I’m a Catholic wife, mother, homeschooler, caregiver and soon to be author! My book Better Than Okay: Finding Joy As A Special Needs Parent will be released by Our Sunday Visitor Publishing on October 8, 2021. I’m also the founder of Accepting the Gift, an online apostolate for Catholic special needs parents.
Latest Posts
- Why You Shouldn’t Say “Special Needs”…and why I put the term in my title anyway. I know the majority of my readers are not the parents of disabled children, and so you may be wondering what the point of this post is. You’re probably completely unaware that there’s actually a controversy over the use of the term “special needs” in …
- {SQT} Book Party, Book Chat, and Book Inspired FoodEighty copies of my book finally arrived at my house this week! Everyone in the house was excited for me for all of 60 seconds before asking what was for dinner, what were we doing that night, did schoolwork need completed before screen time, etc. It was a nice 60 seconds. View this post on …
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- Little TakesI created a huge, beautiful spreadsheet detailing everything I need to do to successfully launch my book by October 8. The only thing I couldn’t come up with? A topic for this week’s blog post. So just a few Quick Takes in the mean time. First, know that the NIGHT OF DESTRUCTION was just as …
- {SQT} This Week Wound Up Being Better Than OkayBecause I write my takes chronologically the most important Take is at the bottom so be sure to read to the end! My goal last week was to get a Quick Takes post up sometime Friday evening, however just before 5 p.m. I got a call that let me know my apostolate Accepting the Gift …
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- Taking Addie to ClevelandEnjoy some pictures from our trip taking Addie to Cleveland State University. I’ll be updating through the rest of today. We’ll drop her off at her dorm Saturday morning and then head home. Edie and I arrived back in New Jersey Saturday evening. Addie has already texted me about all the swag she’s picking up …
- 2021-22 Curriculum PostAll the homeschoolers in the house, make some noise!!! St. Bruno the Great homeschool has four students this year: Byron, senior; Edie, sophomore; Fulton, 8th grade; and Teddy, 5th grade. We’re going to continue with our classically inspired, “hot mess” style curriculum for the umpteenth year in a row. Let’s jump into all the details …
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My Books
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Self-Care for Special Needs Moms$19.99 -
Using Google Classroom in the Homeschool EbookProduct on sale$4.99 -
The Catholic Homeschool Audit WorkbookProduct on sale$9.99 -
The Best Laid Plans Undated PlannerProduct on sale$14.99