A Life of Managed Chaos
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At this point, I’ve found that: I’ve turned a page in my life. I no longer feel “hysterical” about my life. Maybe it’s because we have Alex on more appropriate medications than the ones that were masking the issues; in turn making the severe behavioral issues we had been experiencing, and had increased, become more [...]
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Write It Down by Jennie Linthorst: Life moves fast when you have a child with special needs. As parents, we’re constantly motivating our children child with Herculean efforts, affect, patience, problem-solving, and love, to move through another day of progress out in a world that doesn’t seem to quite understand the nuances of our days. [...]
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You might be wondering why I’m supporting this day, this cause. Other than the obvious of how this is offensive to most everyone. WelleveryoneexceptthatidiotontheFanFaceBookpagethatthoughtthiswasgoingtoo farandtherwordisn’toffenseiveandwell’that’swhattheyare’sothat’swhatweshould call’them’andarewegoingtoPCourselvestodeath…tooyoungtoevenundertandyetold enoughtoknowheshouldjustkeephismouthshutandwhyareyouontheFanpageifyou’re notafananyway. *ahem* I support this because no matter what the challenge, the diagnosis – no matter how far our children come, how much they achieve, they will hear [...]
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In the continuation of First Things First, a new writing series put together by Hartley Steiner (of Hartley’s Life With 3 Boys) Chynna Laird of Lily Wolf Words has written a thoughtful piece on the importance of maintaining a cohesive, united and caring relationship with your spouse. When a family has a child with tremendous [...]
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Towards the end of summer in sunny Colorado, my entire family wanted to get one last outdoor swim in. My husband and I swam and played with the kids in the large pool, enjoying a game of keep away. As my son jumped wildly with excitement to catch the water filled sponge ball, which almost [...]
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I am honored to be a part of a new writing series put together by Hartley Steiner, of Hartley’s Life With 3 Boys, for parents of special needs kiddos called “First Things First“. Hartley says: “The series is dedicated to reminding parents that they need to take care of themselves. A renewal of our commitment [...]
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Last year, I had my very first Cookie Exchange. Lesson learned. I’m SO winning something this year, I grabbed a cookie recipe from a friend (thank you) that’s sure to win. Or possibly I’ll win the “presentation” award, if nothing else, I’ll be appropriately dressed. In the meantime, I am going to do a giveaway. [...]
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The little things are unforeseen. You don’t necessarily look for the sayings, their meanings, something to hang your outlook on; but when I checked out at Tattered Cover, this saying caught my eye on a magnet. It now adorns my refrigerator and makes me breathe a sigh of relief each time I get ice, milk, [...]
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What I’m finding, and what I’ll be posting about soon is that we can never stop fighting, learning, yearning nor working for more. It’s exhausting, draining and necessary. “Aim for the fence, hit the ground . . . Aim for the sky, hit the fence.” Compliments of @ModelMeKids Have a saying or quote that inspires [...]
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