The Long Obedience of Motherhood
The Long Obedience of Motherhood
“Faithfulness is a long obedience in the same direction.”
“Faithfulness is a long obedience in the same direction.”
Shawna Wingert is a former training and development professional turned education specialist, and has homeschooled her two children for the last ten years.Shawna has written four books about homeschooling unique learners and has been featured in homeschooling discussions on Today.com, The Mighty, Simple Homeschool, My Little Poppies and Raising Lifelong Leaners.
You can find her online here at DifferentByDesignLearning.com.
Although it’s been years, it seems like yesterday. This is what I wish someone had told me when my son was diagnosed with autism. It’s been eight years since my son received his autism diagnosis. As I look back at all the progress we’ve made, and how much our life has changed for the better,…
I am so tired of being encouraged to be a warrior mom. It’s too much and it’s so unfair. We got back significant results from my son’s most recent blood tests yesterday. They are extensive. They are the most comprehensive look at what has been going on in his body for three years. They show…
It was 4 o’clock in the afternoon when it started. My son had been outside, working on a pond project in our backyard. He came inside, clearly overheated and tired. About 30 minutes later, he began speaking really fast, in sentences that didn’t quite make sense. He kept talking, in an endless stream of consciousness,…
My son woke up at 3:30 this morning, his brain ready for the day. He called me in and immediately began talking about chameleons – their habitats, their care in captivity, their coloring, about all the things chameleon. My eyes were barely open. 3:30 AM came way too soon. And through the groggy haze, I…
Dear Not The Former Things Reader, I am so grateful that you are here. I consider it an honor and a privilege that you take time out of your already crazy busy days, to read whatever feeble words I have managed to cobble together in the midst of my own crazy (can I get…
I know it is well-meaning, but please stop. I am not a “super mom.” “Wow. You are just a super mom, aren’t you?” She said it with a smile and I know she meant it as a compliment. We were discussing the medical care I have been newly trained to provide my son. I shared…
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Right there with you. Hugs to you, sweet friend. XOXO
Hugs right back. Big ones. The ones that squeeze. 🙂
Hugs for you
And I am on the same path, thank you for this post
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I can so relate ro this blog. Meltdowns wear everyone out. Our son, 6’4 & 20 yrs old has had them bad enough and violent enough that we’ve had to call the sheriff’s department. They are so understanding and talk him down, they’ve taken him to the ER twice which is the only way for him to get to a psychiatric hospital for help. It was a blessing in disguise. So, so hard for this mama bear. I’ve cried, I’ve wailed, Ive pleaded with God. Right now, he is so full of anxiety. Camp is not working out so well, he’s overwhelmed, too much stimulation and it’s hard not to worry. I’m praying for answers, alternatives because being at home all day, every day is not an option, he needs the structure and does not comply when at home. So here we are in the “gap” 18-21 where the options are incredibly slim and we have no respite. Even the good days are a challenge. I feel that the only people who “get it” are the ones living it like we are. Its hard to be on FB and see all the pics of others vacations they take. Our last vacation was 5 or 6 yrs ago…Disney World….he had a full blown meltdown at the “happiest place on earth”. God is good, I know He is, if not for our faith and trust in Him, we would never make it. God bless you and your sweet family. Thank you for sharing, it means more than you know….Do you know the song by Plumb “How many times”