Regressive Autism: You're Not Crazy or Alone
Childhood Disintegrative Disorder. What an awful name, yet accurate name that describes an awful, yet accurate experience. “You saw it...
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Marriage: The Importance of Understanding Men
Want to know one of the greatest things that has helped my marriage grow? Working to understand men. Did you know that most men use the...
The Rollercoaster of Autism Regression
Rollercoasters. I don’t like them. Never have and I’m actually not supposed to ride them anymore because of my heart issues. However,...
A Letter to My Autistic Son
Hey Buddy, There are so many things I love about you: your smile, that contagious laugh, how excited you get, your love for cheese and...
3 Tips During Infertility
Infertility, it can put a lot of stress and pressure on a relationship. I’ve walked it and here’s some thoughts I think could be helpful...
5 Struggles for Specials Needs Families During the Holidays
1. Presents are hard.Your child may have no concept of a present and cannot tell you what they want. It’s likely they don’t play with...
Feeling Like An Unanswered Prayer
Have you ever felt like you're an unanswered prayer? In light of my chest discomfort returning this thought has been running through my...
Surviving Disappointment
Real talk time: I’m still having the “twitch” caused by my bottom pacemaker firing. I knew when I left the doctors office on Monday that...
Scary Silence
Silence. It can be good and a bit scary. Scary because it's often in the silent moments when we actually have time to think that our...
Joy and Pain: Knowing God Through Both
Today, my Facebook memories reminded me of two events that each happened at different times on this very day-- one was a joyous time, the...
Jumping Into Obedience
We used to go to the swimming pool all the time with my dad. Often we’d jump from the side into the water where he would be there to...
Redemptive Scars
When I was 11 years old I had open-heart surgery, and at 27 I had a pacemaker implanted. Both of these surgeries left scars on my body,...
When Following Jesus is Costly
Disappointment. For those of us who are Chicago Bears fans, disappointment is a fresh feeling, isn’t it? I remember when Parker’s field...
Be Still
I’ve always been a doer. Procrastination and waiting aren’t words I like. In seminary, I was always that crazy girl who had her 10-page...
When God's Promise Gets Messy
I can remember when my husband and I were dating and the time I really struggled with our future. You know how relationships usually hit...
Marriage Matters: Meeting Our Husband's Sexual Needs
It’s really only fair that I address women too and not just men when it comes to sex (read my previous blog here where I did that)....
Marriage Matters
“How can husbands help wives be more open and receptive to their sexual advances?” Yesterday, I was listening to a segment by one of my...
A Thriving Husband
Last night, on our date, Michael and I talked a little about the time when I was sick and how hard that was for him to watch me. Yet, we...
For Better, For Worse.
My husband, who is a chaplain in the Army Reserves was gone for 3 months this summer. Now that the hubs is back and I’ve had more time...