A Beautiful Life

I was so excited, admittedly a little nervous but, my heart was full as I had both kids with me to visit family in Texas. Jake hadn’t...

I’m standing here in my backyard, phone in hand, scrolling Facebook and clicking ‘like’ on anything that brings a spark of happy to me....

I just haven’t been able to put my thoughts in order. To much, to fast, so suddenly and unexpected. Every time I started to write, I...

It’s changing everyday. My life, it’s evolving and I feel like, just when I’m catching up, I’m still so far behind. It’s like the...

I awoke at my usual time yesterday, around 6 am. I rubbed the sleep from my eyes, only to have broken a dam. The waterworks are...

Vulnerable, worn down, tired. These are the adjectives that describe me these last few days. I feel like my oomph is almost out. We...

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Clean your room, make your bed, do your chores. Go to school, get good grades, get a good job. Go to work, be on time, do your best. ...

How many times in life can you say, “I’m homeless.” Fortunately, I’ve never had the opportunity to say it until now. An opportunity? As...

I feel like I have to write this morning as today is the day I put my precious children on a plane and send them to California. I’ll be...

All my writing this past week can be found on the FB online support group (Autism Parents support & discussion group). I honestly can’t...

Sometime around age eight, I had a series of dreams. For three nights in a row, I dreamt of a van. This van was the large, cargo kind...

As a kid, there were many weekends where I would awake to the sound of Pink Floyd or .38 Special echoing from our basement. My father...

It has to be quiet, very quiet. When the baby enters the world, there must be no sound. His/her ears mustn’t be used right away other...

You know how after a really intense storm that destroys homes and lives, how people gather together in assembly halls and there are...

Growth. The shedding of old, musty layers to allow a new kind of light in. I’m learning that while in a state of shock, thoughts don’t...

He had missed a couple doses of his medicine recently, partly due to a late script refill and partly because I hadn’t physically watched...

Most writers have experienced writers block at sometime or another. This common hindrance, in my mind, is like an engine that won’t...

Being new to the blogging world has me wobbling a bit before I stand so please, pardon the dust.  I have a lot to say, a lot to share and...

Some friends I met a few years ago from California, “un-friended” me on FaceBook a while back. Undoubtedly, my feelings were hurt but I...