I used to write a monthly blog about the things I learned each month. I decided to do something similar this year and call it Monthly Reflections. Just a chance to reflect on the month and all that it taught me. In January I learned that... It's Okay If My Quiet Time Is Not Quiet This month one of my goals was to wake up and spend time with Jesus before Jackson woke up. Um, it's winter in Michigan and my sleep schedule is so off. We seem to stay up super later and sleep in most Continue Reading
Friday Favorites {October 2022}
I have 100% fallen for Michigan. We are soaking up every bit of fall before winter comes. I have never seen such vibrant colors. I cannot get enough of the changing leaves. So it's only natural that my first item on my Friday Favorites list is... Michigan in the Fall A few other favorites lately... Nature Walks with My Guys Shepherd's Pie I made a super easy Shepherd's Pie for dinner this week and it was a hit! It was the perfect comfort food for a cold, rainy, fall night. You Continue Reading
Three Things I’m Doing {Each Day} for Me!
We've been in Michigan for almost four months. It's taken every bit of that time to decompress after being nomads for six weeks. Jackson and I lived with my parents in Texas for three weeks, we met up with John and stayed in St. Louis for a week and then spent two weeks at a lake cottage outside of Detroit until our house was finished. I had never been so ready to be settled in my own home. Once we moved in, we had to adjust to a new time zone and the fact that it didn't get dark until Continue Reading
Letting Go Of The To-Do List
Yesterday I didn't check off all the things on my to-do list. Being a lover of a good to-do list, I felt a battle waging inside me. Those things left unchecked taunted me, but a bigger part of me felt freedom. Because I didn't check off cleaning the guinea pig cage and working out, I got to enjoy sunshine and chats with neighbors. I watched Jackson drive his RC truck through dirt piles. I worked in the yard until dark with my husband and son. I sat on my deck and watched a glorious sunset. Continue Reading
On Writing Again and Autism Acceptance
I haven’t written for a really long time. I stopped telling our story. I allowed fear to paralyze me. I let online bullies silence me. But I shared my heart over on Facebook earlier this week - about this hard and holy journey we’re on - and someone spoke words of encouragement. They told me to keep sharing our story. It made me want to put words on a page again. Maybe nobody will read them; but maybe somebody needs them. "Your child has a very rare genetic disorder called 9p23. This disorder Continue Reading