Tag: Blessings

When You’re Having One Of Those Days (or weeks, or months,etc)

When You’re Having One Of Those Days (or weeks, or months,etc)

They say tragedy plus time equals humor. They also say that laughter is the best medicine. I’ve also heard more than one motivational speaker suggest each of us look for humor in a situation. We need the humor-especially when we’re having one of those days. […]

Concussions Are Not Fun

Concussions Are Not Fun

Not to state the obvious, but it’s true. I’m inserting this post more than a week after my car accident to explain my lack of content. Short version is the guy behind me on the interstate slammed into my car when he was going too […]

Misunderstandings

Misunderstandings

It’s taken me a long while to write about this because of how sensitive the feelings of those involved are. Let’s first visit the day we found out that not only was Acroboy on the Autism spectrum, but that he has ADHD as well.  I […]

Response to Canadian Neighbors

Response to Canadian Neighbors

      You may have heard about the mom of an ASD boy, Max, who about a month ago received an anonymous and extremely hateful letter. I was pretty shocked when I first read about it.  I was also upset, a bit angry and […]

Urgent Care visit for eye injury

Urgent Care visit for eye injury

Until a little over a year ago, I had never had to get stitches for any of my kids–even though I have some daredevils with ADHD.  Then, in December 2011, Lawboy thought it would be funny to scare Acroboy.  He did and Acroboy jumped and […]

Happy Easter!!

Happy Easter!!

Happy Easter everyone! I am grateful on this day to celebrate the Resurrection of our Savior, Jesus Christ.  I know that because the Savior died on the cross and then took up his body again after three days, Death has no permanent claim upon us.  […]

Counting our Blessings

Counting our Blessings

I was talking with my friend, Michele, on the phone earlier today.  We were talking about Pinterest and how I had found a mega-board with over 2,000 Autsm pins.  Granted, some of the pins are duplicates, but it was full of wonderful ideas I hadn’t […]

Proud and Humble Mama

Proud and Humble Mama

Today was a good day. It started off rocky, I had to run to a big box store to get black polo shirts for an upcoming concert for my boys. The three oldest had their solo and ensemble competitions today. Two of the boys needed […]

Listening

Listening

Have you ever had one of those moments when you just knew that something was wrong? Or that someone was in danger and you just had to act quickly? Or maybe you felt impressed that you should call a friend or stop by only to […]

My Baby Whisperer

My Baby Whisperer

Baby Girl is the sweetest. She LOVES to be held and really only sleeps well if she is being held. As much as I would love to accommodate her, I have to get things done for the rest of the family. To my rescue comes […]