Ezra
Ezra was born into our family in the fall of 2010. He's expressive, precocious, loving, cute, a big talker, and all-boy. He loves trains, cars, airplanes, and anything else that moves and makes noises. These posts are his story.
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What I learned in July 2015
1. Never try to see fireworks that happen after a baseball game. Especially when you have small children, because it will be just your luck that the ballgame will go to 11 innings…
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Beauty in the Mess ~ Edition 06.25.15
I saw my counsellor yesterday, and she kept telling me how far I’ve come in the last year. She encouraged me to keep counting my blessings and thinking on the things that are…
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When the last day of school feels too much like the first {thoughts on surviving a very long year}
I’ve been planning this post for the last few days…in my head, you know. Today is Ezra’s last day of school for the year. And he’s been through so much. Preschool one, suspension, expulsion,…
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The carousel never stops turning and our hard is still our hard
I am coming to this space ready to be raw and ramble… you have been forewarned. I feel almost a stranger to the blank space. I’ve written so little here this year and…
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Beauty in the Mess ~ Edition 05.10.15 {and a very long general life update}
The last six weeks have been full…in the best of ways. I was very scared when Ezra graduated from inpatient therapy that the transition for our family would be overwhelming. But it hasn’t…
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Protecting my children online
I’ve been considering this for months, perhaps even longer by now. This question, “How do I go about protecting my children online?” What should be shared? How much is too much? What right…
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Beauty in the Mess ~ Edition 04.08.15
It’s 76 degrees, I’m sitting on my sunporch, and regardless of the fact that I’ve been awake since 4:50AM, I think that right now is the perfect time to be counting my blessings…
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How to get a behavioral diagnosis for your child
Since Ezra received his ADHD diagnosis, I’ve had several friends and readers come forward with questions and concerns about their own children. “How did you know when to look for a diagnosis?” “How…
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Moving beyond the ADHD diagnosis: this is a journey
It was a long, arduous path that led us to getting our son diagnosed with an ADHD diagnosis. It was years of unanswered questions and doubts, wondering why… Why won’t he sleep? Why…
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Believing in my son {an update}
In just over two weeks, our son will be graduating from his inpatient behavioral therapy program. {If you are new around here, check out Ezra’s story for more information.} I just finished filling…
