Day In And Day Out

Thankful…
Ken and I stood, each with an arm around the others' waist. We watched as our two children ran tumbling, tripping, giggling through the enormous field of tangled vines and cumbrous golden gourds. (…)

Wonderful Things I Wish We Didn't Have
Our weekend was really ridiculously busy. (…)

The stress factor.
Stress is a part of our every day lives.
When you have a sick child stress can reach a whole new level.
I am stressed at the moment. (…)

The Person I Was Meant To Be
Do you think parenting a child with a disability has changed you? Small changes or big changes?
I believe I would be less patient. I would not be as assertive. (…)

Oh HAI! Who are you?
I'm finding out things about my daughter every day.
Since Peyton ended her daily chemotherapy treatment this month, the changes in her are remarkable.

She EATS! (…)

Me Time — The Sanity Pact
How? How do you survive when all of the plans you once had for a family are sent into a heart-lurching tailspin with the words no parents ever want to hear about their child? (…)

The Friendship Station: A Special Needs Ministry
Last week, I shared about some of the challenges we have had with church attendance since our son Michael was diagnosed with autism in December of 2004. (…)

Sticks and stone and all that
Recently I had the opportunity to spend time with an autistic child.
Does that seem like a strange thing to say on a special needs blog? (…)

The signs are everywhere, or are they?
I was walking through the mall with my children, just laughing at their crazy antics and enjoying the window-shopping. (…)

Remembering October…
October 2002. I stood in the NICU of a specialty childrens' hospital, watching the ventilator-driven rise and fall of our daughter's tiny chest. (…)
Going to Church
Many families with special needs children struggle with the issue of church attendance, and we are no different. (…)

Where Do We Draw The Line?
Could this 'one stop' screening test be the first step in the creation of Designer Babies?
What are the pros and cons or screening embryos for inherited genetic disorders? (…)

But We're Not Like That Mom
But We’re Not Like That Mom
Written by Guest Blogger, Jenn from Unique But Not Alone
As our support group meeting began, some of the equipment in the room began to pulse and hiss oxygen. (…)
A Mac In The Box
As a homeschool family infused with a variety of learning styles, sensory issues, and attention deficits…we get the job done any way, any where we can. (…)
Try This Tuesday #15: Encouraging Independence
As my son moves into his elementary school years, I am consciously trying to step back and let him show off all the things he has learned over the last few years. (…)

What I'll be doing on Halloween
While most parents will be transforming their everyday children into a costumed alter ego and hitting the road for candy, I will be quietly losing my mind obsessing thinking about the milestone of Halloween 2008. (…)

The Things People Have Said…
We've all had them. Thoughtless, insensitive and sometimes, the downright rude comment or question. (…)

On Reclaiming Order From Chaos…
I used to be an organized person.
Well, I suppose I still am in some respects, but not the way I used to be. (…)
Finding Me
Although I didn't post about Me Time last Friday, I have been thinking about this topic a lot since Michelle first mentioned it. (…)

Boys - Gotta Love 'Em
My day starts really early - 4:30 am to be exact. With four children, three of them with significant special needs, there is always a lot to get accomplished each day. (…)