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Little moments of clarity

Woke up today feeling pretty good and eager to go for a walk. I was up long before everyone else and I'm sitting in my living room, enjoying the quiet.…

Dipping into my reserve of patience

I mentioned yesterday that Emmett was not doing well in school. I was caught off guard because I thought he was doing great, and academically he is. Unfortunately, he's struggling…

Let’s Talk About Respite

I want to talk about something that's really important and most parents don't get enough of. If you're a special needs parent, you're probably all too familiar with the word…

We’re in a pretty good place

I've had a really good day today. I re-entered the land of people who practice self-care and that feels so good. Basically, I went back to the gym after a…

Raise your hand if you’re struggling too

If you’re struggling with parenting your special needs kids, you’re not alone. I’m strugglong too, and this is my story. You’re not as alone as you think.

What have we come to when kids encourage other kids to kill themselves?

I wish I could go into the details of just how absolutely overloaded I am right now or what I'm feeling. I'm trying to wind down but it's not working…

Sometimes I need to remind myself

This week is turning out to be chock full of life lessons for me. I'm not one to shy away from valuable life lessons and I believe that I can…

I gave myself 1 week to grieve

As you know by now, I finalized my divorce about a week ago. If you been following for any length of time, you know that this was an emotionally complicated…