As a special needs parent, one of the biggest struggles for me is not letting the fear take over. Sometimes, it is not letting the toll of caregiving make me worry how I will get up the next day and do it all over again. Other times, it involves my son’s medical needs and concerns…
Much of the last fourteen years of my life, the focus has been on motherhood. In a particular way, I think being a special needs parent constantly keeps my attention on being a mother, not only in the day-to-day caring of children, but also in all the doctor and therapist appointments, the seemingly constant filling…
Christmas is coming and it’s easy to be overwhelmed, especially as a special needs parent. You’ve already got more on your plate than the typical parent, plus all the additional tasks of preparing for Christmas. But it is possible to slow down, observe Advent, and enjoy a Christmas focused on Christ, without becoming frazzled or…
This post contains affiliate links. You don’t need to miss out on observing Advent just because you’re a special needs parent. Preparing for Christmas can seem overwhelming because on top of all the extra work you do as the parent of a child with disabilities you’ve now got to squeeze in all the shopping, decorating,…
Advent is almost upon us. A fresh start, a new beginning, a chance to get myself out of the liturgical living rut I have inevitably slipped into by the end of Ordinary Time. Each year, grand plans dance in my head like sugar plums- snuggly moments of reading Christmas stories, candlelit faces singing ‘O Come…
