used to flinch every time I heard these phrases come out of some well-meaning person: You’re so lucky! You got your girl! I have all boys. You’re so lucky you have a girl! I love having girls. You are going to LOVE having a girl! I flinched because in my mind, I was thinking…
Chance
What are the chances you will have a child? What are the chances you will have a healthy child? When I was young I never thought about these questions much, I just assumed I would have a child one day and it never even crossed my mind that “health” of said child would ever be…
Time Discovers Truth
Before I became a mom, I did everything at high speed. My long legs galloped through airports, trade shows, malls, corporate hallways- purposefully propelling toward my destination. I assessed people too quickly, rushed through conversations, and often missed the simple beauty of everyday life. Fast forward years later, when my second daughter Zoe was 5-…
Adoption Awareness
November is Adoption Awareness month…which I am sure you all know! Did you know: My little man is adopted? We got him when he was 5 weeks old. It wasn’t the perfect situation. There was a whole lot of drama involved. Drama between a birth mother and a birth father who didn’t want anything to…
You Don’t Need to Feel Sorry For Us
One things that saddens me about having kids with special needs is when folks tell you that they are “sorry” your children are disabled. I don’t mean to be ungrateful! I appreciate their concern, I really do. It’s just that I don’t consider my children a burden (Sure, they are HEAVY. They ARE finally gaining…
‘Tis the Season!
Here it is again! It’s November! Time to pack up all the summer clothes, the picnic blankets, and turn the clocks back. I don’t know about you, but I often lament this time of year for one other BIG reason: hibernation. My little dude has junky lungs. His immune system is just not up to…