When I was five-years-old I met a little girl in Durango, Colorado while on family vacation. Her family was camped next to mine and we spent an entire day playing in the fresh mountain air. We traded addresses over a snack of potato sticks and spent the next decade writing letters to one another. We were Pen Pals. A while back, I "met" a fellow Apraxia mama on social media. She and I connected over our boys and their shared diagnosis. We also bonded over photography and our love of the Continue Reading
Nine Things I Learned in February {2019}
February flew by; but good golly there were way too many gloomy, cold days. I am so ready for warm weather and sunshine! I'm not sure I've ever been this ready for Spring. Actually, I'm really just ready to get my toes in the sand and sit my booty on a beach. This month I feel like I learned a lot - about homeschooling and motherhood. I was also reminded that life is just down-right hard sometimes. Here's a few lessons I'm taking with me as I leave February behind... The Word Stupid Can Continue Reading
Embracing This Special Life – Guest Post By Jenn Soehnlin
Today I would like to welcome Jenn to the blog! She's a fellow Apraxia Mama who recently wrote a book about embracing the special needs life! Today she's sharing an excerpt from her book, Embracing This Special Life: Learning to Flourish as a Mother of a Child with Special Needs. One lucky reader will win a copy of her book. Simply comment below for your chance to win! ***** One early summer day my husband suggested we take the boys on a vacation to the beach. Inside I cringed. It sounded Continue Reading
My First Strewing Experience
I had never heard of strewing until I started reading The Brave Learner by Julie Bogart. (The book is incredible, by the way! I plan to do an entire post devoted to it really soon.) Strewing is a thing in the homeschool world, but I tried it for the first time yesterday. The idea is to leave an activity, any kind really, out on the table for your child to discover on their own. Parents should sit back and allow the child to check it out. They are free to explore and discover to their Continue Reading
The $80 That Wasn’t Wasted
Back in December we took Jackson to a small monster truck show in Texas. He loves monster trucks and we thought it would be a great birthday present. We also wanted to see how he would do before buying tickets to the Monster Jam tour when it rolled through Oklahoma City in February. The event was in a super small colosseum and the building was metal. The moment the trucks reeved their engines, Jackson went into fight/flight mode. It was so loud my insides were shaking. It was unlike anything Continue Reading