In my bathroom, hangs a piece of art that my sister-in-law helped my girls make for me for some holiday, years ago. It might have been my birthday, it could have been Mother's Day. The occasion is not important, but the piece of art is so important! My sister-in-law painted the words; my girls painted the art. The girls were young when it was painted, maybe 2 and 4 years old. 3 and 5 at the oldest. The artwork is that of my young children and conjures the warm and fuzzies wit

We are an active family. We love hiking on the weekends, basketball, soccer, and impromptu dance parties in the living room. We are active with the girls’ Girl Scout troops. We walk the dog, and go for jogs. My girls love to make obstacle courses and time themselves, getting faster and faster with each pass. All of these things are commonplace around our home. The word ‘fat’ has never been a taboo word in our home, but we certainly don't use it to describe people. We use it t

As a special education advocate, one of the questions I get asked the most is why a child’s school will not accept his physician's diagnosis of autism and provide the child with an IEP. I get it! This question makes absolute sense to this mama! As parents, especially parents of kiddos with challenges, we look to, rely on, even lean on our medical professionals to help us navigate this new and uncharted world. Receiving a diagnosis from your child's physician can feel like a l