My boy is infatuated with Transformers these days. "A giant Megatron that turns into a tank" is all he asked Santa for. He unwrapped Transformers on his birthday and on Christmas morning. Transformers have taken over my house. He takes them to speech therapy each week and has in-depth conversations about Autobots and Decepticons with his therapist, Ms. Allie. She's a saint! She never gets tired of talking Transformers with Jackson. They motivate him in therapy and she incorporates Continue Reading
Four Things I’m Saying Yes To This Year
I'm determined to take better care of myself this year. I feel like I spent the majority of 2018 in survival mode. There were the hellish months of being on edge every single day Jackson went to school. Would I get a phone call? Would he make it through the day? We spent some of the worst weeks of our lives dealing with the most challenging behaviors caused by his ADHD medicine. Then there was the big adjustment of becoming a full-time homeschooling family. During all these crazy Continue Reading
Will I Ever Feel Equipped?
A few nights ago I sat at the dinner table, head in my hands, and sobbed. The reality that our low-key holiday break was coming to an end and it was time to buckle down with homeschool once again, had me feeling completely overwhelmed. The dawning of a new year - 365 (give or take) days of homeschool - felt paralyzing. Suffocating thoughts swarmed through my head. Jackson's education is on my shoulders. Teaching him to read is my responsibility. Yes, God has called us to Continue Reading
A Few of My Favorite Things From 2018
Despite the fact that 2018 was challenging in many ways, it sure did fly by! Like, weren't we just at Disney World? Where did the year go? It seems like just yesterday I was sharing my favorite things of 2017. Even though 2018 brought challenges and heartache and a lot of change, it also brought some great memories. Here are a few of my favorite things from 2018... Our Beach Vacation The beach is where we go to breath. It’s Jackson’s happy place. Our trip to Florida was Continue Reading
My One Word for 2019 {Expectant}
I didn't come to this space very much in 2018. It was a hard year and writing was the last thing I wanted to do. But it's time to dust off the blog and get back to writing. For personal reasons, not platform building. Somewhere along the way in 2018 I stopped praying for certain things. I grew weary of God's silence. I stopped believing He would answer. I got mad. The things I prayed for seemed so simple, so why wasn't God answering? I lost a little hope in 2018. There were so Continue Reading