I grew up wanting to be a teacher, but when the time came for me to teach Jackson I was intimidated. Having a child with special needs means he will likely learn differently than I did. Since Jackson only goes to Kindergarten half-day, it's my job to make sure he stays on track academically. We do school at home - lots of sight word practice, handwriting and a little math, too. I finally began to find my groove at the end of last year. As we roll into 2018 I feel extremely Continue Reading
Eleven Things I Learned In December {2017}
I'm Not a Fan of Frozen Meals I've never been one to prepare a bunch of freezer meals to make dinner time easier. Why? Because they never taste good to me once I cook them. Recently we bought some frozen meals from a place in my hometown. It's a great place, with great food, but I could only eat the meatloaf. The two casseroles were disgusting! The texture about did me in. I was reminded once again why I don't do freezer meals. YUCK!!!! It's Okay If We Have to Leave the Party We attempted to Continue Reading
My Top Three Posts of 2017
Well here they are - the words I wrote that were read the most this year - and they all happen to be about being a special needs mama! Writing about our special needs journey keeps me sane. It helps me process the hard stuff and cherish the good stuff. I don't have thousands of people reading this little blog, but if I can encourage just one mama in the midst of her mess than I have succeeded! I strive to write transparently about this journey we're on. Raising a child with Dyspraxia, Continue Reading
On Your Sixth Birthday {Your Story Matters}
Every year around Jackson's birthday, I write a blog post commemorating the event. I also write him a letter and stick it in a special birthday book. I will give him the book on his 18th birthday. Birthdays have always been a big deal to me. They're meant to be celebrated. This year it took me a little longer to decide what I wanted to share with you on your sixth birthday. Of course there are memories from the past year that I could reminisce about. I could write about all the things I love Continue Reading
Child Like Faith and Christmas
As adults we often make our faith and Christmas more complicated than they need to be. We believe we have to do all. the. things. To be a good Christian we must show up to church every time the door opens, we must pray for hours and we must memorize the Bible. Oh, and don't forget all those service opportunities we must participate in. We do and do and do for God. At Christmas our to-do list gets longer and longer until we feel anything but jolly. The stress of the holidays leaves Continue Reading