Inspirational Parenting » Communication

Burnt Biscuits

author unknown — Tue, 26 Jan 2010 02:56:30 +0000

When I was a kid, my mom liked to make breakfast food for dinner every now and then. I remember one night in particular when she had made breakfast after a long, hard day at work.

On that evening so long ago, my mom placed a plate of eggs, sausage and extremely burned biscuits in front [...]

Welcome to Holland

NevillesLostToad — Mon, 27 Apr 2009 05:34:53 +0000

I am the mother of an Autistic child. He is four years old and after a VERY rough start, including almost losing him at birth, and 3 weeks in the NICU, we are finally starting to understand him.

Two years ago, I bought a book titled, “Parenting Your Asperger Child, Individualized Solutions for Teaching Your Child [...]

A Child’s View of Christ’s Crucifixion

Jeff — Sat, 25 Apr 2009 17:35:17 +0000

On Easter Sunday, I had to stay home from church with Nate who had Croup really bad. When Marshall came home, I asked him what he learned at church that day. He said they showed him pictures of Jesus and how “the bad guys took his shoes and socks off so it would hurt more. He [...]

Perspective…

author unknown — Sat, 25 Apr 2009 17:06:47 +0000

A father passing by his son’s bedroom was astonished to see that his bed was nicely made and everything was picked up. Then he saw an envelope propped up prominently on the pillow that was addressed to ‘Dad’.

With the worst premonition he opened the envelope with trembling hands and read the letter. Dear Dad:

It is with [...]

Conversations With A Four Year Old..

NevillesLostToad — Fri, 24 Apr 2009 01:34:32 +0000

My four year old son is always making us laugh. Here is a conversation we had in February. He just finished a bad coughing spell and this is what he told me.

Marshall: “Mom, I need a new froat. Cuz if I don’t get one then I will just go: (open and close mouth without making [...]

My Daughter is a Riot!

Jeff — Sat, 18 Apr 2009 04:51:47 +0000

Just a quick funny story that happened today. I was wrestling around with my daughter this afternoon. After a few minutes, we were just laying on the floor next to each other taking a break from the ultimate fighting/tickling tournament in which we were engaged when I asked her if she realized I had created [...]

The Highlight Of My Week… Grocery Shopping?

Jeff — Fri, 17 Apr 2009 02:44:58 +0000

The other day I took my daughter grocery shopping with me. At first I thought it was going to be a “hurry up and finish” experience but it ended up being the highlight of my week. We just talked the whole time. She didn’t ask me to buy her everything in sight. She didn’t complain and [...]