We don’t celebrate Thanksgiving in Australia. There is no gathered family, no holiday celebration, no dinner with all the trimmings. In Australia it is just any other day, week, month of the year. I often wonder why we don’t have a celebration like it, a time to be truly thankful. Of course, the tradition of…
Remembering What Really Matters
I think we can all agree that the whirlwind of activity in which we find ourselves during the holiday season can overwhelm us. Sometimes we lose sight of the reasons why we celebrate days like Thanksgiving. In other words, we all know that Thanksgiving isn’t just about a turkey dinner, a parade, and a football…
Thankful Thursday on Wednesday
For those readers who have visited my personal blog, you have probably noticed that I have dubbed every Thursday as ‘Thankful Thursday.’ For the past two years, every Thursday I have listed 10 things for which I am thankful. When life gets difficult and complicated, I have found that my Thankful Thursday posts helped me…
Special Exposure Wednesday ~ One Little…
…Indian boy. This is a scanned image of a 35mm print taken November, 1999, of then four year old Lee at his preschool Thanksgiving feast. He made his vest and headband…which reads “Chief Running Fast”. Oh how appropriate is that you have no idea. HAPPY THANKSGIVING! Share a photo with us this Special Exposure Wednesday….
The Child Is A Miracle
The child must know that he is a miracle, that since the beginning of the world there hasn’t been, and until the end of the world there will not be, another child like him. ~~Pablo Casals This quote is the perfect expression of what has been on my mind…in my heart. My grandest desire is…
Try This Tuesday #19: How Do You Get Your Child To Sleep?
When I asked a couple of weeks ago for any issues you would like some input on from other readers of 5MFSN, I got this one from Gail at Challenges and Adventures. She has a question regarding her son who just turned 11. Hi Trish, I would love to pose this question to other moms:…
Thanksgiving Recipe Roundup
This week, Cooking for Special Needs is talking recipe roundup. Not sure what your holiday meal plans are yet? Whether you’re working on Thanksgiving—or any other holiday entertaining—planning a GFCF menu can be tricky. Fortunately there are many resources on the internet for holiday meal planning. One thing I found overwhelming when my family first…
5 Minutes for Special Needs Books
We have a winner! Congratulations to Deanna from Mom of 6 Musings, who will receive You Will Dream New Dreams: Inspiring Personal Stories by Parents of Children with Disabilities. Next week’s book is I Am Potential: Eight Lessons on Living, Loving and Reaching Your Dreams, by Patrick Henry Hughes. See you then!
Interesting news item about DS
Down’s births rise despite tests More Down Syndrome babies are being born [in the UK] than before pre-natal screening became widespread, figures show. The UK saw 749 Down’s births in 2006, up from 717 in 1989 when tests came in. See: http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/health/7741411.stm I think this gives us all a bit more hope in the world…
Wonderful Things I Wish We Didn’t Have
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….