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What I learned in January 2015
Linking up today with Emily Freeman over at Chatting at the Sky sharing a little bit of January happenings and what I’ve learned this month. Also, because blogging was on my to-do list…
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January 2015 Link Love
Why hello blog! I almost forgot about you! No really, January has pretty much been the antithesis of whitespace for me. My days have been filled with touring preschools, multiple meetings at Ezra’s…
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Broken faith: more of my testimony and what God has done (and is doing) for me
What’s your testimony? What has God done for you? I’m unsure how to answer the questions posed by a trusted counselor. In the past the story of my testimony has been the “easy”…
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Encouraging independent play (with children who hate being alone)
If you have a very extroverted child, especially if that child is an only child, you might be frustrated by blog posts that talk about how easy it is to keep children occupied…
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Visual boundaries for children: why kids need them and how to use them
Over the course of Ezra’s treatment in behavioral therapy, we have learned about certain parenting strategies that have been incredibly effective. One of those strategies is the use of visual boundaries. Children need…
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“It’s so foggy” {a day in the life of ADHD}
“It’s so foggy!” he says. He’s speaking of the weather but after the morning we just had, I keep thinking how apropos the words are for my little boy’s brain. I don’t talk…
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If Found: Please Return to NORMAL
Today it is my pleasure to host guest poster Sheila Temple. Sheila posted for us about adopting older special needs children as part of our 31 Days series, and today she’s back talking more…
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Hope: One Word for 2015
I started out 2014 seeing a lot of hurdles to climb. I saw a lot of stuff within our home that was messy, hard, frustrating, and unpleasant. A lot of days looked hopeless.…
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New Year, New Life
‘Twas the Sunday before Christmas and we went to the park as a family, where we gave Ezra a sign and asked him to read it. He sounded out the first word pretty…
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What I’ve learned from #whitespace {#oneword365 recap}
But in all of the busy-ness, that Still Small Voice has been calling me slow down and smell the roses and stop doing all. the. things. With these words I walked into…
