Mommy, I Need…..

Recently I had the opportunity to do a read aloud with a kindergarten class using the story “The Good Egg” by Jory John and Pete Oswald.  If you have never heard of this book series, I highly recommend it. As I was reading the story, there were two things that occurred to me: 1 - it was just as much for the adults as it was for the kids, and 2 ...

Waves of Love

It is not often that I have the opportunity to share the work of someone else in my blog but I was recently asked to write a testimonial for someone which gave me inspiration. At the beginning of the pandemic, via the internet and social media,  I was introduced to a young photographer, maybe just 17 at the time, who took amazing photographs of ...

Developing a Growth Mindset

If you have read a little bit of my book or on the blogs, you are likely aware that seeing growth is a very important step in giving yourself grace.  Unfortunately, one of the problem’s we face as parents of special needs kids is that growth can be hard to find.  For our kids, a baby step is huge, but we can’t always see them and when we do, ...

Where Everything Old is New Again….

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Yes, I Still Have Those Moments

Oh and holy good golly was this one a doozy. This wasn’t one of those T-Rex Mama moments. This was one of those moments that no matter how hard I tried, I couldn’t let go of it. It affected my entire day and even manifested itself physically.

When Fear Takes Over

Life is Just a Balancing Act

I don’t know about all of the other Mom’s out there, but, for me, balancing home life, work life, mom life; sometimes I just want to SCREAM! And not in a good way, either. LOL! I am seriously dating myself here, but does anyone remember that old commercial with the tagline: “Calgon, Take me away!”??? Swear, I must have thought of this ...

Any Day Can Be Mother’s Day

After the craziness of last week, I thought to myself, I’m going to celebrate Mother’s Day this weekend. I can get a massage, experience something new and, for an added bonus, take a rare Monday personal day. Yay! My massage left me feeling all floaty and happy. (I highly recommend Tara from Pellegrino Healing Center, by the way.) I feel mor ...

There’s A Little More to Self-Care than I Let On

So it’s been a while….I confess, this summer has been quite busy. I have a new adventure on the horizon. Mom’s Place 4 Grace will soon be taking greater steps to move forward and reach out to a larger audience. More about that another time!

What Comes Before Self-Care?

Grace Abounds

It’s been a while so I thought an update would be in order. There is so very much to share but I think I would like to focus on Christopher’s new school year. This year has not been without it’s challenges. New school, new teacher, new class, new caregiver – just to name a few. It has been an adjustment but from my perspective, I thought he ...

The Witching Hour

All children have a witching hour. Neurotypical or not, there is always that time of day which is just their worst time, no matter what. For some, it’s right smack dab in the middle of the day; for others, it’s after school. Regardless of when it falls, witching hour frazzles Mom’s last nerve. That said, the bigger problem is that Moms hav ...