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Right in the middle of it all, There Is Jesus!

Life has a way of lifting you up in the most exciting times and tear you down in some of the most horrific times. Some say it’s whatever road you choose to follow. Whether good or bad, YOU choose! I think that God somehow, someway saw fit that He chose me for this specific unique life with my boys.

Category: A Life Worth Living, Faith, Hardship, Loss, Death of a child, Special Needs, L1Syndrome, Thankfulness Tags: #l1cam, #thankful, anxiety, better me, death, depression, Encouragement, Faith, Hope, Jesus, Joy, love of a child, Mom, Special Needs, surviving, thriving

God’s Plan

Today has been another “ok” day. Brent is so ready to get back in the swing of things with going to school and doing his routine. He loves a schedule and if it gets off track, he does not like it. He is thriving and I am so happy for him that he is still fighting his disability He is one tough teenager!

Category: Uncategorized Tags: anxiety, better me, depression, Faith, Hardship, living, Love, love of a child, Mom, PTSD, surviving, thriving

When you wake…..

I will probably never understand Seizures. Every time Brandon had one, It would throw him back into learning what he had just learned. It broke my heart to see him in such distress when I couldn’t do anything about it. He would be unconscious for days.

Category: Disability, L1syndrome, Hospitalization, Seizures Tags: #globalgenes, #hydrocephalusawareness, #l1cam, #l1strong, anxiety, awareness, Chromosomes, death, depression, diagnosis, disability, Encouragement, Epilepsy, Faith, genetics, Grieving, Hardship, Heaven, Hope, Hydrocephalus, life, Love, love of a child, Mom, PTSD, Seizures, Special Needs, stress, surviving, thriving, X-linked

Being Accepted

It has been 20 years since I have been out of school and nothing has changed about Special Needs… I will probably make some people upset but ya know, it does hurt to know that special needs children are left out of everything. The only thing they get to look forward to is Special Olympics that happens once a year. There should be more structure and involvement within the school system and… Read More

Category: Acceptance Tags: #globalgenes, #hydrocephalusawareness, #l1cam, #l1strong, anxiety, awareness, better me, Chromosomes, death, depression, diagnosis, disability, Encouragement, Faith, family, friendships, genetics, Grieving, Hardship, Hope, Hydrocephalus, Joy, life, living, Love, love of a child, Mom, Special Needs, surviving, thriving, X-linked

Mixed Emotions

I ask myself these questions from time to time now. How does one celebrate for one child and still continue to mourn the loss of another child? Can I be still be happy for the one I still have here with me? Will this sadness linger on forever?

Category: Faith, Loss, Death of a child Tags: #globalgenes, #hydrocephalusawareness, #l1cam, #l1strong, anxiety, awareness, death, depression, diagnosis, disability, Encouragement, Faith, family, genetics, Grieving, Hardship, Hope, Hydrocephalus, life, living, Love, love of a child, Mom, PTSD, Special Needs, stress, surviving, thriving, X-linked