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It's striking to me this morning as I look at the Rule Board in our home. When I was a kid, the rules were not written. I knew them, I obeyed them, period. This is not the case for our boy. The rules are repeated constantly and forgotten - or disregarded - even more.Sometimes, it … Continue reading The Written Rules
Looking up can be so hard when I feel like my family and I are stuck in a hole; but there is always hope! Our Father has given us many tools to use as helps in our surrender to His ways. We have struggled for years on how to encourage our boy to pursue his … Continue reading Level-Up
When we come out of murky waters and rest on God's shores, He is faithful to cover us with His own cleanliness and make us beautiful with His Son's light. There I sat, my soul broken. The events of this night after all of the others were far too powerful for me. I begged God … Continue reading From Broken to Breathing
It happened once more- my life looked like an episode of I Love Lucy or an MMA match with no rules. Nobody I know would believe it. Nobody I know would understand it. Everybody I know's comments would increase the sting of it. So, I hold it on my own shoulders- alone.Then it happens again... … Continue reading Somebody to Lean On
When the question comes again and again... One of the very first tools that was effective for my boy was suggested by his art therapist. Does this sound familiar: you are having a great day when you pass the THING. That THING your child always wants. Be it food, the park, gum, or TV- you … Continue reading Asked and Answered
'Twas almost Christmas and we'd just met Santa after a beautiful sleigh ride in the sunset. My boy was SO energized. All of the hustle and bustle of the elves and excited children was SO invigorating... and stimulating. It came time to leave. We said goodbye to his friends who walked to their car … Continue reading Earth Angels
1, 2, 3... 1, 2, 3... Oh, wait- this doesn't feel like a dance, does it? It's day 4 of the magical steps of "1, 2, 3, happy kid and me" behavioral program. The behavioral plan is intense and hard to remember to impliment after so many years of failing with traditional methods.If I believe … Continue reading Try, Try Again
The wheels on the bus are going "'round and 'round" again! I am looking toward the new school year. Even after- perhaps ESPECIALLY after- so many years of raising a child with special needs; I feel a strange mixture of relief and concern. I'm wondering how many parents and guardians of special needs children feel … Continue reading The Wheels On the Bus
"As I went down to the river to pray, I began to cry so hard today! I need to lay this burden down, good Lord! Show me the way!” My heart was heavy. I had spent weeks grouchy and hurting because I would not let go of the anger I felt over my situation. A … Continue reading As I Went Down to the River to Pray
It’s the end of the day, I'm exhausted and I can hardly keep my eyes open. All that I can think about is sleep, and if I hear someone else ask me for something I just might break down. I have given all I can give- right?Wrong! There is still one person that I have … Continue reading The One You Left Behind
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