Sometimes Kids Need to Hear it’s OK to Be Sad
Two years ago my daughter got sick, really sick. And nobody knew why. And when the doctors finally came to…
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Two years ago my daughter got sick, really sick. And nobody knew why. And when the doctors finally came to…
Continue ReadingIt was 1999. My best friend and I had just taken a break from swimming to watch the Women’s World…
Continue ReadingWe were babysitting our youngest grandson, Adler, for an afternoon while our daughter Becca made some sales calls. Three-year-old Adler…
Continue ReadingI cried today at a theme park designed for people with disabilities and made for all. A woman at the…
Continue ReadingThe day I received my daughter's official medical diagnosis is one that will forever stand out in my mind. We…
Continue ReadingAs I sit here, I am listening to my older daughter color by herself in another room. Of all of…
Continue ReadingMaybe he won’t be a rockstar. Maybe he won’t bang his wooden sticks high over his head in front of…
Continue ReadingMotherhood makes me feel like I am always waiting. It is waiting for these magnificent creatures to be born and…
Continue ReadingThis time last year we mainly heard grunts from our 2-year-old son as his primary means of communication. He would…
Continue ReadingThat twinkle in your eye. It’s always been my favorite. It was the thing I looked to for approval, humor,…
Continue ReadingLord, teach me to number my days. I leaned over and picked her up from her crib. I rocked her…
Continue ReadingI heard my 3-year-old gasp over the sound of our church’s piano and looked over just a moment too late…
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