After auditioning, getting a part, and weeks of rehearsals, David’s first play’s opening weekend finally arrived. He was featured in a local theatre’s production of Dr. DoLittle. He played the parts of a lion cub and a boy named Larry. All his hard work paid off and he did a great job. Here are a…
One of my favorite benefits of running Not Alone (a website for parents of children with special needs), is that I get to interact with leading writers in the special-needs community. Kathy Bolduc is one of those writers I’m privileged to be learning from. Her newest book, The Spiritual Art of Raising Children with Disabilities,…
Fist bump to the boys for one good Easter picture! Wahoo! Can’t wait to have all three of my boys in matching shirts next year. David promises me one more year of compliance. Fist bump to James for graduating to a booster seat in the car! He’s only tried to get out of it…
We love going to Washington, D.C. in the spring. With James in school this year (and no Spring Break due to all the snow days he has to make up) and Lee’s extra busy schedule with his doctorate classes, that left just David and me free to head south. So we checked the weather and…
#1 fist bump goes to the weather, which is really warming up! We are expected to even hit the 70s this weekend. It was warm enough to walk in short sleeves one day this week! Our lavender essential oil also gets a fist-bump for helping with James’s allergies and melt-downs this week. Ninjago books* get a…
Our son is at Bethel school for blind and visually impaired children. They made this video to share, guaranteed to make you smile! Joel has on a light blue shirt with Lightning McQueen on it. See how many times you can spot him! Some of the children in the video need sponsors and you can…