The other day I was talking with a classmate—someone with whom I’ve recently become acquainted—and we got on the subject of autism. The conversation turned to my daughter, and I showed my friend a YouTube video of my daughter singing. The response I got was, “Wow, I would never guess she had autism.” I get…
Category Archives: Day In And Day Out
Creature Discomforts
I love these ads that are running in the United Kingdom. I suggest you take a few minutes to explore the Creature Discomforts website, especially the information about the people behind the characters. The ads are based on the work of the creators of Wallace and Gromit, and the goal of the ads is to…
Our House
Our neighborhood is tucked away in a circle, surrounded on most sides by a golf course, with a charming stream and trees separating us from our back door neighbors. When we first moved into our home, the road leading into our neighborhood was nothing more than a country lane, traveled only by those who lived…
Days of joy!
For all the worry and anticipation, Peyton got her port out with very little fanfare and no complication. THANK GOD! It was an amazing day for us, emotional beyond belief and full of pure joy at this final huge milestone in her treatment. It doesn’t mean that we are positive cancer is gone from our…
Decisions
This April, my first born son would have been celebrating his fifth birthday. He would have, except that he died, when he was five days old. Five years is a milestone. A milestone for a little boy, A milestone for a mother, A milestone in grief. Five years, all the books state, is when most…
The light at the end of the tunnel keeps getting brighter, yo!
Most people want to start the year with resolutions about losing weight, calling their mother more frequently or keeping their house cleaner. MEH! Our resolution is this: Only one hospital stay this year. Can I get an AMEN?! Because we’re already scheduled for it and if all goes well it makes all further hospital visits…
Special Needs?
I’m not sure Ivy qualifies as a special needs child. For the last four months we have had a fairly ‘normal’ life. Or normal, in comparison to four months ago, at least. It’s funny how we gage things, isn’t it Because it’s not really normal that my, just turned three year old, understands what a canula is,…
One Little Word
If you were to choose ONE WORD that would sum up your goals and the direction of your heart for 2009, what would that word be? Daphne Rose Kingma expresses her thoughts on the power of just one word this way: Language does have the power to change reality. Therefore, treat your words as the…
How Prepared Are YOU?
In the case of an emergency how prepared would you be? Did you know that upwards of 15 states have had a significant portion of their population lose power for a day, and in many cases, more? Much more. How about those who have had to grab their bug out bags and flee fires and…
The Good Stuff
Presents, food and decorations are all good stuff, how can you not be happy about those things? We ARE talking about Honey Baked Ham, ya’ll and that’s reason enough to get in the spirit. I do enjoy all those things and never fail to be thankful for them. But you know what really rocked this…