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Oceans of Life: encouragement for challenged faith
As I sat in church next to my husband, blurry eyed and tired but completely content with life at the…
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Garden of Milestones
Every mom knows the feeling when you enter those hospital doors, bulging at the seams, aching with every contraction. It’s…
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The Good Mom
Right now, a good mom is perfectly planning her children’s rainbow colored, healthy snack, all while another good mom is…
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The Uncertainty of Special Needs Parenting
I assume that most, if not all, childhood diagnoses carry with them the heavy, backbreaking baggage of uncertainty. Autism most…
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EASY And HEALTHY After School Egg Hunt
I love to extend any holiday and make it a week long or month long celebration, but with 4 tiny…
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Nature Walk and Egg Dye Adventure
The moment I saw this video I knew we had to try this! We turned this natural egg dye project…
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CANDY FREE (and frugal) Easter Baskets
Easter is filled with candy from baskets to eggs. This creates a huge sugar overload for my 4 guys! This…
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My Expectations Failed Me
I spent days calculating the workings of making a dream day occur. Our city has held a local Easter event…
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The Autism Badge of Protection
Autism is a curious disorder. To the naked eye, it’s debilitating grips are unseen. In fact, if you’re an outsider…
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The Friend Every Mom Needs
I’m a very social person, so when I had my kids I craved friendship from other moms in my same…
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My Perspective Changed Everything
It’s been a year and 3 months since my son was diagnosed with Autism, but really the heartache began much…
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It’s Hard Growing Up
Awkwardly, I rock this big kid who was once my tiny little baby. His legs dangling over mine while his…
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Unanswered Questions Hurt Most
I’m posting this in honor of Rare Disease Day today. I have a few friends who have a child with…
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Resigning to Stay at Home Mom
I took me hours to muster up the courage, yes courage, to type up my resignation letter from a budding…
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Engaging an Easily Distracted Child
Chances are you either have a child that is easily distracted, or you know one. With action at every turn…
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Valentine’s Day: Cheap, Easy, and Festive
FREE or NEARLY FREE You can create Valentine’s Day cards with paper and markers for very little money. Add some…
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5 Non-academic Skills to Teach Your Child Before Kindergarten
If we teach our children these skills now, it will provide a solid foundation for them to build upon as…
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Raising a Child with Autism
What is it like raising a child with Autism? Some days it feels downright impossible. It hurts all over. Autism…
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How to Create Avid Readers
You’ve probably heard all these tips: Read to your kids every day. Have books available to your kids all day….
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Screen Time Wars: Should You Unplug?
I had this glorious post in my head: Mom of 4 crazy boys unplugs and finds peace and joy in…
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Would you Cure Autism?
There is an ominous question that lurks around every special needs parenting group, and there never seems to be a…
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A Note to My New Mom Self
If I could tell my former new mom self anything, it would be: RELAX, laugh, and enjoy these spectacular kiddos!…
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We Rock the Spectrum Gym
We Rock the Spectrum Gym invited us to check out their facility in Laguna Hills. Our visit can pretty much…
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Sometimes Approvals Hurt
Approval. Approval. Approval pending. This week I’ve been swimming in a sea of approvals. I should be back floating through…
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Setting Your Husband Up for Success
Several years ago I co-led a MOPS group, and I noticed a sad trend. All the wives complained about their…
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Pardon the Dust
Please pardon the dust as we make some changes to our page. Content will remain the same: motherhood, marriage, adventures,…
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An Open Letter to My Son
Dearest Charlie: When you are older and read these stories I’m sharing, I want you to know why I’ve exposed…
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#whyiwrite
Do I write for my sons? Yes, but indirectly. I don’t write so they can read these stories later, unless…
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The Not So Facebook Life
As the saying goes, a picture says a 1,000 words. The picture below needs no caption; the story lies in…
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Raw, Unsweetened, Unfiltered Emotions from Today
Excited to see Charlie after his first day back at school, I was greeted with several hits and yelling: “No,…
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The Flexed Muscle of Anonymity
Even before Charlie was diagnosed with Autism, deep down I craved support and camaraderie from other parents in my same…
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Sensory Seekers Paradise
We love to try new parks, but we have to be picky sometimes. The park must be far from the…
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Child of God
Walking into church alone, the smell of burning wax overwhelms my senses, taking my mind off the morning debacle for…
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Dear Neurotypical Mom
Dear Neurotypical Mom, You’re probably scoffing at my kid’s mismatched socks…need I say mismatched shoes that are on the wrong…
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Crazy Things I’ve Said As A Mom
“Please stop eating spider webs.” This is real. I have said this many times especially since fall arrived. My 4-year…
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Creating Hearts of Gratitude and Generosity
Every Sunday after church, we ask the older two boys what they learned, and then we share what we learned….
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The All-Consuming, Unfounded Guilt
My husband and I arrive at my son’s class for share week. He is over the top excited to share…
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This is Our Home
I equate ABA to a substantial earthquake. It’s massive enough to destroy everything but probably won’t kill you. It creates…
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10 Things Every Boy Mom Can Relate To
You step in pee A LOT! Just yesterday I walked into my boys’ bathroom and stepped in a puddle. How…
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God Has a Plan
I don’t believe anyone can truly understand the immense love that overcomes you when you become a parent. I thought…
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Super Simple Christmas Traditions
With 4 boys, 6 and younger, along with Autism and Sensory Integration Disorder, we live a busy and crazy life,…
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Christmas Train and Successful Outing Tips
While perusing my emails last week, I noticed an email from our local regional park offering up a free Christmas…
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The Lurking Questions
As I laid in the hospital bed, 35 weeks pregnant, each contraction reminded me how hard this pregnancy had been:…
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I’m Thankful for You, Special Needs Parent
Charlie is in an unusually good mood for this time of day. It’s almost 3 p.m., and his day is…
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But He Looks So Normal
But he looks so normal! I can’t even begin to tell you how many times I’ve heard this, and it…
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Is Autism Really on the Rise?
According to several reputable sources, the overall percentage of people with any disability has NOT changed much over the last…
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The Undisclosed Heartache
I can’t tell you what kind of day it was or exactly when she entered our lives, but I can…
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From the Heart of a Special Needs Mom
My heart feels so heavy almost every day. I try to suffocate these malignant feelings with happiness and fun which…
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One Very LONG Hour
I’m literally holding my almost 5 year-old’s poop in my hand to avoid it from falling on the carpet all…
