I recently received a handmade gift from my good friend, Jessica. Jess is an artist. She makes beautiful, hand-stamped jewelry and is very talented at what she does. I personally think, however, that her greatest talent isn’t making jewelry (although she is awesome at it), but rather, it is actually seeing the truth about people,…
Tag: Healing
Hard Medicine
Last week one of my kiddos came in from school with a bad headache and a low-grade fever. Apparently she had felt bad most of the day but didn’t want to have them call me to come get her. I asked if she felt bad enough to take something for the headache and she said…
The Doctor Appointment: Post-it Note #132
In a perfect world we would never have to take our kids to the doctor. But I would settle for a logical and peaceful world. A world in which a 4-year-old responds with an “ok mom” when they are told they need to go to the doctor if they want their yucky throat to feel…
Things Are Not Always As They Seem: Post-it Note #128
I picked Cadence up from school one day this week and her shadow told me that Cadence sang all afternoon. For those new to the blog, Cadence is my oldest daughter who has Autism and is essentially non-verbal. When Cadence sings, it’s not with words. She sings with sounds and rhythms to a tune that…
Just When You Think You’re Home Free: Post-it Note #118
As of today I’ve been a mom for 13 years, 8 months and 5 days. I have 5 kids. In all that time I can count on 1 hand the number of ER visits and we’ve never had to have a kid get a cast. Today the streak was broken. The first-born took a trip…
Post-it Note #10: The Sting of Life
I’ve had it with insects this week. Tired of bugs. A few days ago the family was outside playing frisbee. My oldest daughter and I were sitting in the grass. She is Autistic with very limited language, so she never made a sound, but I noticed she flinched. I looked over at her and there…
Grace in the Real World - by Connie Post 