Leaving the Nest is Not an Option for My Daughter
The season I’ve been preparing for the past several years is here. This is the season my autistic daughter’s peers…
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The season I’ve been preparing for the past several years is here. This is the season my autistic daughter’s peers…
Continue ReadingHeaven gave me you, dear daughter. I promise to be the best role model for you that I can be.…
Continue ReadingAll the parenting books in all the world can’t prepare you for the emotions that rise up when your child…
Continue ReadingYou've probably heard Jim Rohn’s quote, “You are the average of the five people you spend the most time with.”…
Continue ReadingThe longest hours for a parent are those spent in the hospital. There are 60 minutes in an hour, 3,600…
Continue ReadingI’ve known you since I was 19. We’ve been married for 23 years. We’ve moved twice. We have five kids and one dog.…
Continue Reading“Mom, I’m not going trick-or-treating this year, so I won’t need a Halloween costume,” my 12-year-old said to me last…
Continue ReadingThese are the days in the trenches of motherhood. Showering quickly before the baby wakes for another feed. It’s questioning…
Continue ReadingThese are the days of snips and of snails. Of endless exploring and blazing new trails. Of hiding behind me…
Continue ReadingMy dad had the best reading light in the house, a 1970s silver bulbous metal shade attached to a long…
Continue ReadingI used to think being a stay-at-home mom would be easy . . . until I became one. It’s not…
Continue ReadingYour kids will be OK if you’re a working parent. Your kids will be OK if you’re fumbling through the…
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