Covid-19 has been tough on so many of us. Economically, socially, physically and mentally. I have greater respect for my children’s teachers than ever before. Trying to help my youngest daughter and son through distance learning for the last marking period of the school year […]

5 must do things for emotional and social support of families with autism or other disabilities. How to combat the all-too-common afterthought situation and loneliness. What to do when you stop getting invites.

Last week I woke up with a start with all of the things I had to do running through my brain.  I was feeling overwhelmed and wrote about how I cope with all the stress in the midst of overwhelm.  Lately it feels like I’ve […]

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. […]

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 […]

Today: This is hard. Really hard. I’ve been hanging on to this post for a week. I’m frankly scared to post this because, while I’m not exactly a people pleaser (you can’t please everyone all of the time, nor should you try to), I do […]

For me, Spring always brings a sense of renewal and hope as we begin to sees trees and flowers awakening after a long, cold winter. This time of year our family celebrates Easter. We try to do any fun stuff (egg hunts, candy) on Saturday […]

I give up. I give up on perfection. Real life is hard. Real life leaves you with five minutes here and there to tackle things you want to do. Real life leaves little room for perfection. I give up on long blog posts and schedules […]

2017 Update: This will be the last Throwback Thursday for a while. I’ve got to focus on our impending move. Quick recap of prior two posts Difficult Year I, and Difficult Year II: My husband and I were hoping to add a sixth child to […]

It’s the end of the year and that means concerts, festivals, evaluations and the like.  Lawboy just finished all of assessments.  He got Superior (I) ratings for both the County and State level Solo and Small Ensemble festivals.  His orchestra just came away with a […]