You’re a parent. Maybe you have a child on autism spectrum or with other special needs. Maybe you don’t. What do you think of when you hear the phrase “birthday party?” Do you smile and think of your kid surrounded by friends for a few hours on a weekend afternoon? Do you shudder and think, […]
Read more "The Best Birthday Yet"Last night I attended a post-work happy hour with co-workers from an earlier period of my life. It was a reunion of sorts, but far from a happy occasion. We gathered to celebrate the life of a friend and colleague who was taken from us way too soon, 10 years ago this week. I was […]
Read more "A Life of Good Works, Unfinished"It’s true: It’s sometimes harder to notice change that occurs right in front of you. Being around my kids every day, I am aware of the changes taking place of course, but sometimes it takes an event — discovering an old box of photos, a visit from a relative, an annual event, or a milestone […]
Read more "Calm Amid the Chaos"I titled Monday’s guest-post “This Is Why,” (If you haven’t read it yet, please do so. I promise it’s worth your time. Read it here) and it occurs to me I never alluded to the title in the post. I think that is worth revisiting. There were so many things that struck me about L’s […]
Read more "On ‘This Is Why’"ED. NOTE: My blogging career began with a guest post at Diary of a Mom. That came about after I sent an email to Jess in response to one of her posts, and she read it and said she wanted to expose her readers to it. Saturday night, an amazing story arrived in my email. […]
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Pucks and Puzzle Pieces 