Handsome has grown so much since becoming a big brother again. His response to us having another baby has been an answer to many months of prayers on his behalf. He adores his baby brother and likes to rub his hair and give kisses. When he hears the baby cry, he calls the baby’s name, … More Still the Baby Around Here
Last fall we found out we were expecting a baby. After a ten year hiatus on birthing children and being in my 40s, “pregnant” wasn’t the first thought that came to my mind when I missed my period. I was honestly thinking, wow, I’m already in peri-menopause, sah-weet! However, after about ten days of that … More A Baby Changes Everything
In my last post I shared how we had started taking Handsome in to worship with us at church and allowed him access to his tablet during that hour. It was going beautifully for a couple of weeks. And then it all came crashing down horribly. Our plan backfired. We are in a constant struggle … More Media Meltdown
My apologies for not being very active on this blog lately. Life tends to happen. We got insanely busy with preparing for the arrival of our four goats. Our original timeline had them arriving mid- to late-April, but they arrived in early March instead. So we had to kick it into high gear to get … More Romancing Autism
The Handsome boy may be considered non-verbal, but he still has plenty to say. In December, we used the current Focus on the Family Advent series as part of our daily Bible studies through the month of December. While my two other boys are a little old to do the one from FOTF, they still … More Start With Jesus
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