Thoughts on advocacy, law, family, and the work that matters.
Our daughter is adamant that she is an adult now. In fairness she is right. She is over 18 and she has achieved appropriate milestones for her age group -however she is not yet an adult. When pushe...
Read more →
Strange to say this but my husband reminded me how much parents with child on the spectrum need breaks. My husband met a couple on a work trip and they shared that this was the first trip away from...
Read more →
So I have been waiting for this call in my dreams but never did I ever expect it to go like this… “Mom- I Met A Boy!” Complete silence after. So I encourage to spill the beans and she goes on and o...
Read more →
Motherhood is a powerful feeling. Whether you have challenging experiences or beautiful experiences or exhausting experiences- it is just beyond words to describe what it feels like to care for ano...
Read more →
My older daughter is my younger daughter’s North Star! She has literally followed her in every way! Until last year I never knew how intensely she was following her. BUT she is! So when my daughter...
Read more →
Strange but this year was my first Valentine’s Day without both of my daughters. My girls love holidays any holidays. They love the opportunity to get gifts. I have played into this for a long time...
Read more →
I have spoken about this so many times it truly does not be repeating. Friendship is an essential part of feeling connected and loved. Of course we all know this. There’s so many examples of how fr...
Read more →
Our family is beyond blessed. We have a host of friends always willing to step in. Taking our daughter back to college this semester was rough. We were truly unsure about whether we were making the...
Read more →
My older daughter, Chloe is exceptional. And the older we grow in the journey of supporting her sister in the spectrum the more grateful I am that she is whole and intact. Chloe was selected to pre...
Read more →
So I have not been myself for several weeks. The holiday stress and overall challenges with supporting our daughter took a large part of my mental space. I was so grateful when my husband surprised...
Read more →