Summer

4 Things We’re Working On This Summer

Our first week of summer is almost over and it’s already looking different from last year. We’re looking forward to being able to more things this year that we couldn’t do last year. A year ago it was our first summer where we could have actually gone out more as a family, but since COVID […]

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Autism

Asking For Help Doesn’t Make You Weak

I recently had my own autism evaluation done on myself. With all three of my kids on the spectrum, I was curious to see if it was a part of me too. It got me thinking about my childhood and made me wonder why I did certain things. I was on a waitlist for 8 […]

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Autism

‘That’s How God Made Him’

My niece Eve is one of the brightest, most observant, and authentic kids I know. She’s 4 years old, but will be turning 5 in a few weeks. She has a beautiful soul and a very special bond with each one of my kids. She and Daniel get along really well and play together most […]

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Autism

When You’ve Met One Person With Autism

There’s a saying that goes, “when you’ve met one person with autism, then you’ve met one person with autism.” Meaning no two autistic people are alike, everyone has different challenges. That couldn’t be anymore true for my family. All three of kids have autism, but they are all so completely different from each other. Although […]

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Autism

Heroic Love of the Cross on World Autism Day

Heroic Love is doing something you don’t have to do, but you do it anyway because you love the person. Heroic Love is a total self-gift. I remember growing up how much Good Friday meant to me. The rest of the year I just went through the motions, but that one day hit home for […]

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Coronavirus

Living in a Pandemic: One Year Later

One year ago my kids came home from school for Spring Break and never went back. The world shut down and we had to stay inside for three months. Our lives turned a complete 180. Our family thrives on routine, so when that was taken away it got hard. We had to do therapy over […]

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Milestones

Celebrating One Year in our New House

We made it one year! We moved into our house a year ago. And just in time before a global pandemic that would force us to be inside for a few months. I can’t tell you how many people told us we moved at the perfect time. I don’t want to imagine being in a […]

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Autism

I Was Too Hard On Him

My son Daniel has been challenging since the beginning. He is strong-willed with a big personality and has even bigger feelings. He cried all the time as a baby. I attributed his big emotions back then to him being in pain. He had a cast on his leg the first few months of his life […]

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2021 | Resolutions

A Brighter and Better Year: Goals for 2021

My Word of the Year is Illuminate. After a tough 2020, I hope this year is brighter and better for my family. I believe we can illuminate anything and make everything better. Some other words I’m focusing on are Healing, Health, and Humility. We always set goals at the beginning of the year for our […]

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2020

A Year of Renewal: Top 6 Moments in 2020

2020 was certainly a different and hard year. There was a pandemic that forced us to stay home, have therapy over telehealth, and school came to a complete halt. It was definitely a hard transition. However, there were many positives that came out of it. Things we rediscovered about ourselves and our family unit. We […]

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