Growing up my family went on camping trips every summer, and we drove everywhere. I'm talking 2 week-long treks around the country in our good ole Astrovan. You know - the big box on wheels. Spending all that time in the...
Dear Mom,
You got this. You know more than you realize. You are totally able to do this job. You are more than qualified. No one else is more uniquely equipped for today than you.
You know how I know?
You were...
From preparing your home to preparing your hearts, there is certainly lots to do in the last few weeks before welcoming a new baby into your lives. For me personally this was a more relaxed process the first time...
I love thrift store shopping. I go into a thrift store and just get a rush looking at all the items that need new homes or a little TLC. My girls love it too. Here is what my shopping...
As I sit here on the couch with my 3 teenagers {where did my babies go?} watching a movie, my 18 year old son, Matthew, sits the closest to me. I don’t suppose many young men his age would...
My autism story began almost immediately after giving birth to my third child. Labor was hard, I was so tired, and my son was born 4 weeks early. I remember the devastation going into the NICU and trying to...
It almost always reduces a mom to tears, even when she thought she knew it was coming. The answer was there all along, yet for many reasons, it hadn’t been official until now. Her child has autism. The Big...
Looking at a puzzle, there’s only one way it fits together. If there’s a missing piece, it’s incomplete, and if you switch all the pieces around, it doesn’t even make sense.
Welcome to the world of ‘the box.’
Let me invite...
Daniel is six now. He is happy, healthy, handsome, smiley, loves to swim, is an amazing big brother, and….he happens to have autism.
Daniel came into the world with a good, loud cry and weighed in at a hefty 8lbs...
I know that I'm not the only person who wasn't fully prepared for the job of motherhood. The morning sickness lasting all day? That was kind of a shock to me. Because it is clearly called ::morning:: sickness. I...
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Family-Friendly Things to do in Houston this Weekend (April 26-28)
April brings forth sunny weather, outdoor activities, and unfortunately for some, bouts of illness and injury. In addition to allergies and sinus infections, respiratory...
