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We Rejoice

November 19, 2009

Yesterday a guest post I wrote for Sarah Mae went up on her blog, Like A Warm Cup Of Coffee. Please go check it out, it’s about God and autism and it was an honor to write something for her while she is busy moving her family to a new home.
It’s funny, because I wrote [...]

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Siete

September 7, 2009

My eldest son Charlie was diagnosed with autism at age 2, and it was the first time our family was thrown into this world of “spectrum disorders”, therapies, special diets and a changed life, forever. This past weekend, Charlie turned 7 years old.
Charlie started 1st grade last week at a private school (no longer in [...]

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Thankful For Recovery

August 24, 2009

I’m now on Day 8 of the Gratitude Challenge from Tiny Prints, but yesterday got to open mysterious Gift #2 and was excited to find a branded Flip phone gifted to me from Tiny Prints.

Isn’t it cute? They challenged us to vlog our gratitude, so I put together something that I think really expresses this [...]

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Gratitude Challenge

August 18, 2009

Some days it’s easy to get stuck in the muck and mire and forget all the goodness. The smiles, the little twinkles in my kids’ eyes. Each tiny thing represents so very much to me. I slow down, and remember to be grateful. To give thanks.
I’m honored to be a part of the Tiny Prints [...]

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Procrastination Is Art

December 23, 2008

Sometimes I have to just laugh at the situations I get myself into by putting things off. I’d like to say that most of the time the procrastination is a necessity–way too much going on in each overflowing day. I know I didn’t mean to just now today be sending my Christmas cards. The month [...]

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Karma and Milestones

November 5, 2008

I had a crazy super fast return on karma recently, I still can’t believe how kind that woman was, and am still glowing over how amazing our totally normal (and not at all special needs) Halloween was.

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Let’s Play Catch-up

September 8, 2008

With so many birthdays and school start ups (and their annoying-there I said it-endless amount of meetings), I’ve got a little bit to update you all on.
First, you should know that at 8:30am the beach is the most gorgeous ever. The crisp morning air, and the WAVES. Oh my, never saw Lake Michigan (by our [...]

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Watching The Sun

July 16, 2008

I will be watching the sun rise tomorrow from the window of a chartered bus, on my way to O’Hare airport to fly to San Francisco. What adventure lies ahead, only God knows, but my travel buddy and I are ready for the challenge. We have some loose plans, but we want it to be [...]

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Spin Me Right Round, Right Round

July 15, 2008

Today I’m running around like a crazy person, trying to dot my i’s and cross my t’s and cover all my bases, in preparation for traveling to Blogher ‘08. Having special needs kids mean that I don’t go out of town hardly ever, and when I do it’s as complex as NASA’s checklist for shuttle [...]