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Hope
As most of you know, we have two children living on the spectrum. My eldest, Xavier, is very high functioning. His sister, however, struggles a little bit more than her brother. We lived overseas till Xavier was 12, so we were very late getting a diagnosis for him. I knew early on that something was…
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Handling Judgement
Honestly, I think this might be my greatest area of struggle. I understand my children. Even though I don’t like it, I understand when my daughter has a meltdown or my son over reacts. I am prepared to handle their outbursts and love them unconditionally. When we are at home alone, just our family, my…
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Depression
Caring for a loved one with special needs can be a very taxing and difficult task. We love our special needs children, no question, but sometimes it can be very difficult to take care of ourselves at the same time. Often those who care for people with special needs will struggle with depression. Here is…
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Healing
Suffering, pain, illness, disease and death. These are all words that make us very uncomfortable. No one wants to deal with these things, but unfortunately, this side of heaven, they are a reality. Our earthly bodies are fading. I didn’t really understand this till I turned 40. When we are young, we feel invincible. We…
Lessons and Little Joys 