I’m a Catholic wife, mother, homeschooler, caregiver and author! Click the photo to learn more about my book Better Than OK: Finding Joy As A Special Needs Parent. I’m also the founder of Accepting the Gift, an online apostolate for Catholic special needs parents.
Latest Posts
- College Expectations, Festivals, and End of July TravelsGreetings from sunny, and insanely hot Florida! This blog post is brought to you by all the free time I have thanks to MDA camp! Although I’m constantly afriad of getting a call from camp that cuts our week short, Tony and I are enjoying ‘Mama Papa Week 2022’ with all the joy that comes …
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- How to Support a Friend Whose Life Sucks Right NowMy own life has finally calmed down after a challenging few months. During that time, I was blessed to have good friends I could reach out to when I felt overwhelmed with our decision to foster a child. Some friends could offer tangible advice based on their family’s own personal experiences. Others knew how to …
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- Todd Moves On, and the Rest of JuneLots has happened in the last month, but I’m only catching my breath now because Todd, our foster son, was placed with a family member last Monday. In New Jersey, reunification with the child’s parents is the top priority, but placement with a family member or close family friend is the next goal, so when …
- Searching For Camp Once AgainDon’t worry, Fulton isn’t still in the hospital. If you don’t follow me on Instagram or my page on Facebook, you might have missed the happy discharge photo. Thankfully, he’s been feeling back to normal here at home since Friday May, 27. We took him in to CHOP after only a few days of being …
- Another Hospital PostSince I’m sitting in the hospital, I feel obligated to write a blog post. One, so I can update everyone who wants to know how Fulton is doing, and two, it gives me something to do between trips to the cafeteria. Not that I’m bored! But, typing out a post is usually easier to do …
- Documenting AprilIt was not my intent to stop blogging for the entire month of April. I’ve been mentally writing an Easter post since Good Friday, but made no success at actually putting those thoughts down. If you could see the calendar in my kitchen, and stopped by any time outside school hours, you’d quickly understand why …
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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