Father's Day

A Father Who Stays

I made a list once of all the great qualities and traits the perfect boyfriend would have. As a middle schooler the most important thing to me was personality. I loved to laugh so he needed to be funny. The list also included blonde hair, green or blue eyes, tall, good looking, nice, romantic, outgoing […]

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Mother's Day

When God Made Me a Mother

I’ve always known that was I called to motherhood. I couldn’t picture my life any other way. I wanted to get married and have kids when I grew up. The number of kids always changed as I got older. First it was three kids just like my parents had. Then it turned to five kids. […]

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2020

2020 Resolutions and Goals

We have a lot of goals set for our family this year, but here are the biggest ones we want to accomplish in the year 2020. Nicholas wears glasses and headphones — Nicholas wears his glasses at school, during therapy, for his grandparents, and for anyone but my husband and me. I really want to […]

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Holidays

5 Things that Help Us Survive the Holiday Season

The holidays are upon us and while it’s an exciting time, it can also be stressful and overstimulating for kids with special needs. Loud noises and big crowds don’t bode well for three little ones who are oversensitive to a lot of things. Understanding our family’s limits have helped us the past couple of years […]

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Thanksgiving

I’m Thankful For Our Therapists

We’ve been doing therapy since my son Nicholas was 6 months old. He was behind from the very beginning, and wasn’t hitting his milestones at all. He was oversensitive to everything, would arch his back a lot, and needed help with most things. It was recommended by his pediatrician that he start seeing an occupational […]

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NICU

Thank You, Neonatal Nurses

On Neonatal Nurses Appreciation Day, I just want to say thank you. Thank you for working 12 hours straight. For working in the middle of the night when the rest of us are sleeping. For getting peed on, pooped on, thrown up on, drooled on and not complaining about it. You guys are angels and […]

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NICU

Baptised in the NICU

I always imagined my kids being baptised in a church surrounded by family. My husband wanted them to wear a white baptismal gown that he and his siblings wore for theirs. I thought I would add a little piece of my wedding dress for each of them. I envisioned us celebrating afterward with a little […]

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Summer

Getting Stronger as a Family

This summer flew by. We didn’t do a ton of things, but we did get out more than we have in the past. That was one of my goals; to be able to take my kids places. I wanted to make memories and I made sure I had the resources to accomplish that. We invested […]

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Father's Day

To My Husband on Father’s Day

You are my rock. You are the reason I’m able to manage all we have endured together. You’ve never left my side no matter what the experience. We are one month shy of our 5-year wedding anniversary, yet we’ve been through so much in just our first few years of marriage. A conversion of faith […]

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