Between the Naptimes

by | Aug 15, 2016 | Life Issues

So, it’s naptime. All three of my kids (six, four, and two years old) nap at the same time everyday. PRAISE. JESUS. Many days – or if I’m honest, in this season most days – I walk down the stairs after tucking them in feeling an equal amount of relief and...

Train Up a Child

by | Jun 23, 2016 | General

I have lived in my current home for almost 15 years. In that time, I have seen my neighbor boy grow from preschool, to the elementary school’s gifted program, to drug addiction and jail. I watched his parents take him to church, involve him in sports and Boy Scouts,...

The Ugly Side of Parenting

by | Apr 28, 2016 | Life Issues

We like to talk about the fun parts of parenting – the wonder of a baby’s tiny toes, the cute things our kids say or expressions they make, and how they snuggle up to us. But sometimes, if I’m honest, parenting can be ugly. I feel intensely vulnerable in acknowledging...

Our Story of Autism

by | Apr 21, 2016 | Health and Wellness, Life Issues

By the time my youngest son was three months old, I knew something was different. He didn’t sleep like my first two children slept. He didn’t respond to me like my first two children did. He stiffened his body when I held him. (I held him anyway.) He...