On June 30, 2016, I invited you into my world. A world of joy and pain, autism and. I really wanted to write rain there so it would rhyme. Just like the lyrics in the Rob Base song. I’ve shared my journey with you. It wasn’t always pretty. But I was always honest. This past … More 712 Days, The Journey Continues

She was on top of the world. Her smile would light up the room. She was confident and fierce. Her presence made others calm and feel welcomed. Do you know who she is? She began to change. Her family was the first to notice. She still smiled, but it seemed forced or fake. Her sense … More She

We all need to use the pause button. Maybe that’s why I love watching movies at home. I can push pause and get a snack, check on the kids, or go to the bathroom. The pause button should be an imaginary button we all carry with us. I know that I’ve had to pause many … More Where’s The Pause Button?

I’m at the age in my life that I love my low maintenance friends. I talked with my friend Diana from Michigan last week. We don’t have to talk often. But when we do, we laugh and pick up just where we left off. It’s friendships like this that make me appreciate the people in … More I Need Low Maintenance Friends

When my friend Jennifer invited us over to swim. I was happy to go. The kids will love it and it will be our outing for the day. Then I remembered I would need to put on a swimsuit to get in the water with Sydney. I couldn’t cancel our plans. Sydney had her goggles … More The Swimsuit Saga

Not today Satan! That’s what I tell myself when I wake up in the middle of the night. They say 3:00 AM is called the witching hour. All I know is that I wake up like clockwork often. Sydney would always tell me the monsters were coming aka as seizures. This usually occurred at 3:00 … More 3:00 AM

Freedom is… The power or right to act, speak, or think as one wants without hindrance or restraint. The state of not being imprisoned or enslaved. What does freedom mean to you? Some of us need to break free from ourselves. I had to break free from my past. I felt I wasn’t good enough … More Freedom

When I saw this on my friend Tanya’s page. I thought this was my confirmation to blog about #23. 23 years of teaching elementary school. I’ve taught 1st-5th grades in the inner city and in the most affluent suburbs. At the end of the day, it didn’t matter where I was teaching. Teaching is hard. … More The Bad Teacher

Harrison and Sydney know that when I enter my prayer closet. They don’t bother me unless Jesus is ringing the doorbell. Do you have a prayer closet? A meditation room? Well, it’s time for me to upgrade to a prayer room. When you are struggling in life. The first response for some is to run … More Coming Out of The Closet