“Do you have dreams waiting?
It’s time. They are ready for you to reach out and grasp them with both hands. That mountain that looks like Everest is high. But it’s not quite as high as you think. It’s possible!”
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Education
George Floyd, Riots, and a Door Opening
“I can’t pretend to know what the answers for moving forward are. But a door has opened wide for all of us. It is time for us to take a good hard look at ourselves and take a step through that door. A door to a place where we truly live the words that we have been taught. The teachings that God loves everyone. That there is no difference in his love for anyone based on their skin color or anything else. He just loves us all because we are his children, and treats us all equally. And so should we.”
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“Own Voices” vs Special Needs Parents
“The big push currently in the special needs world is to include the voices of adults or children in our discussions of treatment and taking their experiences under consideration. People who actually experience the issue weighing in on their treatment.
I think this is a good thing. Their voices NEED to be heard and they have been silenced for too long.
But. . .
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A Special Needs Parent’s IEP
“. . .what I had essentially done was to write my own IEP for school. These were all things I was working on that will help me succeed.”
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The Push Towards Calculators in Special Education
“I’m seeing something in the education world I’m not really thrilled with. Maybe because it’s my favorite subject- math? 😉
Both of my children have struggled with math. It doesn’t surprise me at all. Their parents did, so it would be understandable that they would. But the reasons they have struggled are different.” Read more. . .
Getting a Glimpse into a First Responder or Soldier’s Reality
“I watched people walk by the door of the classroom through the window. I remembered the times I had sat in front of a TV thanking God my kids weren’t old enough to go to College after watching the reporting of a mass shooting at one.” Read more. . .
Should My Daughter Take Responsibility For Her Older Brother?
“This line we walk as parents is often confusing, and you find yourself always second guessing if you are making the right choices.” Read more. . .
Are You Patiently Waiting For Your Dreams?
“But sometimes, The Lord asks us to wait on Him. To wait in patience, and sometimes to wait in suffering. What I have recounted above is the end of the story. The happily ever after of each. These dreams and had a journey to them, through them. They didn’t come without first dreaming, working, trying, falling, and trying again.” Read more. . .
Associates Degree: 15 Years In the Making
“About a year ago, my Husband turned over his education benefits from being in the military to me. I re-enrolled in college and now 15 years after I started, I have an Associates Degree.
The last 6 months I have debated whether to even tell anyone. After all, it’s “just” an Associates Degree. It’s not like it’s a PhD. There’s not much you can do with an Associates degree. I think too, perhaps I was just a little bit ashamed that at 41 years old I was just now earning it.”
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The Root Cause of Anger is Fear
“Recently, I heard someone say that “The root cause of anger is fear”. That made me sit up and ponder. I needed to think about this. That’s an interesting concept. Do I agree with that statement?… was there research to back it up?” Read more…
