A Beautiful Life

In my early childhood, my taste in movies didn't quite align with the usual animations or lighthearted children's films, although I did...

I wanted to see her but, she didn’t want to see me. Mother’s Day this year was nothing like it had ever been in the past. And, it was a...

My phone started ringing at 4:37 am Sunday morning. It was Jacob and that could only mean one thing, an episode. The group home he's been...

My kids are almost exactly ten years apart. Jake was born August of 94, Emma born March 04. They both have different fathers. Jacob's dad...

It's 4:30 am, I'm sitting at my kitchen table, sipping my morning peppermint mocha coffee, and listening to the sounds of the morning....

I was so excited, admittedly a little nervous but, my heart was full as I had both kids with me to visit family in Texas. Jake hadn’t...

the sound. It’s not a screech although the range is phenomenally high. It’s deep, his voice, it’s so deep and baritone that when he yells...

I’m standing here in my backyard, phone in hand, scrolling Facebook and clicking ‘like’ on anything that brings a spark of happy to me....

I just haven’t been able to put my thoughts in order. To much, to fast, so suddenly and unexpected. Every time I started to write, I...

It’s changing everyday. My life, it’s evolving and I feel like, just when I’m catching up, I’m still so far behind. It’s like the...

I awoke at my usual time yesterday, around 6 am. I rubbed the sleep from my eyes, only to have broken a dam. The waterworks are...

Vulnerable, worn down, tired. These are the adjectives that describe me these last few days. I feel like my oomph is almost out. We...

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Clean your room, make your bed, do your chores. Go to school, get good grades, get a good job. Go to work, be on time, do your best. ...

How many times in life can you say, “I’m homeless.” Fortunately, I’ve never had the opportunity to say it until now. An opportunity? As...

I feel like I have to write this morning as today is the day I put my precious children on a plane and send them to California. I’ll be...

All my writing this past week can be found on the FB online support group (Autism Parents support & discussion group). I honestly can’t...

Sometime around age eight, I had a series of dreams. For three nights in a row, I dreamt of a van. This van was the large, cargo kind...

As a kid, there were many weekends where I would awake to the sound of Pink Floyd or .38 Special echoing from our basement. My father...

Perfect The Starting End A dream that is real comes now in my sight Glorious hues, early morning sunrise Sunset abounding, Heaven in...