• life lessons

    The good ones

    I don’t know how you do it. I don’t think I could.  When someone says these words to me I almost immediately want to respond with you could. But then I remember what the nurse in the hospital said to my husband and I when we had our 3 month old son. She looked at us and said your boys are so blessed to have you, you are some of the good ones. She went on to tell us how there are many times as a nurse she is afraid to send a newborn home with their parents. So this got me thinking… I know quite a few of the…

  • just for fun

    Teeny tiny self care tips

    Self care isn’t exactly something on the top of my list. I know it’s important and people are always reminding me to remember to “take time to yourself.” If you are anything like me this can be extremely hard to do. I usually make sure everyone around me has all that they need before I think of what I may need. I am the opposite of high maintenance. I pretty much am just maintaining. 😉 I know that so many of us don’t have the time to get out for hours without any kids, and even if you have the time there so many other reasons why you can’t! Finances…

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    A Valentine for my Village

    It takes a village. A tribe. A family. Raising a child with special needs isn’t easy, but having supporters, near and far, make the journey a little easier. Your village may consist of 5 people or 50. Your tribe may be filled with online friends or a local community you see face to face. Whoever makes up your village is irreplaceable, I know mine is. Valentine’s Day is typically romantic, filled with chocolates, hearts and roses, but I’d like to express my utmost gratitude for our village on this day with nothing but words. Happy Valentine’s Day to our village. I love my tribe. I love our family. My life…