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Is It A Cold Or Allergies?
“Tissue mommy! I need a tissue!!” Your child comes running at you, with double-barreled boogies from both nostrils. Ugh. It’s definitely that time of the year! But, come late winter/early spring, it can be tough to know if it’s due to a cold, or allergies. Which is why I’m always being asked by moms around…
Autism and Vacations
My son loves to travel. He got that love to travel from his parents. A few years ago, my son and I took a road trip together—just the two of us. We hit some great Western states and tourist stops. We drove a lot in those twelve days. My son was eleven. We had taken…
Amy Grant’s Holiday Twitter Party with Cracker Barrel Old Country Store®
Ring in the season with a holiday-themed Twitter party featuring beloved singer/songwriter, Amy Grant, and Cracker Barrel Old Country Store® on Tuesday, 11/15 at 12:00pm PST/2:00pm CST. #AmyGrantChat To celebrate the release of Grant’s first all-new holiday album in 20 years, “Tennessee Christmas,” @crackerbarrel invites you to chat with @AmyGrant about the inspiration behind her…
Overcoming Bullying: Five Things I Learned From My Son with Cleft
A new report about bullying was released this week that really hit home for me. It notes that children with disabilities are more likely to be bullied, and I’ve found this to be nothing short of the truth for my son who was born with a severe cleft lip and cleft palate. From the moment…
Ways to Bring Martin Luther King, Jr Alive to Kids
Civil rights leader and Nobel Prize winner Martin Luther King died almost 50 years ago. He would have been 87 on January 15. One of my mom friends, who witnessed King’s inspirational 1963 “I Have a Dream” speech on the steps of the Lincoln Memorial, recently told her two kids about her participation. They were…