We took Jackson to Disney World in December. It was a dream I had for such a long time, but I was unsure if we could make it work. Having a child with special needs means you don't always get to do the things typical families do. But oh how I wanted Jackson to experience the Happiest Place on Earth. I made it my goal to raise enough money through my photography business to pay for our trip. We decided it would be his birthday/Christmas gift! We drove to Orlando (because my kid is the BEST car Continue Reading
Five Things PCIT Taught Me
This post is LONG overdo! Last February I wrote about some of the challenges we were facing and our decision to start Parent Child Interaction Therapy. You can read that post here. Well, we completed PCIT months ago and I have yet to write a post about our experience. Oops! When we decided to start PCIT we were at a loss on how to best handle some of Jackson's behaviors. Honestly, I felt like I was failing as a mom. My husband, who's a neuropsychologist, had seen first-hand how successful Continue Reading
A Few of My Favorite Things {January 2018 Edition}
It's hard to believe January is coming to an end, however I'm excited for February! Starting tomorrow, the countdown to my 36th birthday is officially on! I LOVE my birthday! I also love sharing my favorite things each month! Here's my list for January... Erasable Pens Where have these been all my life? Someone shared them on Instagram and I immediately went to Target and bought some! I have been using them non-stop. They are PERFECT for my planner! If I mess up or an appointment gets canceled Continue Reading
What I’ve Been Reading {January 2018}
I've made a promise to myself this year. I will read because I love to read! I will not make reading one more thing to mark off my to do list! Reading is for pleasure. I don't want to turn it into something stressful. After all, my One Word for 2018 is Savor! And one more thing, if I'm not loving a book, I have permission to stop reading! I can close it and move on! Life is too short to read bad books! The good news is my January reads were all really good! I finished them all. I also Continue Reading
Why Special Needs Mamas Must Savor the Sacred Moments
God has been teaching me a lot about savoring the hard moments. Whether the hard moments happen on our special needs journey, in my faith or as a mother. I wrote about savoring the hard moments here. But there's another area God is reminding me to savor - the small moments! I've learned it's many small moments that lead to the miracle! It's so important for special needs mamas to savor the small moments that might not seem like that big of a deal to the outside world. We must savor Continue Reading