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The Need For Advocating Never Dies

The Need For Advocating Never Dies

“Being in school, a worldwide pandemic, moving to a new state. All of these things I could use as an excuse for missing in action in the advocating arena for the past year or so. But we all know, that the need to advocate for our selves, our child, our family member, doesn’t go away in spite of life changes. It would be nice if it could hold off for a bit when things get crazy, but it doesn’t. In the midst of our latest struggle, a dear friend reminded me of my responsibility to raise awareness of how to find help and resources to help others. Something I have dedicated my life to over the past 10 years since our son’s autism diagnosis.”
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The Push Towards Calculators in Special Education

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. . .

Moms, No Matter How You Got Here, I Salute You

Moms, No Matter How You Got Here, I Salute You

“To me, it doesn’t matter if it’s a natural birth, a C-Section, or an adoption. Getting beautiful children born into the world and raised is beautiful, worthy, and one of the hardest things you will ever do.” Read more…

Librarians- Changing The World One Book At A Time

Librarians- Changing The World One Book At A Time

We all know the caricature of our childhood Librarians. A stern bespectacled maiden old lady who looks warningly over the top of her glasses “sh”ing you every time you made the slightest noise.
These were what the librarians of my childhood. Read more. . .

The Meanest Mom Who Won’t Give Her Daughter A Smartphone

The Meanest Mom Who Won’t Give Her Daughter A Smartphone

“Sometimes my children ask and badger so much that I start wondering if I’m just being a bad Mom. Times have changed since I was a kid.
But that’s just it. Times have changed. In a world where pornography, a huge increase in sex trafficking, cyber bullying, and SO much more is out there, we need to stand firm. It is our responsibility to keep our children safe, and as their parent, you get to decide what that is.” Read more. . .

Two Halves Make a Whole Me- Creativity and Service

Two Halves Make a Whole Me- Creativity and Service

“Creating something is life-giving, freeing, exhilarating. It makes me feel alive and not just exist. It feeds something inside of me that craves expression. There have been multiple medical studies over the years about just how important it is to create and how it can cause healing and help us in other ways.” Read more…

How To Change Your Children’s Mind About Literature

How To Change Your Children’s Mind About Literature

“Especially in the case of my son, the public library has now become one of his all-time favorite places. Every week we go there and find new adventures to go on. When he was 3, there was a trip to the library that will forever go down in infamy. He didn’t want to leave his favorite place and he was going to do everything he could to stay. And I mean everything. It took the librarian, the security guard, and myself to catch his energetic body. The library is his kingdom. His second home.” Read more…

How To Be Confident In Teaching Your Children

How To Be Confident In Teaching Your Children

School has either begun or is getting ready to begin. With it comes the pressure to be perfect parents. We are told all the time that we are doing things wrong. That one way is superior to another. That we should be teaching our children this way or that way. Here are some examples of what I’m talking about. Read more…

Making the Right Decisions and the War of 1776

Making the Right Decisions and the War of 1776

While I’ve always loved reading about the Revolutionary War, what I feel this book did a really good job of doing, was presenting the mental struggles that these people had to be going through and the consequences of the choices they made. Read more…