Tomorrow is Apraxia Awareness Day, a day to advocate and educate other's about the speech disorder that steals the voices of so many kiddos; our little guy included. I guess you could say we've been on our Apraxia journey since Jackson was 18-months-old; we just didn't know what to call it back then. We knew he was behind in his expressive language, but we had no doubt he'd catch up - after all, he's a very busy little boy. And he understood everything we said to him. We started speech Continue Reading
Celebrating Our Superheroes {Apraxia Awareness Day}
***Today I'm honored to have Shawna share a little bit of her story in order to raise awareness for Childhood Apraxia of Speech. Shawna and I were connected by a mutual friend on Facebook after we received Jackson's Apraxia diagnosis. She has been such an encouragement to me and I hope we can meet face-to-face soon. *** We knew something was wrong. Alex wasn’t talking, but it was more than that. He wasn’t really making any sounds at all. He wasn’t doing things other children his age Continue Reading
What Motherhood Has Taught Me
It's taken me every bit of these three years to fully embrace the gift of motherhood; to feel somewhat comfortable in my mother skin. I've never loved so fiercely, been frustrated so easily, or needed Jesus so desperately. People comment all the time that Jackson is lucky to have me as his Mama; but I think it's the other way around. He's the greatest gift I've ever received. He's saved me from my own selfishness. He's taught me grace. He's taught me what it looks like to Continue Reading
Wearing Blue; Raising Awareness!
A verse in 2 Timothy stopped me in my tracks when I read it the other day. When read in context, it refers to our faith and God's word, but I couldn't help but think of the amazing thing I've been entrusted with. A little boy who has Childhood Apraxia of Speech. 2 Timothy 1:14 says, Guard that good thing entrusted to you. Each day God reminds me that I'm Jackson’s biggest advocate. Jackson is determined and he's working hard to find his voice; but until he finds it, John and I are Continue Reading
Eight Things I Learned In April
1. Grief Can Hit You Out of Nowhere. Grief found me in April. I shed a lot of tears, but I needed to let it all out. I'd been in get-it-done mode since we got Jackson's diagnosis in January. I hadn't allowed myself to grieve and grief is part of the process. One of my blog readers shared something very profound with me after I wrote about my grief. She wrote, when we ignore grief it can easily turn into a root of bitterness. I don't want to be bitter. I want this chapter of our lives to Continue Reading