I suppose if I had to list a benefit to Zoe’s stimming, it would be that our girl is unbelievably strong. My husband and I are often amazed that our eleven-year-old has well-defined abs and some pretty amazing arm strength. Having good core muscles is important for balance, posture, and coordination. There is only one…
Finding the Right Gift
One of the more difficult things for me during the holidays, and apparently for other families I have heard from who have children with significant disabilities, is deciding on gifts for those children. The yearly debate seems to focus on whether gifts should be chronologically age appropriate or developmentally age appropriate. I’m sorry to say…
Kid Made Holiday Gifts
I love having my kids make their own Holiday Gifts to give. Heck, it doesn’t even have to be for the Holidays. It could be for birthdays, Mother and Father’s Day, or Just Because I Think You’re Amazing Day. Luckily for me, I don’t have to come up with my own ideas. There are many…
Try This Tuesday #20: Gearing Up for the Holidays
Edited to add: Although I am making a topic suggestion, you are always free to post about any situation or ideas that you wish to share. And if you do decide to write about holiday tips sometime this month, you can link them to whichever TTT is most current (you don’t have to come back…
GFCF Turkey Pot Pie
If you’re like me, you often find yourself with lots of leftover goodies after a holiday like Thanksgiving. And while I like reheated turkey with the fixings as much as the next girl, I do like to change things up a bit. So today, we’re jazzing up the remains of the bird (and the leftover…
5 Minutes for Special Needs Books
Leave a comment to win a free copy of this week’s book! Just in time for the holidays, I Am Potential: Eight Lessons on Living, Loving and Reaching Your Dreams (Da Capo, 2008) is the heart-warming and inspirational book by self-advocate Patrick Henry Hughes, with Patrick John Hughes and Bryant Stamford. You might have “met”…
Would you save a life if you could?
When Peyton was diagnosed with Leukemia, one question that we were asked repeatedly was, “She needs a bone marrow transplant, right?” I would have to explain that bone marrow transplant is a last ditch effort, that you don’t do it unless nothing else works, you don’t WANT to do bone marrow transplant. There’s nothing easy,…
Loving and Still Yearning – An Interview with WriterGrrl
I ‘met’ the subject of today’s interview when she left a comment on my post about Floortime. I visited her website, and as I left in an email to her, I fell in love with her family and her writing. I bet you will also! Meet WRITERGRRL…and don’t forget to also visit her blog, You…
Samuels’ Miracle
Written by Tersea from Samuel’s Miracle I’ve really enjoyed being November’s guest poster each Friday and appreciate Tammy giving me the opportunity to do so. I hope I was able to give you a small glimpse into our world since Samuel’s near drowning 3 years ago. I just want to leave you today with a…
Thanksgiving Reminiscing
As I was sitting down to write this post, I started thinking about all of the things I am thankful for, and there are many. I realized that a year ago, I hadn’t even read a blog and certainly had never considered starting one, and now here I am – part of a community that…