Life

Original Blog Post-April 5, 2016
As we live our lives we learn that sometimes things don’t always turn out as we planned.
Things don’t stay the same and forever doesn’t always mean forever.
Life is not always easy but as long as we learn from our mistakes and keep getting back up then we will be successful.

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Dear Special Needs Parent

Original Blog Post on July 12, 2016
Dear Special Needs Parent,
I see you in the grocery store, at the doctor’s office, and at the park. I see the smiles that hide the tears. I see the tired look you try to hide. I hear the little sigh you let out when another mom talks about ‘date night’ or a milestone their child has reached.
How do I see and hear all of this? I am a special needs mom, a single parent, a homeschooling mom, and so much more.

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Who Am I?

Who Am I?

I am a woman, a wife, a mother, a sister, a friend, a daughter, I am a person just like you.
All to often we forget that the people who are subjects of the rumors and gossip flying around are people just like you and I. They are someone’s child, parent, sibling, friend or spouse. They are REAL and they have FEELINGS.

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The End of a Chapter…

I can remember the first time my husband proposed to me, and the second, I said ‘No’ both times because he wasn’t sober and I didn’t think he meant it.
When we did get married there was no proposal, no ceremony surrounded by friends, no pictures, not even an announcement to our close family or friends. We went to the courthouse and applied for our license.

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Do you ever just want to get away from it all?

Original Blog Post-April 26, 2016
Today has been one of those days, well actually the past few months have had several of those days, where I just want to getaway.
I want to grab a few things and take a hike. Go somewhere remote for a few days. Somewhere quiet.
Anywhere but here.

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