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Meredith and Abbey

Admin — Tue, 13 Jul 2010 04:48:54 +0000

It is not known who replied, but there is a beautiful soul working in the dead letter office of the US postal service.

Our 14 year old dog, Abbey, died last month. The day after she died, my 4 year old daughter Meredith was crying and talking about how much she missed Abbey.. She [...]

Mean Mom in Awe

Maureen — Tue, 21 Jul 2009 05:55:02 +0000

My mom passed away two months ago. I have not been the same since. Not just because I lost her, but because of what I learned about my two college age sons.

The first thing they each said when I told them of her aggressive cancer diagnosis was, “How soon can I go see her”, halfway [...]

If You’re Listening…

Jeff — Tue, 02 Jun 2009 05:51:52 +0000

If you’re listening, if you’re awake to the poignant beauty of the world, your heart breaks regularly. In fact, your heart is made to break; it’s purpose is to burst open again and again so that it can hold ever more wonders. -Andrew Harvey

Peeking Through

JoyH — Tue, 02 Jun 2009 05:43:21 +0000

My grand plans dissolved this morning as my 2 year old Elijah looked up and asked “Put the radio on?” I chose a college station and was pleasantly surprised by some Christian hip-hop as Eli donned his sister’s purple headband (all the better for dancing, I suppose) and proceeded to bust a move for a [...]

Bring May Showers

JoyH — Thu, 28 May 2009 06:34:30 +0000

Dirty faced babies running outside in the sunshine, and all but one is mine. Oh, he’s mine on some level, same grin and orneriness, same hair… the grandbaby runs, transfixed on his Uncle Eli, all of 3 years old, copying every move, and Eli plays, alternately miffed at the intrusion of attention lost, and loving [...]

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 [...]

Parenting Lessons From A Suffering Child: Part 2

Jeff — Wed, 22 Apr 2009 00:03:25 +0000

I felt like we had become spiders living in a web of wires and tubes. They clung to her feet and chest. They protruded from her nose, back, arms, and other uncomfortable places. It was difficult to move her or to even change her diaper. It was nearly impossible to pick her up. She was [...]

Parenting Lessons from a Suffering Child: Part 1

Jeff — Mon, 30 Mar 2009 06:22:55 +0000

Parenting Lessons from a Suffering Child: Part 1.

The news isn’t good… not good at all. My precious, innocent, two-year-old daughter’s kidneys are failing. My baby lies in the hospital bed next to me; she is terrified and in so much pain that I have to lay in the hopistal bed with her or her heart rate sets off the [...]

Parenting Lessons from a Suffering Child: Introduction.

Jeff — Mon, 30 Mar 2009 04:59:15 +0000

Parenting Lessons From a Suffering Child: Introduction.

This blog series includes parenting lessons my wife and I received from our 2-year-old daughter who suffered serious medical issues resulting in more than a years worth of surgeries and other traumas. The road we trod together was painful and life shattering but in the end, we were all changed for good!

During [...]