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A Few Thoughts From Sarah Kate

May 1, 2013

When I agreed last week to let Sarah Kate write a guest post for me, it hadn’t occurred to me that she hasn’t been taught any creative writing in school yet. Many of you were enthusiastic about reading what she had to say, so I’m sticking by my original decision to post her thoughts today. [...]

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When Mom’s Away: Part 2

January 30, 2013

If you missed Part 1 of Mr. Andi’s guest post yesterday, be sure to check it out before you read any further! I reached into my bag and got Nathan’s ear muffs out and put them on him. My rifle and I are old friends. I know it and it knows me. I have never [...]

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When Mom’s Away: Part 1

January 29, 2013

Mr. Andi jumped in and guest posted for me last week – only the second time in all of my time blogging – so I was hesitant to bring him back right away. However, this blog is about our ordinary extraordinary life, so I can’t pass on the opportunity to let him share the following [...]

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GUEST POST: A Fishing Trip Goes Awry by Mr. Andi

January 23, 2013

Kids are work. But as I’m fond of saying, if you’re a dad and want to get a “hall pass” from mom, take them with you. Andi lets me go and do all the time, especially if I volunteer to take a kid with me (that usually means Nathan). On Monday, I was off work [...]

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Guest Post: Massage Therapy for Cerebral Palsy

June 4, 2012

Today you can find me over at Ellen Stumbo’s blog, These Broken Vases, blogging about how I found my purpose. Ellen and I have something very unique in common – we both have a child with Down syndrome and a child with cerebral palsy. Be sure to take a few minutes and head over! While [...]

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Preemptive Love: A Guest Post by Matt Willingham

April 24, 2012

Today I’m welcoming Matt Willingham, press secretary for the Preemptive Love Coalition, to share with you the story of a young boy in need. The Preemptive Love Coalition team lives and works in Iraq, training local heart surgeons and nurses with the aim of eliminating the 30,000+ backlog of children waiting for lifesaving surgery. This [...]

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This Is How I Do It

December 26, 2011

Happy Holidays! I hope that you all had a wonderful Christmas (and/or whatever other holiday you celebrate in December). Other than a few minor glitches, we had a laid back, stay-at-home family Christmas at home. Today we begin the deconstruction of the tree in anticipation of Sarah Kate’s birthday tomorrow. Ellen Seidman of Love That [...]

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Guest Post: Seeing Life Through an Attic Window

October 29, 2011

The following is a guest post by Teresa Trent. Teresa’s son, Andrew, has Down syndrome and is also on the autism spectrum. Teresa is the author of A Dash of Murder, a mystery that takes place in Texas during a paranormal investigation which is currently available for Kindle on Amazon.com and includes a character with [...]

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Outrageous Fortune: 97 percent

September 22, 2011

Today I’m welcoming Shasta of Outrageous Fortune as a guest blogger. Shasta is a former world traveler and journalist, but her main focus these days is her twin sons, Malachi and Jaden. The boys were born ten weeks early, like Sarah Kate, and Malachi has cerebral palsy. Though Shasta and I come from two different [...]

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The Ideal Path: Ultimate Blog Swap

May 24, 2011

Today I’m participating in the Ultimate Blog Swap. You’ll find me posting over at The Finer Things in Life about embracing the unexpected, and I’m excited to welcome Bernice from Living the Balanced Life to Bringing the Sunshine: We spend our days waiting for the ideal path, but we forget.. paths are made by moving not by [...]

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