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Making a Way in the Wilderness: Marriage and Special Needs
As parents of a child with special needs, we are wandering in the wilderness. We are thirsting in the desert. But through both arguments and tears, laughter and joy we can walk together…
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5 Ways Our Special Needs Child Strengthened Our Marriage (and How We Stayed Together)
Both my husband and I would agree our faith was much shallower before we had a child with special needs. The Bible talks repeatedly about the reason for trials and tribulations in the…
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What Special Needs Family Life is Really Like: An Overview
The greatest need that the special needs family has is recognition of the fact that they are first and foremost, "normal" people, just like you.
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31 Days of Supporting the Special Needs Family
The Story Behind this Special Needs Series The story of this series begins five years ago. Kathryn, Sara, and I were young military wives who had met online. We were expecting our first babies – all…
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seven {more} things my #Allume roomies should know about me
Last year, I shared 10 things that would let my roommates get to know me a bit better {and a vlog}. This year, I'm sharing a few more things with my NEW roommates,…
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Beauty in the Mess ~ Edition 09.27.14
I really have no words for how difficult the last few weeks have been for our family. Our son’s behavior has led to both a suspension and expulsion from his private preschool (although…
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September Link Love
That time when I share goodies from all over the internet for your reading pleasure…enjoy! To all sleep-deprived parents… {awesome video parody}
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Everyday us {and more little bits of our story}
There is so much fluidity here...in the everyday us.
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Hold – and how I failed the #ILoveYouChallenge {Five Minute Friday}
I am holding him in my arms. Squeezing so tightly I know my arms will probably be sore tomorrow. He is thrashing and his eyes are shut so very tightly. I am begging…
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Tactics of infancy {two steps forward, twenty steps back}
I long for the day when he will learn to self-soothe. But expecting that of him has just left us all frustrated and exhausted. So, maybe for now, I'll choose the twenty steps…
