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Yep, My Kid Used to Lick the Floor
Full confession: Griffin used to lick the floor. Seriously. He always was a kiddo who loved his pacifier. (I, as a speech therapist, was not going to let him use a pacifier, but it...
5 Things to Think about When Finding a Medical Team
Putting together a medical team when you have a child is difficult whether you have to manage extra medical needs or not. Sometimes, depending upon where you are, choices are limited. Finding a primary...
“You Did Then What You Knew How to Do”
When I haven’t heard Reese chattering over the monitor in the morning, I first feel for his breathing. There is a brief moment of each morning that I wonder what I will find when...
I Will Raise Awareness Quietly
I don’t readily embrace the title of special needs mom. Some moms I have met along the way wear the title with fierceness. They are the voices that raise money for cures and design...
What I Would Tell Me
It is a difficult time of the year for me. The busy-ness of the holidays is over. Reese’s birthday is just around the corner, and with each birthday it gets harder. As he gets...
There Is Always Hope
When we are dreaming of children, we wonder in anxious anticipation. Will my daughter look like me? Will my son love to read like I do? We might anticipate girls loving dance classes and...
Mama, You Are Doing a Great Job
{Photo credit: Mary Rasch Photography}
I recently had a conversation with a friend on the way to a high school football game. She has great kids. She really does. They are kind, polite and very...