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5 Books to Read the First Week of 2019
The first week of a new year is the perfect time to “begin as you mean to go on.” That means you think about what you want 2019 to look like and start working toward that goal the very first week! For me that includes thumbing through some of my favorite books that help me…
2018 Year End Review & an Invitation to Partner Together in 2019
I know we aren’t supposed to play favorites, but I’m 99% sure 2018 was one of my favorite years ever. The boys are growing and maturing (allowing us to do new things together), our church feels like family and our town feels like home, and God blessed my writing and speaking ministry in new…
Keys to a Calm Christmas: Finding Friends Who Can Empathize
Last year we had a reporter from a local newspaper come over to talk about the challenges of the holidays for special-needs families. She asked good questions: “What do you do differently because of your son’s sensory issues?” “What’s hard about being out of his routine?” And my favorite, “What advice would you give to…
Keys to a Calm Christmas: Managing Our Emotions and Responses
My boys have four cousins, two on my side of the family and two on Lee’s side. Two of those cousins were born the same year as James, one just ten days later. Over Thanksgiving I was texting with my sister while James was in the bathtub. He was playing with little PlayMobile people and…
The Third Key to a Calm Christmas: Responding to Others’ Expectations
I hate not living up to someone else’s expectations. That will happen a dozen times at least in the next few weeks. When we can’t make James sit still at the dinner table. When we he and I can’t make it to every church event. When he won’t smile for the family picture. It isn’t…
