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Hope for Sammy – 2013
It’s that time of year … time to realize how long it’s been since I’ve put any words to the computer screen … and our annual TACA campaign. I’m going to – GOING TO – get back to blogging, but in the meantime am putting this video up for Sammy’s TACA campaign. I’ve never been […]
Civility, Please!
I have a heavy heart today. Well, it’s been heavy for a couple of days now. Quite simply, I get so tired of reading, watching, and hearing the level of incivility that seems to so pervade the debate surrounding vaccines. I stumbled upon an article that was written by a mom and a concerned citizen […]
Little Things
It’s been a pretty tough summer, for so many reasons. And I’m sitting here tonight hearing the deepest belly laughs from Sam sitting in front of the TV watching old “Tom & Jerry” cartoons on disc. Now, no judging on the TV watching. You know y’all do it from time to time … and when I’m trying […]
Everyone Needs to Listen
It’s been a while … I know … I’ve fallen down more than just a bit on my declared dedication at the beginning of the year to post more frequently. I have the same excuses as so many do … kids, work, family, other commitments. I just don’t have time to do all that I want or […]
It’s All About Numbers
Tuesday night I had the privilege of attending my middle son’s DARE graduation at the local high school. I hate to admit that I was more than a little bit preoccupied from all the emails, news tips, and web stories I had seen for the prior couple of days about the CDC’s expected upcoming “big” announcement […]
Not Born With It
Today is one of those days where I find I have far more going through my head than I can possibly articulate in words. I spent most of the night pouring through news stories and press releases about yesterday’s announcement from the CDC about the current incidence of autism in our country. I read the […]
Rock Star
Sammy is a rock star. This we already know. He’s fighting a battle that we can’t even comprehend. Each and every day he fights. With a smile. With laughter. With temper tantrums and meltdowns, too. But he keeps going, and we do, too. You can even ask him. He has a little routine, usually with his dad, but […]
Overdose
I generally try pretty hard to find the positive take on things I’m writing about. I could sooooo easily get caught up in all of the things in the world that make me sad or angry or frustrated … I think I could probably write a lot more – and more often – about those things. I was […]
Change is Good
I’ve learned to be a real fan of change. Change in behavior, that it. Sam’s, in particular. Change means something is happening. Could be something good, could be something bad – but in this marathon, something, which is the opposite of nothing, means progress. And the something that’s happening doesn’t necessarily correlate with the change in behavior. By […]
I Still Need to Write More
Last week, Pete and I had a little disagreement. About my blog. In all fairness, he was trying to be supportive and encouraging. He was, in fact, very complementary – telling me that my entries were engaging and well written. But that I needed to write and post more often. “Well, yeah.” I said. “And I just have so […]