by Kathy Milburn | Feb 24, 2015 | Blog, Tales of a Special Needs Mom
My girl has been talking about horses: riding horses, being with horses, giving horses treats… but mostly about riding. Horses are great and their therapeutic effects are well defined. But lets face it. My girls, both of them, are horse crazy. Their mom, not so...
by Kathy Milburn | Jan 19, 2015 | Blog, Tales of a Special Needs Mom
And so today, on the brink of a new week, a new phase of my girl’s life and therefore my life, I ask myself, was I wrong to push her this weekend? In my own yearning for her independence, did I push her too far? You see, my girl has very little concept of time:...
by Kathy Milburn | Jan 13, 2015 | Blog, Divine Connections
Today I feel connected to Source in ways more powerful than ever before. I feel it in the love of a friend, a giggle from my girl, the warm sun against the bright blue sky. Why does the sun shine brighter today? The answer is this: I am taking care of myself first....
by Kathy Milburn | Dec 16, 2014 | Blog, Tales of a Special Needs Mom
Something is stirring in my girl. Yesterday she was very excited to tell me that she had a test coming up on money and that she would need real coins from her piggy bank to practice with. They were just sitting there, right? This morning, there it was again, that...
by Kathy Milburn | Dec 12, 2014 | Blog, Tales of a Special Needs Mom
Holiday guidelines from a special needs girl to her mom: Slow down ~ do less ~ be present. My girl has a way of distilling it all down. Too much shopping makes her body hurt, and when her legs are in pain, she stops, just flat out shuts down. She simply can’t go...
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