- Beauty in the Mess, Family, Messy Faith, Personal and Spiritual Ramblings, Special Needs Parenting, The Preschool Years
Still Messy…Still Beautiful {the rebrand that’s not really a rebrand}
But isn't that the point, really? Because you can brand a website, but you can't brand your life. You can create a style sheet for your blog, but you can't create a style…
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No, medicating my child’s ADHD is not the easy way out
Medicating your child's ADHD can feel like a part-time job some days. This is why I say that medicating is totally NOT the easy way out for parents. If anything, it's harder. But…
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Creating a Family-Friendly Office: A Guide for Therapists & Doctors
If you are a therapist, doctor, or someone in the healthcare or human services industry, you have probably put a lot of thought into your office. My personal experience, though, is that often…
- Ezra, Family, Health, Wellness, & Self Care, Little Brother, Personal and Spiritual Ramblings, Special Needs Parenting
Money & Mental Health (the things I don’t want to talk about)
I spent almost the entire day yesterday on Indeed.com. I spent the last three hours of the day looking at disability grants and scholarships. My eyes are blurry, my head aches, and I’m…
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I cleaned the play room today: here’s what I realized about my boys
Every once in a blue moon, the boys’ play room needs a good cleaning. It’s the kind of things where kids need to not be present. Momma needs a chance to sort through…
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Why it’s so hard for special needs families to find the right therapist
Finding a good therapist that works for YOUR child and YOUR family in YOUR location with YOUR financial situation just is not that simple.
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When you’re discouraged and don’t know what to do, take a walk
We return home wet, muddy, and hungry. I'm still just as lost as to what to do to help him. I'm discouraged, yet somehow a little bit refreshed from our adventure walk. I…
- Beauty in the Mess, Ezra, Family, Health, Wellness, & Self Care, Little Brother, Motherhood, Personal and Spiritual Ramblings, Special Needs Parenting
2018 in review: just a year we were capable of more
Can I be honest with you all for a second? I’ve been a little bit annoyed with the New Year hubbub the last week. People sharing their #topnine photos, sharing resolutions, sharing what…
- Family, Health, Wellness, & Self Care, Little Brother, Personal and Spiritual Ramblings, Special Needs Parenting
In which my life is one constant extenuating circumstance
I recently enlisted the help of a close friend who has successfully lost weight to be my accountability partner in trying to lose weight. Because after two years of trying to lose weight…
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Ode to the Neurotypical Sibling of the Special Needs Child
“Can you get LB for me? He just woke up…” I asked my husband who was climbing out of bed. The sounds of LB’s whiny cries were coming through the baby monitor. I…
