Last year was hard. A year ago around this time, we were struggling with Daniel and his enemas. They weren’t working and he would have big accidents in the middle of the night. Daniel was born with VACTERL, a medical condition that affects multiple body parts. Daniel doesn’t have feeling in his bottom area and […]
Tag: special needs
My self care used to be non-existent. Having children, especially kids with additional needs, means my focus is always on them. Taking care of myself dwindled, which then led to my mental health suffering. I had to do something to help myself and start doing the things I once enjoyed again. Even if I don’t […]
“Humble thyself in the sight of the Lord. And He shall lift you up.” I’ve been a little M.I.A. lately. For the last three months I’ve been helping plan a women’s retreat as a team leader through my church. It’s been the most amazing and humbling experience I’ve ever been through. My team consisted of […]
Last year’s Easter season wasn’t very joyful for me. Easter is usually my favorite holiday. I love how happy everybody is after a month and a half of sacrifice during Lent. It’s such a fun holiday for me. But last year was different. Easter Sunday wasn’t a good day. We were rushing around before church. […]
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 […]
One of the things I want to work on this year is our busyness as a family. This includes therapy sessions, doctor appointments, and meetings with various service coordinators. After everything with the kids, there’s not a lot of time to be with our family. It’s easy to get sucked into all the therapy that […]
I would like to honor my mom and mother-in-law this Thanksgiving. I’m thankful for everything they’ve done for my family in the past three years. I have three kids with special needs and they both have been there since the beginning. They’re our biggest support system. My first son Nicholas was recently diagnosed with Autism. […]
About a year before my son Nicholas was diagnosed with Autism, I started following some special needs blogs and autism blogs online. He had developmental delay and sensory processing disorder, so I had a feeling an autism diagnosis was coming. I started reading about people’s experiences for support, but also to educate myself. I think it […]