When we received Noah’s diagnosis, a chromosomal deletion, a genetic mutation, a lifelong condition with many nuances and unknowns, it was difficult to see beyond our circumstances. It hurt. We ached for our boy, we mourned normality for him and for ourselves. In him, we officially stepped across the threshold into the world of special…
Spoons and the Autism Spectrum – Seeing (and enjoying!) the Bigger Picture of Special Needs Parenting
I had the brilliant idea to teach my boys the game Spoons. I love Spoons! It’s easy, fast-paced, easy to reset and start again. Perfect for wiggly boys, right? I explain the rules. Pick a card from the right, pass to the left. Keep only 7 cards in your hand at a time. You need…
The God Who Sees
“I see a life redeemed, a story unfolding….”
Project site
“As each part does its work.” Why is that the hard part? One of the things that often stops me from sharing my story through writing is the thought that I have nothing inspired or original to say. My story is similar to many others, why does anyone want to hear what I have to…
When Faith (and Parenting) is Hard
Evenings. They’re hard with kids. Even if we’re closing up a good day, with cooperative children, sweet kid kisses, and relative sibling harmony, evenings can really suck. But today wasn’t a particularly blissful day in parenting. And it was definitely hard by supper time. Gideon goes overly emotional with buttons sticking a mile out. Noah…
Validity and identity in Christ
You are seen. You are heard. You do not go unnoticed through this world. Feeling unloved is an illusion, a lie fed to you by a dark, scheming enemy. Look up, look into His words to you. Lean hard into your faith, push away the whispered lies that you’re ignored. YOU ARE LOVED.
Prayer for those days when you really need 2 more hours of sleep (or for any day at all, actually)
Father, you know I am tired. You know my days lately. You see them. You see me. God, I take comfort in being seen and known by you. None of my hard days go unnoticed by you. God, my body is telling me that the only plausible solution to this day is more sleep and…
Panic at the parking lot
My ADHDer becomes very afraid in parking lots. If you understand ADHD, you can kind of understand why. ADHD makes it hard to filter things out. ADHD sees and hears and notices everything so that its hard to know what to ignore. Everything is high priority. Put that into a parking lot, with parked cars, moving cars, car…
Stepping Forward
I can recognize it better now. The foggy, fuzzy feeling that coasts along in apathy at best and morphs into inadequacy and despair at worst. Depression. And although I can recognize it, I don’t have the power in me to tell it to go. I am thankful for the ability to recognize it. I remember going…
The first step toward Eternity begins NOW
John 17:3 — And this is eternal life, that they may know You, the only true God, and Jesus Christ whom You have sent. John 17:17 — Sanctify them by your truth. Your word is truth. Eternal life can begin now, at the moment of believing on Jesus Christ. The moment we believe, we are…