Cancer – What’s in a Word?

Cancer – What’s in a Word?

by | Jul 19, 2016 | Tales of a Special Needs Mom

My girl gets bumps all over the left side of her face.  It’s one of the most obvious aspects of her physical condition. They come and go, ebb and flow with less regularity than the tide or seasons.  Their predictability is only that they occur randomly in all...
Trust the Process

Trust the Process

by | Apr 24, 2015 | Blog, Tales of a Special Needs Mom

“Mom, can we both take a deep breath?” Years and years of teaching my girl about self soothing and her ability to change everything in the moment, in a brand new breath, just came to fruition. Years and years of being met with vehement resistance, of her...
Time and Timing

Time and Timing

by | 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:...
Self-Care

Self-Care

by | 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....