From a Veteran Special Needs Mom: Don’t Lose Hope
When my son was newly diagnosed with autism, I was reading everything—the good, the bad, and the ugly. So much…
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When my son was newly diagnosed with autism, I was reading everything—the good, the bad, and the ugly. So much…
Continue ReadingThis was the fifth time I’d seen those two pink lines letting me know that a baby was on the…
Continue ReadingI want to tell you the story of a little boy who came to live with me when he was…
Continue ReadingI stood naked in my parents’ bathroom. Even with the tub filling, I could hear my family chattering behind the…
Continue ReadingI’ve recently been walking through a long season of heartache. I lost two loved ones suddenly, within months of each…
Continue ReadingI've been thinking a lot about healing and how most times healing doesn't happen the way I hope or pray.…
Continue ReadingMy bus is stuck in the mud this week. Apathy, the bus driver, doesn’t think we can get out. Wallowing,…
Continue ReadingRecently, my world felt as if it were crashing around me. I was so angry I think my rage could…
Continue ReadingThis ring is not much to look at now—a well-worn piece of turquoise costume jewelry, its cheap metal revealing its…
Continue ReadingIt is said that grief has stages. Five to be exact. Not sure where I am on that scale, but…
Continue ReadingI started planting roses, and for a few years, it was this peaceful respite that I looked forward to each…
Continue ReadingThere's a drawing on my refrigerator in the place that was once used as the “command center” of all the…
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