Today is Apraxia Awareness Day. Normally, I would have rallied people to wear blue; however the day almost slipped by unnoticed. It's not because Apraxia is no longer a part of our story; it always will be. We've learned to live with Apraxia. Now we're trying to figure out what it looks like to thrive as a PDA (Pathological Demand Avoidance) Family. It's only fitting that we spent today at speech therapy. On our way there, I asked Jackson if he wanted to post a video talking about Apraxia. Continue Reading
On Writing Again and Autism Acceptance
I haven’t written for a really long time. I stopped telling our story. I allowed fear to paralyze me. I let online bullies silence me. But I shared my heart over on Facebook earlier this week - about this hard and holy journey we’re on - and someone spoke words of encouragement. They told me to keep sharing our story. It made me want to put words on a page again. Maybe nobody will read them; but maybe somebody needs them. "Your child has a very rare genetic disorder called 9p23. This disorder Continue Reading
October Writing Challenge #4 – Comfort
Homeschooling a child with unique learning needs has pushed me out of my comfort zone more than anything I've ever done. I was the mom who said I would never homeschool; I resisted for a really long time. It turns out I didn't have much of a choice. God needed me to step outside my comfort zone to meet the unique needs of my son. When you have a child with Dyspraxia, Dyslexia, Dysgraphia and Dyscalculia, (The Four D's), you cannot force them to fit inside the box that is public Continue Reading
Dysgraphia, Writing Accommodations and Learning Cursive
Jackson was officially diagnosed with Dysgraphia last month. Dysgraphia is a learning difference that affects handwriting. Handwriting has always been hard for Jackson. There's a whole lot of motor planning involved; add weak fine motor skills to the mix and the struggle is real. He spent years writing only capital letters and still prefers that to writing lowercase. In kindergarten, his principal made him erase his sight words and start over because he had written them in all caps. Continue Reading
Jennifer Reads {January 2021}
I decided I'm going to do a better job of sharing monthly book reviews this year. Maybe that way I won't be overwhelmed at the end of the year when I'm trying to compile my booklist. Here are the books I read this month and my thoughts about them. Risen Motherhood by Emily Jensen & Laura Wifler I read this book because PURSUE is my word for 2021 and this book is about pursuing Christ in motherhood. This book reminded me that mundane moments matter. These small moments add Continue Reading