Disclaimer: I am using the term “special needs” to include children with a range of medical, physical and sensory disabilities. While I prefer to use positive and affirming choices, I believe “special needs” best defines the intentions of the survey. Have you ever looked around your church and realized that there are no families with special… [Read More]
Giveaway! Smart Bottoms Eloise AIO Cloth Diaper
Disclaimer: I am a Smart Bottoms Ambassador. I receive products in exchange for promoting their products. The giveaway item was paid for by Sunshine Praises. I don’t think that I have to tell you how much I love my Smart Bottoms. Yes, I am an ambassador but I am am also truly a dedicated SB… [Read More]
MommyCon Fall Schedule! Four More 2015 Events!
Disclaimer: I am on the MommyCon street team and receive payment and tickets in exchange for my promotion of these events. Can you believe that summer is almost over? My big kids head back to school in just a few days. I can’t believe that the much anticipated MommyCon Columbus is just around the corner. I… [Read More]
Praise & Giveaway: Toby Mac’s This is Not a Test
Disclaimer: I was provided a free digital copy of this album for review purposes. Thoughts, opinions belong to Sunshine Praises. Copy content and images were provided by the company. I probably looked like a crazy middle aged soccer Mom jamming to the brand new, just released new album by TobyMac on my drive to work… [Read More]
Local Love: Ohio Renaissance Festival – Opens September 5th!
Disclaimer: We will be provided a family pack of tickets to attend this event and write a review. All opinions and thoughts are my own. Every once in awhile, I start to write a post and desperately wish I could dig out some old photos. I have the best picture of my husband with some… [Read More]
Why EVERY Mom Needs a Wet Bag or Ten!
*This post contains affiliate links. Wet bag? What is a wet bag you ask? In the cloth diapering world, wet bags are the way you store and transport your stinky dirty diapers. However, most cloth diapering Mom’s eventually stop cloth diapering yet still find a host of amazing uses for their wet bags. Wet bags… [Read More]
Ughh, I Hate the Word “Thrive” Used to Describe Deaf Children
In my new identity as a parent of a “special needs” child, I am continuously annoyed by parents regular use of the word “thrive” when discussing their children. It happened the other day when I dared to venture out into a cochlear implant discussion. The parent that was 100% against the use of sign language lambasted… [Read More]
Deaf Child Advocacy (China): Yi with CCAI
**This child has been matched with her forever family.** This is it friends. My very first advocacy post. I should tell you right now that I have ABSOLUTELY NO IDEA what I am doing. I feel a little crazy, I mean, how can you advocate for adoption when you haven’t even adopted yet. However, I… [Read More]
Dancing Into Tomorrow
It is one year today (July 9th) that my Mom succumbed to cancer. The anniversary of a death brings such a strange host of emotions. I don’t miss her more today than I did yesterday or that I will tomorrow. However the date still hangs over me like a dripping towel, it somehow needs to be… [Read More]
Columbus: Charley’s Lemonade Stand @ Polaris Fashion Place
Spreading some LOCAL LOVE today! Do you have a little entrepreneur in your house? Well, I have an AMAZING opportunity for your future business owner. Charley’s Philly Steaks will be hosting a how to create your own Lemonade Stand event at the Polaris Fashion Place THIS Thursday from 10:30am to noon. About the event: Join us… [Read More]