Family

It's all great in theory
This weekend found us celebrating Peyton's 5th birthday.
Each milestone is still amazing to me.
I know there is still fear in my heart that each birthday that passes could be her last. (…)

Blogger Interview - Stimey
I looked up the word 'stymie' in the dictionary and found the following definition - "a situation or problem presenting such difficulties as to discourage or defeat any attempt to deal with or resolve it." Even though the blogger that is the subject of today's interview goes by the similar sounding name of Stimey, I have a feeling that there is nothing that would discourage or defeat her. (…)

Starting a Holiday Tradition
For the last several months, there has been a routine in our household. (…)
Making a list, checking it twice
Yesterday was not an easy day. Nor was the day before. And the night before that. Esther-Faith was sick. I was trying to determine if she was really sick. Or was she just all-kids-get-colds sick. (…)

So, now what?
After you have spent a large part of your time in and out of doctor's rooms and hospital, things begin to take on a kind of routine.
Have you ever noticed that? (…)

Finding the Right Gift
One of the more difficult things for me during the holidays, and apparently for other families I have heard from who have children with significant disabilities, is deciding on gifts for those children. (…)
Kid Made Holiday Gifts
I love having my kids make their own Holiday Gifts to give.
Heck, it doesn't even have to be for the Holidays. (…)

Try This Tuesday #20: Gearing Up for the Holidays
Edited to add: Although I am making a topic suggestion, you are always free to post about any situation or ideas that you wish to share. (…)

Would you save a life if you could?
When Peyton was diagnosed with Leukemia, one question that we were asked repeatedly was, "She needs a bone marrow transplant, right?"
I would have to explain that bone marrow transplant is a last ditch effort, that you don't do it unless nothing else works, you don't WANT to do bone marrow transplant. There's nothing easy, simple or positive about it. (…)
Loving and Still Yearning - An Interview with WriterGrrl
I 'met' the subject of today's interview when she left a comment on my post about Floortime. (…)

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. (…)
Thanksgiving Reminiscing
As I was sitting down to write this post, I started thinking about all of the things I am thankful for, and there are many. (…)

Giving Thanks.
We don't celebrate Thanksgiving in Australia.
There is no gathered family, no holiday celebration, no dinner with all the trimmings. (…)

Thankful Thursday on Wednesday
For those readers who have visited my personal blog, you have probably noticed that I have dubbed every Thursday as 'Thankful Thursday.' For the past two years, every Thursday I have listed 10 things for which I am thankful. (…)

Wonderful Things I Wish We Didn't Have
Our weekend was really ridiculously busy. (…)
Just Right - An Interview with Jen
The family that is the subject of today's interview is more than 'just right' - they are wonderful in a million different ways! (…)

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. (…)

Mixed Blessings - An Interview with Bobbi
When I visited Bobbi at her blog, Mixed blessings, I saw a question posted that said, "If you were a pirate, how would you avoid laughing when saying 'poop deck'?" I knew at that moment that I had to interview her! (…)

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? (…)