I’m finishing up David’s homeschool portfolio this week, looking back on all we did this year. Since we are always looking for another fun book series, I thought I’d share some we enjoyed this year. Perfect for boys 7ish to 10. (Affiliate links included!) Narnia – David loved these audio books. Fantasy is his favorite genre…
Last week I scrolled through picture after picture of friends wearing blue and proclaiming their awareness of autism. But what happens today, when I’m at the grocery store and James has a meltdown on the cereal aisle? Or when I have to lift my seven-and-a-half-year-old onto the diaper changing table at Target? When I feel like…
School started this week, so I finally have time to really reflect on all the fun we had this summer and all the the boys learned (I already shared what I learned!). This was the first summer in a few years that James didn’t have an extended summer session (sometimes called ESY in the special-needs…
At 6:27 last night I looked across the living room at Lee and David playing cards together and James watching Thomas. I decided it was my favorite time of day. Then I thought of a few more favorite times of day. I came up with nine. When I wake up with my boys snuggling in…
Fist bump to Memorial Day, and for a three day weekend! Especially since we had theater stuff going on Friday, Saturday, and Sunday, so it didn’t feel very weekend-y. We had a couple families from church over Monday for dinner and it was perfect weather for grilling and eating outside. Fist bump to David’s theater friends,…
I gives books as gifts for just about any occasion and giving books to new brides is fun because there’s so much to learn during the big transition from singleness to marriage! Here are six of my recommended books for new brides: (affiliate links included) Let Me Be a Woman by Elisabeth Elliot – A…