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In the Land of Lollipops

May 15, 2020 By Melanie 1 Comment

In 1996 after my friend Jenny died, we placed a tall white wooden cross at the accident site. It was such a powerful healing moment. Not only did all of her friends come out to the site but  the first responders who had tended to her at the accident scene also joined us. The cross… [Read More]

I’m 42 and Have Glaucoma – Learn from Me! Get Your Eye’s Checked TODAY!

January 25, 2016 By Melanie 3 Comments

Like many people do around their birthday’s, I spent some time at the DMV in order to renew my driver’s license. Just as I have done for the past 20+ years, I had no concerns about reading off the letters in the mini eye exam machine awkwardly propped on the edge of the counter. So… [Read More]

Remembering Jenny – Mondays Are Always Hard

May 14, 2015 By Melanie 1 Comment

Another year has passed. It doesn’t seem like it can be 19 years since our sweet Jenny went to heaven. Some days it feels like a blink. Some days it feels like being stranded on an island with no real way to get off. Some days there are little reminders like a double rainbow or… [Read More]

Praise & Giveaway: Red Robin’s New Interactive Allergy Menu & $25 Giveaway

May 18, 2014 By Melanie 34 Comments

Disclaimer: The Red Robin information and gift cards have been provided by Red Robin. My family was provided a gift card in order to facilitate this review. Red Robin…. {Go ahead, I know you want to sing it…} YUM! Now that we have that out of the way. I am excited to let you know… [Read More]

Breastfeeding and Food Allergies

March 22, 2014 By Melanie 4 Comments

Within a few weeks of my daughter’s birth, we knew there was something gravely wrong. Beyond an actual birth defect (laryngeal trachea malacia), she was also showing significant feeding issues and weight loss. Our lactation consultant and pediatrician immediately suggested that I go on a complete elimination diet. For about 3 weeks, my diet consisted… [Read More]

Response & Update: Is a Cochlear Implant Right for Our Son

January 16, 2014 By Melanie 59 Comments

I am deeply humbled and surprised by the massive response to my January 13th post: Is a Cochlear Implant Right for Our Son. I have been blogging here at Sunshine Praises for almost 4 years and have never had such a passionate response to one of my posts. (Nor have this many men visited, really,… [Read More]

Breastfeeding & 8 Year Old Boys

January 15, 2014 By Melanie Leave a Comment

“Ewww, gross. What is he doing?” said my 8-year-old as he popped up behind me while I was nursing the baby. I hadn’t really been paying attention to the baby and didn’t realize that he had finished eating was now just contentedly playing “stretch the nipple.”  The baby had a huge smile on his face and his little… [Read More]

Dear Dr. Finnegan, You Were Right, Sometimes I Will Grieve

December 5, 2013 By Melanie 5 Comments

Our class was in Kenan Hall, in one of the little rooms off the stairway. It was a bright room and the class was one of of my favorites. The assigned book for the class was a pale yellow book entitled, Psychology of Deafness. Despite the fact that most of us showed up in our flip flops… [Read More]

Neurofibromatosis Awareness Month – Never Heard of NF?

May 13, 2013 By Melanie 1 Comment

Today I am bringing you a guest post from our dear friends. She will tell you a bit about her son and about their fight with NF. This little guy has had an important part in our lives over the past 8 years. I think his story deserves being told. Share away and pray for… [Read More]

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Just a sleeping boy, a cat and some salt & vinegar Just a sleeping boy, a cat and some salt & vinegar chips! He couldn’t hang for the game. 😂 #GoBucks
When your poor cat has to TikTok and it really jus When your poor cat has to TikTok and it really just wants to catch lizards on the patio. 🙀🦎🙄
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