Colorful Journey of Hope

Do you consider yourself pretty accessibly minded? Are you conscience of those in your group and how they can access things? Are you constantly thinking of how your child will get around or perhaps "function" in out of the home environments? For those of us with special need kiddos, these are our constant worries. We want our children to be able to be among their peers and have the same accessible opportunities. But let's be honest, that's a fight in of itself. While us parents can only light so many fires to get access, there are times when … [Read more]

Another year has passed... Why is there still not a cure? Why hasn't the government put more emphasizes on research for Cerebral Palsy. Why are opportunities limited? Why are we suppressing and shutting down individuals? Why are we ostracizing them? For such an overwhelmingly common disorder, you would think that those living with CP would be able to have the same healthy lives of those of the rest of their community. Honestly, I'm not bitter that we are so behind in mending the damage done to ones brain and having more open doors. I'm … [Read more]

Wow these last four weeks have been a whirlwind. Our family had quite the busy summer which is why my blog posts have been MIA. We sold our old house, bought our new one, I went to school at nights and weekends, Linden had camp and we're expecting a baby brother. As for these last four weeks, I started a whole new career and Linden started school. I am now a proud special education teacher. While it's extremely rewarding it is quite stressful and Linden has definitely been feeling the effects of mommy being so busy. He's had some big … [Read more]