Mom life

Dyslexia Doesn’t Define Me

"Keep reading Mommy!" I heard my son say as I paused when I lost my spot for the third time today while reading The Horse and his Boy by C.S. Lewis. Quickly I tried to find the last word I read. Today it was not fast enough for my four year old. Then, mid-sentence I… Continue reading Dyslexia Doesn’t Define Me

encouragement, Mom life, Sensory Processing Disorder

Navigating SPD Without Therapy

“Mommy, I'm sad, I really miss Miss Sarah! I want to do a bike ride to the fun gym. Why can’t I go to therapy?” My son has said this a lot since we have made the move from Washington to Illinois. This whole process of transitioning from once a week occupation therapy to none has… Continue reading Navigating SPD Without Therapy

Mom life, Sensory Processing Disorder

More than a diagnosis

"Loud, Mommy, too loud!" My sweet son was trying to communicate this to me when he was screaming (different from an I’m-not-getting-my-way scream; more like he was in pain) in our worship time at church. Sunday after Sunday I had to take him out of the sanctuary and sometimes completely out of the building. I was… Continue reading More than a diagnosis