What You Think About You Bring About

How often do we find ourselves dreading an event, visit, or simple errand with our child? We look at past behaviors or incidents and expect the worst, based on what we experienced previously. We may even go so far as to picture the meltdown occurring and already start feeling frustrated and frazzled by the anticipation [...]

Braving the Public… Meltdowns and “The Look”

I posted a question on Twitter and Facebook last week that stirred quite a few comments! The question was: Parents: how many times have you gotten “the look” in public places… as if people were saying “Why can’t you control your child?” The myriad responses I received ranged from “It is so stressful, we don’t [...]

5 Ways to Tell Your Children That You Love Them

Happy Valentine’s Day!! Today is a great day for me to reflect on how lucky I am to have two amazing children and a beautiful (expecting!) wolfie-dog in my home. Every day is an adventure and I wouldn’t have it any other way! Recently, things have definitely been a bit strained in our house as [...]

What Do You Do When Your World Turns Updside-Down?

So. You’re cruising along, making progress, taking the normal ups and downs in stride… suddenly, without warning… BAM! The rug gets pulled out from under you and you find yourself spinning, reeling, and unable to take a breath deep enough to satisfy your lungs. What do you do when crisis strikes your home? How do [...]

What’s So Familiar About Cheese?

Stunning Stocking Stuffers and Funny Bathtub Antics

My good friends at The Puzzling Piece created these really cool gifts that would be perfect in the stocking of anyone that has been touched by Autism. According to the Autism Society of Greater Georgia, there a child is diagnosed with Autism every 20 minutes. I am certain that you know a family member, neighbor, [...]

15 Simple Pleasures… It’s the Little Things

With Thanksgiving right around the corner, I found myself inspired of course to talk about gratitude… but with a slightly different spin on it. One of the most profound lessons I’ve received from my child with Autism came from watching him stay in the now.  There’s a huge part of me that honestly believes our [...]

I Took the 7 Link Challenge!

I was perusing through my favorite feeds and came across a unique content idea from ProBlogger that I just HAD to use! The article recommends publishing a list of 7 links to posts that I (and others) have written in response to 7 categories, complete with reasons why I chose each particular post. Here are [...]

Trippin’ Over Road Trip FAIL

So… what do you get when you cross a small Ford Focus, three children (one of which likes her music LOUD), a 125+ lb. Alaskan Malamute in heat, a child with Autism and Sensory Processing issues, and a last-minute four-hour road trip? Road trip FAIL. At least I can laugh about it now. Let’s hope [...]

Happy Mother’s Day!

“She gave me love, as well as life; so whatever goodness I may bring to Earth began with the gift of my mother’s heart.” -Robert Sexton I created this Mother’s Day video last year, 2009. Although a tad bit outdated, I thought it would be fun to share it here! These are my sweeties growing [...]