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It is she
Elizabeth had an MRI last week and it was an incredibly long day. She has areas in her brain that need to be monitored because they have always been"abnormal" or "diseased". We have to make sure those...
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So definitely one of the scariest or maybe most worrisome things about raising a child/children (in my case) with special needs is if they really understand what you are trying to communicate to them....
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#40
IIt's like a really great wave of relief when 40 finally comes. If you worried, dreaded, or embraced it, it really doesn't matter, it comes regardless. Then comes the deep breath- and for me, it came...
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Prayer
Please prayEven if you haven't prayed beforeEven if you don't believe in its powerEven if you don't have the timePlease prayBecause children need a Mother Because Mothers shouldn't get cancer or life...
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Bitter - 1 Mary - 0
And if I have to hear the Sports Center loop one more time about the younger than I am Peyton Manning being old, someone or something, likely the tv, is going to get hurtAnd just when I am going to be...
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Don't be sad!!!
I am not kidding. No part of this blog should make you sad-about me or my kids! We are "fine"! Don't you love that word? Fine. Fine means nothing. It is a dumb word. So let's replace it with crazed,...
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A Mother's Hope
Recently I was shocked and humbled when my minister asked me to write something for Easter Sunday (imagine!). We talked through some ideas and scripture he was planning on using for the service. I...
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Just give me a minute to think about it!
Humans of New York“My wife and I are divided about whether it was inevitable, or if something caused it, but we do have video of Jackson at 18 months, coming up to the camera and talking. But soon...
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Look at Her
I have a little exercise I want to try and I hope you will join me. Sit or stand in front of a mirror and read this post on your smart phone or computer.Look at her with compassion not animosityLook...
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And you?
If I were a real writer, I would certainly consider my absence writer's block. It's not as if nothing has happened. Geez, since last you heard from me we're down 2 IPads 1 mini, 2 IPhones and...
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Committed
On our anniversaryWhich we both forgotBecause we are #busy (everyone is, I deplore this word)I just wanted you to know that I am committed. And this could mean a couple of different things. First and...
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Sorry, it is.
Sorry, it is about politics, but maybe not how you might think-so please, read on.I have to ask: when was the last time you read a political post and thought something awful about the person that...
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Seized
Never have I ever. And there aren't a lot of firsts around here. We've seen and been through a ton of stuff. Much I'd like to forget, some, like today, I, unfortunately, never will.Let me back up.So,...
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I imagine
I imagine you as a girl. A devoted daughter, a peace keeper, a rule follower with a bit of a wild streak. A young lady who loved to play with friends and probably a little boy crazy too. Singing silly...
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Nothing has changed
Dear Jacob, Everyone is writing letters post-election, so I thought I would jump on the bandwagon, or maybe I just like bands, or doing what everyone else is doing, who knows-but I am your mother so...
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Elizabeth
Oh my gosh, I remember. These days a lot of my former life is a blur. Life, it passes in an instant. It's true what they say. The days are so long. The years so short. But, the day you were born. I...
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Here we go.....
I guess let me first start by saying, and I think it is fairly obvious, I’ve never taken a snap or ever run through the tunnel, made the tackle, and certainly never had the glory of diving into the...
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Dear Brain,I am peace.Worry overwhelms me, anxiety overtakes me, life exhausts me.I have gratitude.I am broken longing to be whole.I have love.I am alone. I know to be kind to the one and only body I...
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When
Meetings at school for IEPs, ARCs, behavior, blah are pretty much status quo around here. You get used to it. So going into the transitions meeting for John last week, I was fine-no big deal. Then it...
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Hope
A couple of years ago, my former pastor and friend, Terry Webster, asked if I would contribute to his sermon, from a mother's perspective. He was gracious enough to share it in it's entirety. I am...
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The worst
I guess I am just surprised that we are surprised? Are we really? A rude, belligerent, narcissistic, shell of a man is going to be on a national stage and do something respectable, tolerable,...
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Mourning the living
Will I ever smile again and mean it? Will the world ever be right side up? How do people just move about in it, it’s as if they don’t know or care? It’s so strange? It’s odd to be the only one...
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The dilemma
It's not that I don't want to write about the kids, my experience with the kids, get the release from putting all these crazy emotions on paper. I know it would be helpful to others, especially those...
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And remember
Happy Birthday Adam! Remember when we woke up at 5:30 for work after coming home from the bars at 2am and put on our pant suits, well you pants, me skirt suits because it was a bank, and thats when...
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Lens
It’s weird when the eyesight starts to go. You have to wait and look at the menu, your eyes look all crazy when you put on the readers. But your friends are doing it and you joke and you laugh about...
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