Today is Apraxia Awareness Day. Normally, I would have rallied people to wear blue; however the day almost slipped by unnoticed. It's not because Apraxia is no longer a part of our story; it always will be. We've learned to live with Apraxia. Now we're trying to figure out what it looks like to thrive as a PDA (Pathological Demand Avoidance) Family. It's only fitting that we spent today at speech therapy. On our way there, I asked Jackson if he wanted to post a video talking about Apraxia. Continue Reading
January Reflections {2023}
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