{gasp!!!} “What kind of mother are you?” I am a mother to four boys! There’s a lot of testosterone in my home. We are raising these boys to be men! One time when the twins were really young, we drove right by a car accident that could have been us. I declared, “Thank You, Jesus, for […]
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Word of God Speak
Five-Minute Friday I have five minutes every Friday to write about a specific word. This week’s word is “Speak.” There’s no editing. There is no critiquing. It is simply five minutes of free writing! Enjoy! This post is part of the Five-Minute Link Up! “Speak” My son who has autism and is considered mentally handicapped was […]
Andrew
We are celebrating Andrew’s first day of 10th grade today! Many of you are celebrating right along with us because you know Andrew and can attest to the struggle his dad and I have had to get him to this point in his life. Yes, he’s in 10th grade, but he certainly doesn’t function as […]
Windows of Opportunity
The sun wasn’t even up yet. I was still in and out of sleep — mostly in. That’s when my 14-year-old son knocks on my bedroom door telling me it is time to get up. (“Just five more minutes?! PLEASSSSE!”) No deal! He is my son who has special needs. When he says it’s time […]
Proactive Parenting: Cultivate the Art of Listening
“Everyone should be quick to listen, slow to speak and slow to become angry, because human anger does not produce the righteousness that God desires” (James 1:19). LISTENING TO OUR CHILDREN God gave us two ears and one mouth—that fact alone should tell us something, huh? I, for one, really need help learning how to keep my […]
Good Enough
I am the mother of a mentally handicapped child, but that is not the sum total of who I am! His name is Andrew, and he is 14 years old. In addition to being Andrew’s mom, I am the wife to my husband (Giff) of almost 20 years, and I am also affectionately called “Mom” […]
“Our Christmas!”
Christmas Tree This is the second year we’ve gotten our Christmas tree from Pikes National Forest since moving to Colorado Springs four years ago. There’s just something so special about all six of us piling into the truck and going to the forest in search of the “perfect” tree. It’s not perfect like the ones […]
I Don’t Always Do Devotions with My Boys, and I’m Okay with That
(Gasp! I know! How awful for a Christian mom to feel that way!) For years, I have felt condemned, inadequate and ashamed that we’ve never really pulled off doing a daily or even weekly family devotion time in this parenting gig of ours. (I still struggle with that even as I write this post.) We’ve […]
I See Them, Do You?
Early one morning, after I had not had much sleep the night before, Andrew walked into our room, opened the blinds and said, “I see mountains!” Andrew is our son with special needs. He has autism, is considered mentally handicapped and has a slew of acronymns all dealing with his medical history. After digging way […]
“For the Least of These…”
Giff and the boys were outside playing football when Andrew came in needing his pullup changed. I took him into the bathroom and started the routine of changing his messy pullup once again. Many of you know our 8-year-old freckle-face of ours. You can’t miss him: He has a contagious smile, loves to worship in […]