Almost 20 years ago, when my man and I married we never would’ve imagined that the vest of a service dog would hang in our entry way. Well, I guess there’s a lot of things I could list off that we never expected. If you’ve followed our story for a length of time, you know that just Little E alone Continue Reading →
You ever have one of those experiences in life where you wonder what in the world you were thinking when you signed up? Ya, that’s me this week. Our new church, a place of safety and healing, is having their Summer Extreme Days. Extreme they are. Our whole family is either serving or participating for 3 hours every day, plus Continue Reading →
Between the school year coming to a close and all the paperwork that requires, fundraising for Little E’s Autism Service Dog and life in general, I find myself unable to carve out to time to write. Instead, I’ve beenjournaling our life through the lens of my camera.For the sake of keeping it real…here’s a bit from our highlight reel. Pawsitive Continue Reading →
As life would have it, as soon as I wrote out the continuation to her story, she decided that her life was not interesting enough. She must’ve thought we were bored and decided to show off her climbing skills by hopping the fence into our neighbor’s yard right under my nose! It was my turn to keep an eye on Continue Reading →
As I sit here writing this post, I can hear my man chuckling a bit to himself in the other room. And then my phone vibrates and I do a bit of chuckling myself. You all are hilarious. People have been texting us all night wanting insider info. This is what I posted on FB today: I have a secret Continue Reading →
She had her first play date this week. It was absolutely the sweetest thing to watch as Little E actually engaged socially with a peer. I wish I could explain to you how super HUGE this is. When Little E joined our family, she literally had no idea that a world beyond the end of her nose existed. The longer Continue Reading →
Autism. I am the mother of a child with autistic characteristics. Never in a million years did I think I would ever type that sentence. But instead, autism has come into my life and made itself at home. It has attached and bonded with me, made itself comfortable and has yet to leave my mind for 18 months. Autistic characteristics Continue Reading →
We recently went on a short overnight trip. This trip was made with much trepidation as we were not sure how our Hidden Treasure would fare in this unfamiliar environment. If it was to be anything like those hotel nights in Eastern Europe or the first few months here at home…well, it was gonna be rough. As bedtime drew near, I laid out Continue Reading →
Our Hidden Treasure seems to have this thing about textures. From the food she eats, to the blankets she will not allow to cover her to the funniest things that bring her immense pleasure. From the very get-go she has been taken with cheap, plastic bead necklaces and bracelets–the more the better. Then it was the bright green scarf made Continue Reading →
I have to admit it. I am the kind of person that either has to do something 100% or not at all. So…I haven’t been doing this blog at all. With a homeschooling family of eight adjusting to a new size, I find our life so full that I don’t have the time to sit and write out long thoughts. Continue Reading →