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Not Alone in the Universe

By Jessica

Not Alone in the Universe

We went to see Suessical last weekend. In case you don’t know the storyline it’s about Horton, an elephant with a big imagination, who connects to a Who named JoJo with an imagination the same size. JoJo lives in Whoville, a town the size of a spec on a clover, so no one believes Horton when he tells them […]

Holiday Clothing Drive 2016

By Jessica

Holiday Clothing Drive 2016

This will be the fourth year I’ve hosted the Holiday Clothing Drive. I had to skip 2015 because life and sanity, but missing a year seemed to make our whole family even more anxious to get back to it for 2016. Plus the kids are two years older so I have more people to help me not […]

What you hang on to after losing a child

By Jessica

What you hang on to after losing a child

There is an unexplainable hollowness that comes with losing a child. I’ve heard loss moms explain it as a hole in their heart or an empty feeling. I’ve searched for words to do it justice but haven’t found one yet. You grow a child and birth them and before you see how their hair touches their shoulders […]

On being a perfect parent

By Jessica

On being a perfect parent

Sawyer is our wiggliest sleeper. Family dinner conversations often turn into debates over what he’s doing in his sleep. Votes vary but we’re pretty sure he dreams of marathon running, sheet origami, soccer drills or tae kwon do. His sleep habits are in direct disagreement with his need for someone close all. the. time. Born the youngest of […]

Like the boys

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Like the boys

On Friday I took the kids to see “Alice Through the Looking Glass.” Parker had been counting down the days until its release and unbeknownst to me, debating on what costume to wear to the movie theater since we first saw the trailer. He came downstairs ready for the show wearing an orange wig and […]

My children’s book for preemies is here!

By Jessica

My children’s book for preemies is here!

The first time my kids emptied out their big sister’s books and made small towers of their reading selections they all still fit in my lap and there was no pressure to encourage anyone to sound out anything. Looking back this was such a luxury but I’m sure at the time I was wishing someone’s […]

What you can do during Autism Awareness Month

By Jessica

What you can do during Autism Awareness Month

If you talk to most autism parents they will tell you that they quickly tire of Autism Awareness Month. Every day is Autism Awareness Day in their homes and most of the world is pretty aware at this point, especially with 1 in 68 children affected. They will tell you that we don’t need awareness, we […]

What to read next

By Jessica

What to read next

I had planned to write a post soon after the New Year to give all of my “what to read next” recommendations but here we are two months in to 2016 and I’m finally getting my list together. At least I’ve read even more books so there’s more to chose from. Last year I set […]

Forgiving yourself after the loss of a child

By Jessica

Forgiving yourself after the loss of a child

Eight years, three months and 27 days ago our NICU doctor and his assistant gave us a report on the babies. It was a jumble of foreign terms mingled with Baby A, B and C ending with information I still don’t fully remember. What I remember is what came next, a few minutes in time I […]

Ashlyn’s Autism Gift Guide

By Jessica

Ashlyn’s Autism Gift Guide

It took a decent amount of bribery and half of December but I talked Ashlyn into making another excellent gift guide for people with autism. Her first one was a hit and I’ve been trying to get her to do another ever since. Two years later we’ve got a new list that’s just as great […]

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