1. On the Rocks By Erin Duffy I stumbled across this book at Target and was intrigued by the back matter. After Abby gets ditched by her fiancé while trying on wedding dresses, her best friend Grace devises a plan to help mend her broken heart. The two rent a cozy cottage at the beach for the summer and Abby decides to spend her time getting back into the dating game. She soon learns social media has taken dating to a whole new level. This book is the perfect summer read! 2. The Continue Reading
Giving Him A Voice…{Children’s Book Release}
I'm not good at keeping secrets. So when my children's book went live Wednesday, I had to share the Amazon link right away. I probably should have waited a day or so; come up with a book release plan - you know, blog posts, social media updates and maybe even a team of people to help me spread the word. But I didn't do any of that. I told Jackson's speech therapist, a few writing friends, and before I knew it the word was out. I decided a formal release just wasn't needed. I just needed Continue Reading
What Apraxia Steals…
I've felt sad this week. It seems I'm constantly reminded of what I thought life with a three-year-old would be like. I thought we'd be signing Jackson up for T-Ball. I thought he'd get to go to Vacation Bible School. I thought he'd be potty trained by now. I thought we'd be packing for Disney World. I thought play dates would be something to look forward to. I've felt alone this week. Unless you've had a child with special needs; it's hard to comprehend the daily Continue Reading
Witnessing A Miracle
Being the parent of a child with special needs is exhausting and exhilarating (all at the same time). My son, Jackson, has Childhood Apraxia of Speech, a motor-planning speech disorder. He knows what he wants to say, but simply can't. His brain and mouth are still learning how to work together. Jackson also has Sensory Processing Disorder. His inability to talk and excessive sensory seeking can sometimes make typical three-year-old activities difficult. Recently, we both left a gymnastics Continue Reading
Practicing Passionate Patience
Recently I was reading from The Message. Right there in 2 Peter were two words that I'd never seen together, at least not in the NIV. Complimenting your faith with...passionate patience." (2 Peter 1:6) Passionate patience? What does that look like? Waiting with passion? What if I were passionately patience with Jackson? How could that transform motherhood? These were just a few of the questions running through my mind. I decided to Google passionate patience and was very glad I Continue Reading