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    • Top Ten Posts of All Time
    • Legalism and Grace: How I Left the IFB Movement and Chose Grace
    • Grace: How a Recovering Legalist Moves Forward in Faith
    • Online Writing Portfolio
  • Marriage
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    • Mothering Through Fatigue Blog Series
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  • Ezra,  Family,  Redemption Stories,  Special Needs Parenting,  Thanksgiving

    When Grown-Up, Big Boys Cook Thanksgiving Dinner

    / November 26, 2020 / 0 Comments

    When I found out our Thanksgiving dinner table was going to have few guests, I was excited about having Ezra's help and making Thanksgiving dinner with him! He did not disappoint! All in…

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  • Homeschooling,  Special Needs Parenting

    ADHD Homeschooling: Balancing Consistency, Novelty, and Sanity

    / November 24, 2020 / 1 Comment

    So, what is to be done when our kids so desperately need two antithetical things (consistency and novelty), especially in regard to homeschooling?

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  • Homeschooling,  Special Needs Parenting

    ADHD Homeschooling: Hacks, Tricks, and Tips for Making It Work

    / October 4, 2020 / 0 Comments

    When people ask how homeschooling with ADHD is going, I usually reply, "It's going so great. I mean...it's messy and chaotic and loud and frustrating and most of the time I want to…

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  • Ezra,  Family,  Homeschooling,  Little Brother,  Special Needs Parenting

    3rd Grade Homeschooling End-of-Year Recap & Review

    / June 2, 2020 / 0 Comments

    We have just finished up our FIRST year of homeschooling and the completion of Ezra’s 3rd grade year! June 1st marks our first day of year two! As we moved through the summer…

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  • Ezra,  Homeschooling,  Special Needs Parenting

    And so it begins! Our 3rd grade curriculum picks & schedule

    / August 25, 2019 / 1 Comment

    Tomorrow is the day I have kind of dreaded for the last three months. August 26th. The day Ezra shoulda woulda coulda be going back to public school to start 3rd grade. I…

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  • Ezra,  Homeschooling,  Personal and Spiritual Ramblings,  Special Needs Parenting

    Homeschooling special needs: a story of transformation

    / June 3, 2019 / 6 Comments

    This morning, I walked into Ezra's school and informed his principal we will be homeschooling next year. Talk about one of the most terrifying moments of my life... I could sit here and…

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  • Messy Faith,  Military and Veteran Life,  Motherhood,  Special Needs Parenting

    Spiritual warfare and special needs: “Remember who you battle.”

    / May 18, 2019 / 3 Comments

    My counselor looked at me with a tilt of her sassy head and a half-smile and and said, "But girl, remember who you battle! You were riding high and Satan couldn't have that.…

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  • Special Needs Parenting

    Book Review: Beyond the Diagnosis by Amy Mattson

    / April 20, 2019 / 0 Comments

    I was blessed to receive a review copy of the book Beyond the Diagnosis: The Path to Thriving as a Special Needs Parent by Amy Mattson. Amy is a fellow special needs blogger…

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  • Ezra,  Health, Wellness, & Self Care,  Special Needs Parenting

    No, medicating my child’s ADHD is not the easy way out

    / April 5, 2019 / 4 Comments

    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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  • Health, Wellness, & Self Care,  Special Needs Parenting

    Creating a Family-Friendly Office: A Guide for Therapists & Doctors

    / March 14, 2019 / 6 Comments

    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…

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