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This Pup

Shirt c/o: Pow Wow Prints As I sit down to share this quick post, I’ve had to stop Maverick from chewing up the baseboard in the kitchen, the edge of my rug and the legs of my barstools.  Not to...

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What Autism Has Taught Me…So Far

It was a Tuesday morning.  I was 7 months pregnant with Sawyer and having trouble getting comfortable sitting on the playroom mat of Wesley’s OT room. I watched as Wes bravely dove into the ball pit...

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Pow Wow Prints

This is Jenna and me giving Liz a big ol smoocher at our very first NSync concert in high school (I’m pretty sure we were 16 here–just babies).  We thought we had it all figured out back then. I...

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The Big Day

The Kissing Hand. By Audrey Penn. Have you read it? It’s a sweet story about a mommy and boy raccoon getting ready for the first day of school. The mommy gives the child a tender kiss in the middle of...

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Being the Little Brother of a Boy With Autism

  *Names have been changed to honor privacy. Miss B: You realize that he is an amazing kid, right? Me: Aww, thank you so much! I ruffle Sawyer’s sweaty hair and smile back at his preschool teacher. The...

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Peaks and Valleys

Parenting, for Ben and me, has been experienced in phases—peaks and valleys… I look back on this photo of the boys and me, taken several years ago, and I’m reminded of the deep deep trench we were in...

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Mama Bear Podcast: Voices from Parents in the Trenches of Special Needs

Mary Susan McConnell is a gem of a human and has given me the great honor of being a guest on her podcast for a second time.  In The Mama Bear Podcast, Mary Susan has created a platform for parents of...

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My Trichotillomania Hair Pulling Story (and resources)

*List of resources and my Trichotillomania (hair pulling) timeline can be found at the end of this post.  I sit down at my laptop and open a new word document. My hands slowly pull away from the...

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Loving Big

  Stevie’s arrival into our family seemed to also birth a softness and selflessness in both the boys. For the first time in their young lives, I watched Wes and Sawyer fill with the overwhelming need...

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Books That Carried Me Through Hard Times

Reading has played an invaluable role in my healing since navigating the loss of our 3 year old daughter, Stevie. I was able to retreat from the world that overwhelmed me into pages and pages filled...

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