Special Needs

We Don’t Need Blue Pumpkins, We Need More Kindness

You may have seen the idea of blue pumpkins for kids on the Autism spectrum floating around social media the last few weeks. The idea is that our kids can carry these pumpkins around, then people will be aware they are on the Autism spectrum and give them grace about how they are asking, or not askingContinue Reading “We Don’t Need Blue Pumpkins, We Need More Kindness”

Travel

I Started Going On Birthday Trips With My Best Friend, Then COVID Hit

I met her in 8th grade and we have been best friends ever since! And now, here we are, decades later, still the best of friends. We went from writing notes in class to texting every day. We have been through the craziness of middle school and high school years, from going off to college,Continue Reading “I Started Going On Birthday Trips With My Best Friend, Then COVID Hit”

Blogging

So You Want to Start a Blog? A Simple Blogging Guide to Get You Started

So You Want to Start a Blog? A Simple Blogging Guide to Get You Started! * This post contains affiliate links! Blogging! If you are reading this, you know what a blog is. You like to read them. Have you ever wanted to start your own blog? I started my first blog way back inContinue Reading “So You Want to Start a Blog? A Simple Blogging Guide to Get You Started”

Motherhood Special Needs

Getting Through the Holidays With a Child Who Has Autism

Getting Through the Holidays With a Child Who Has Autism Christmas can be a stressful time of year for anyone. Christmas with a special needs child can add another layer of things to think that. As a mother of a child with Autism, Christmas has had to change a little from what I would thoughtContinue Reading “Getting Through the Holidays With a Child Who Has Autism”

Home Life

The Best Way To Help Your Sibling After They Have Lost Their Spouse

The Best Way To Help Your Sibling After They Have Lost Their Spouse There have been so many times this year when stop in my tracks and think about the fact that my 35-year-old brother became a widower. There is just something so powerful about that word, widow or widower. When you first think aboutContinue Reading “The Best Way To Help Your Sibling After They Have Lost Their Spouse”

Motherhood

Not Having a Daughter When You Thought That You Would

Not Having a Daughter When You Thought That You Would There was a time when I thought I would have a houseful of little women. Four girls. I even picked out names for them. As I grew up I thought that having two of each would be great. Then I started having my own childrenContinue Reading “Not Having a Daughter When You Thought That You Would”

Blogging

10 Things You Will Learn Once You Become A Blogger

  10 Things You Will Learn Once You Become A Blogger I started my first blog way back in 2004, but I really started taking it seriously a few years later and have been blogging on a regular basis ever since. Over the years I have learned so much being a blogger. There is alwaysContinue Reading “10 Things You Will Learn Once You Become A Blogger”