It’s been a while since I have shared anything about my family’s experience with church. It’s been a while because we are still in a season of trying to figure it all out. Right now, we do what we can. We go when and where we can. We do the best we can. I know…
It’s been one of the best weeks of my life, y’all. Since launching Different By Design Learning last Tuesday, I have been overwhelmed by the response. I have been encouraged by so many sweet friends online. I have been humbled by direct feedback from moms using my learning plans and seeing real progress in such…
I drove up the freeway, listening to a podcast and not really paying much attention to my surroundings. All of a sudden, I started to panic. Nothing changed. I was just suddenly gripped by an almost crippling anxiety. I felt like my chest was constricting. I could barely breathe. I pulled over and started to…
My youngest son is thirteen years old now. It took him three years (count them, three years) to learn the alphabet fluently. Four years to spell and write his first and last name correctly. He still sometimes fails to recognize basic sight words, that he has been practicing for the better part of eight years….
My boys are getting older. It’s clear in the amount of time they spend getting ready in the bathroom each day, the shows we watch together (and I actually enjoy), and in the deep, man voices that surround me. Yes, they are getting older and as they do, their interests are changing. This change is…
I absolutely cannot believe we are past Christmas and already on the slippery slope of New Years. The last half of the year was a haze of doctors and health concerns that have thrown us completely off track. Our daily routines were almost nonexistent at one point and truth be told, I cannot remember the…
“Where do all these diagnoses come from? Are your children adopted?” I hung up the phone with the doctor a few minutes later and thought, “Well, add that to the list of awkward moments as a mom of children with special needs.” There have been so many questions and comments over the years that have…
I remember two nurses that worked in shifts at the hospital when my son was born. The day nurse was very harsh, and not at all maternal. The night nurse was super sweet and merciful. I was a brand new mom and had NO IDEA what I was doing. I was panicked that they were…
I used to feel guilty about it. I used to lose sleep, worry and then worry some more because I let my boys type, rather than hand write, everything outside of actual handwriting practice and occupational therapy exercises. Over the years, I have received a lot of criticism feedback. How will they ever be able…
We made the decision to enroll my youngest son in a homeschool charter school last year. To say I was nervous about the decision is an understatement. (If you are in a state that does not offer this choice, please allow me to explain. In California, several charter school options have been developed over the…
Learning To Read Or rather, teaching my son to read, is the single most difficult aspect of my life as a homeschooling mom. My son is profoundly dyslexic and twelve years old. This is our eighth year homeschooling together. Every single school year, our number one concern, priority, stress and challenge? Learning to read, without a…
Art was a major concern for me when we first made the decision to homeschool. I am the least artistic, most stick-people-drawing person I know. Add to it my lack of knowledge about art movements, history and even art supplies and you understand my concern. Although I may not be much of an artist, I…
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