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Keeping Up With the Carsons!
Snaps of Our Life
Down syndrome Up, Up and Away!

Homeschooling
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Life at the Scharf House
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  • Our Version of Normal
    Love In The Repetition - My husband's family says "I love you" all the time. My family didn't. That's not because my parents didn't love me. I never doubted that they did. They j...
    2 days ago
  • Whoopsie Piggle | An Ohio family full of whoopsie pigglery: personal, political, always questioning
    Finding hope in troubling times with poetry and science - On the fifth daythe scientists who studied the riverswere forbidden to speakor to study the rivers.The scientists who studied the airwere told not to speak...
    1 week ago
  • Got Down Syndrome's Blog
    2026 Updates: Osiyyah, Down Syndrome Regression Disorder & Links - Hi everyone, Life is full right now. I am a mom to 5 kids from 10 years old to 2.5 years old. My brother, Osiyyah, with Down Syndrome, is 21 years old. ...
    1 month ago
  • Down Syndrome Pregnancy
    Filling in the Answers: Adult Life with Down Syndrome -
    2 months ago
  • Mardra Sikora
    Love Someone with Down Syndrome? Don’t Miss This. - I'll keep this short and sweet, my friends. (But plenty of links if you want to know more.) For those of you that love someone with Down syndrome, I urge...
    7 months ago
  • monicajakubisin
    Sisters - Monica is blessed to have one older sister. Rebecca was in the first grade when Monica was born. Rebecca always shared a room with Monica and helped take c...
    11 months ago
  • If They Had a Voice
    Immigration Laws: Your Guide to US Legal Entry - US immigration laws can seem complex and overwhelming. But don’t worry, this guide is here to help. It covers everything you need to know to enter the coun...
    1 year ago
  • Saving Downs
    Vacances Focalisées sur le Repos et le Sommeil - Les vacances sont l’occasion parfaite pour se détendre, se reposer et recharger ses batteries. Dans notre société moderne, où le stress et l’anxiété sont...
    2 years ago
  • Holly's House...not a perfect mom's blog...
    5 Ways To See Deleted WhatsApp Messages On Android Phones [100% Works] - WhatsApp is a great communication tool and a lot of people use it, but sometimes, you make the mistake of deleting something you needed – like an importa...
    2 years ago
  • Ellen Stumbo
    Disabled Students Left Inside School Buildings During Fires - If you think that in case of a fire, all students are evacuated from school buildings, do I have news for you… Across the nation, schools are placing phy...
    3 years ago
  • Down Syndrome Prenatal Testing
    Two-thirds + reduction rate of Down syndrome births in Australia & New Zealand - Dr. Skotko and his team of researchers are out with updated estimates of the impact of prenatal testing and selective termination on births of babies with ...
    3 years ago
  • Little Bird's Dad
    The Birthright of Whiteness - Toni Morrison's "Beloved" compels the white reader to stand at ground zero of our centuries-long genocide of Black Americans.
    4 years ago
  • Big Blueberry Eyes
    Birthday Number Twelve - My not-so-little kiddo is now twelve! Lucas is almost as tall as me now; I wouldn't be surprised if he's taller than me by his 13th birthday! Kayla had an...
    6 years ago
  • Happy Soul Project
    Once Upon an Ice Cream Time - Once upon a time there was a momma who desperately wanted to do the "mall thing" with her little girl, just like she did growing up with her mom. The mis...
    6 years ago
  • A Special Purposed Life
    The Art of a One-Sided Conversation - I have been monopolizing conversations with my daughter for years. I'm not rude. It is done out of necessity. At age 13, Jaycee is saying more and more wor...
    6 years ago
  • Gillian Marchenko
    As long as it is called today - Maybe I should think less about new things and focus more on now? Instead of grabbing God's hand and dragging him to the door of my perceived earthly fut...
    6 years ago
  • What's New With The W Family
    Basketball Season, Inclusion and More - This is a photo of Ben bringing the ball down the court yesterday during his 6th grade basketball game. Shortly after this photo was taken, he called ou...
    6 years ago
  • Reflections from Holland
    Gently Lead - My eyelids were feeling heavy at the end of another busy day, and my heart was feeling even heavier. As I slipped under the covers, I turned my thoughts...
    6 years ago
  • The Chronicles of Ellie Bellie Bear
    I have no idea what I am doing: fostering independence - I really wish that parenthood came with an instruction manual. Only modify that manual to be about special needs parenting and have it contain the knowled...
    6 years ago
  • It Starts With A Voice
    Hello world! - WordPress へようこそ。こちらは最初の投稿です。編集または削除し、コンテンツ作成を始めてください。
    6 years ago
  • 3 of 21
    N-acetylcysteine - stock your medicine cabinet with it? - What is NAC? NAC is a precursor to the amino acid cysteine. It is an important amino acid, which is a precursor to glutathione, the master antioxidant in y...
    6 years ago
  • Take A Walk on the Happy Side
    DS — Keeping the Faith & The Music Alive - We belong to The Vineyard Church in Rockville Centre which we affectionately call “Rock ‘n Roll Church.” It’s where Brian and Mike made their first Holy Co...
    6 years ago
  • My Changing Life and Times
    Buckle up, I'm waging war - Sit tight, shit is about to get real. If you’re not willing or able to listen without debate or argument, you might want to stop reading. I’m not here t...
    6 years ago
  • wordsofhisheart
    Nursing Homes – A Place to Die or a Place to Live? - So, my family of 9 (not counting the 3 that are grown) has been spending some time lately at Deer Creek of Wimberley Skilled Nursing Facility. How we woun...
    7 years ago
  • Get Lost
    Number 7! - Every day, I see my little superhero getting bigger right before my eyes. He has had quite a growth spurt this year, in height as well as in cognit...
    7 years ago
  • Special Mommy x 2
    I think it’s time! - It has been way too long since I’ve blogged….I’ve had a few moms ask me why I stopped and then today my friends who host my blog reached out about renewing...
    7 years ago
  • The Down Syndrome Action Plan
    Eleven Years Later - Eleven years ago I was forced to redefine the reality for what having a child with Down Syndrome would mean. I created this blog and a group on FB (DSAP) ...
    7 years ago
  • Count It All Joy
    10 Years! - 10 years ago tonight, I was lying all alone on a hospital bed. My husband had gone home to be with our oldest. My newly-born youngest was lying in a NICU i...
    7 years ago
  • With A Little Moxie
    Product News - Lorem ipsum dolor sit amet, consectetur adipiscing elit, sed do eiusmod tempor incididunt ut labore et dolore magna aliqua. Interdum varius sit amet mattis...
    7 years ago
  • Open Books Open Doors
    Why we should teach handwriting - I was excited to read this article today about the return of cursive writing instruction in my home state of Connecticut. I’ve been lamenting the disappea...
    7 years ago
  • Living By Faith
    Running the Christian Race: Part 1 - Running the Christian Race Part 1 The year my mother was diagnosed with ALS, I was running a 5K every month. I had run eleven 5Ks when we got the news, a...
    7 years ago
  • Everything and Nothing from Essex
    The Unfair Bike Ride - It was mid-bike ride that it struck me. I wasn't being fair. Not even a little bit. Here was my 6-year-old pedaling up a storm beside me on his own bike. I...
    8 years ago
  • A Perfect Lily
    Bunny Update - I’m blogging from my phone in the hospital, so hopefully this works ! First of all, thank you so much for all the love and prayers on my last post - I’m so...
    8 years ago
  • Being a Mom
    Mumma, just ignore it! - Today is 3.21. No big deal, really. But special nonetheless. 3 copies of the 21st chromosome map to this date and make it special. So, if I can call out ...
    8 years ago
  • 365 Days of Abby
    A New Frontier - When I first held Abby, nearly a week after she'd been born, I could hardly see past the next few hours, let alone envision what our lives would look like ...
    8 years ago
  • Embracing Wade
    Stubbornness and Down syndrome Part 1: Learning to see eye-to-eye. - Wade has many features that I adore. His aquamarine blue eyes. The way he screws up one eye while he thinks. His near-perfect comic timing. There is one ch...
    8 years ago
  • This Gift Called Grace
    And Then the Wondering Sets In - It’s no surprise This Is Us is sweeping the nation and taking us on an emotional ride every Tuesday night. If it’s not one episode that moves you to tears...
    8 years ago
  • ¡Eicherumba!
    Loving Sevy - <<< So incredibly grateful for the love and support and the “same here”s in response to my last post. I heard from so many of you who are stumbling alongsi...
    8 years ago
  • our three little birds
    This Is How We Do It - Down Syndrome Awareness Month - I am not sure why, but every aspect of my life is ruled by song. Today, like many many other days, I was singing Montell Jordan's "This is How We Do It". B...
    8 years ago
  • Trial Run
    It was a ranch and there were no balconies - When my Gigi bought her home just after the war, the lots near the ocean and the tree heavy lots inland were about the same price. She wanted trees. This...
    8 years ago
  • Down Syndrome: A Day to Day Guide
    2017 Down Syndrome Innovations Speakers and Topics - September 2017 Conference Speakers, Presentations & Deadlines Doctors, therapists, parents, educators, advocates, scientists, researchers and loved ones ga...
    8 years ago
  • life is beautiful
    school panic - We are a little over a month away from school starting back up, and I'm already starting to panic. Kamdyn made some really wonderful growth and progress a...
    8 years ago
  • Those Newmans
    Mainstream - I don’t spend a ton of time thinking about my children’s special needs or differences. Until I’m forced to. Lately I’ve been forced to a lot. Between IEP’s...
    8 years ago
  • Lindsaykids7
    Road Trip with My Wallflowers - We have nine children, and four of them seem to get the spotlight the most, especially on my Facebook page. Amelia is naturally outgoing, she always jumps...
    9 years ago
  • Let's talk - Down syndrome
    A year of reflection - It’s been just over a year since I published my last blog post. I still get emails and questions from the blog so I thought I’d give an update. In January ...
    9 years ago
  • ReJenerationS
    Easter 2017 -
    9 years ago
  • Life Decanted
    Catching Up - I recently was reminded of the world of blogging that I basically abandoned around 3 years ago when I fell head over heels for the immediate and addictive ...
    9 years ago
  • Now!
    Bidding Farewell to 2016 - 2016 Gone and Done The year flew by with lots of happenings...since I failed to maintain the blog in a timely and updated fashion....I'll have to settle f...
    9 years ago
  • Widening Circle
    How to Reinvent a Life: Happy Birthday Jessie! - photo by Rachel Gray Today is Jessie's birthday. And almost the one year anniversary of her brain surgery in Boston and subsequent second stroke, which le...
    9 years ago
  • My Stubborn Little Miss
    Losing a Fight with Technology. - For the past five years or so, I've paid for this domain. It seems that the process of doing so is changing, and guess what? Hours of work later, I STILL...
    9 years ago
  • Momma Jorje
    Bank of America - Clarification? - I just sent this email to Bank of America's President, CEO, and Chairman Brian Moynihan: Please clarify whether funds Bank of America is providing are be...
    9 years ago
  • Kimchi Latkes
    As Witness to Life - Death came twice this week. One after living many years; one after living only a few. One is carried in my children’s blood; one I’ve never met face to fac...
    9 years ago
  • Our Epic Story
    The Space In Between… - It is currently November 4, and I feel stuck in the space in between. Last week was buzzing with excitement. The anticipation of Halloween was in the air! ...
    9 years ago
  • The Tao of Tulips
    This is seven. - Seven is twirling and running and besties with pinky promises and BFFs and side pony-tails and Justice shirts with skorts. It’s second grade and hip-hop da...
    9 years ago
  • Life at the Scharf House
    Pumpkin and more pumpkin - So my scent of the month is pumpkin spice yay! I just listed a pumpkin spice hand sanitizer and also have the pumpkin spice lip balm :-) on another note.....
    9 years ago
  • Green Tea Ginger
    Fat Girl On A Bar: My Incredibly Failing Body - Summer was good. I made all my trapeze goals. I got stronger, and it showed. I have definition in my arms and am starting to get that low line of hard musc...
    9 years ago
  • Our Cora Bean
    Our Kindergartner - We have celebrated so many of Cora's milestones. Finally bringing her home from the NICU. Having heart surgery. Learning to nurse. Learning to eat....
    9 years ago
  • Every little thing
    Guest Blog: Baxter, Waiting - *Note*: This is a guest blog written by Eliza McGraw, Alison's friend. A shorter version of this essay was read on Eliza's behalf at Alison's funeral. Th...
    9 years ago
  • The Sumulong 3
    "May I Take Your Order?" - Do you remember being a kid and finally able to read the menu at a restaurant so that you could order all on your own? Well, what do you do if you aren't ...
    9 years ago
  • Sue Mayer - Special Needs Mom
    Sam Update...Total Hip Replacement on Wednesday, back home on Thursday but we have a long road of recovery ahead of us. - For my family, friends and blog followers who do not have Facebook here are the updates: Susan L. Mayer June 22 at 8:19am · We are at the hospital and Sa...
    9 years ago
  • My C's In The Country
    "He's a Handful!" - I was doing my weekly (more like daily) grocery shopping the other day, and I had an interesting conversation with one of the cashiers. I've been taking Ca...
    10 years ago
  • Light and Shadow
    3/21 - For the last seven years, March 21 has rolled around and brought with it a range of emotions and thoughts. … Continue reading →
    10 years ago
  • Snaps of Our Life
    まつげエクステによるトラブルが低下している？ - まつげエクステ商材ショップのホームページを見ていて気になったことがあります。 それは、エクステのトラブルが減少しないことを危惧し、アイリスト・まつげエクステサロン経営者への注意を促すことを目的として作成されたチラシです。 … 続きを読む →
    10 years ago
  • Not That You Asked
    The Struggle is Real - I am not a scientist or a medical doctor. I don’t even play one on tv. My husband is a doctor, but he is not a psychologist, psychiatrist, or pediatricia...
    10 years ago
  • The FABULOUS Forrester Five!
    My baby is gone - The past few months have been super hard for me. Sure, I have endured A LOT physically. . .pancreatitis flare, found a mass on my pancreas, hearing t...
    10 years ago
  • Thoroughly Modern Messy
    Down Syndrome on TV: Conversations About “Born This Way” - I ask various people what they think of the new reality show "Born This Way," including three young adults with Down syndrome.
    10 years ago
  • This is my life…and this is JOY!
    Christmas 2015! - Merry Christmas everyone! I just wanted to share our family Christmas pictures, and say thank you for all of your prayers on our behalf this year. We have ...
    10 years ago
  • OperationHaveItAll
    When two childhoods collide: One, a reader. The other, now an author - I knew what I was doing was wrong, but I didn’t care. To me, whatever consequences I faced were worth being able to stay completely immersed in my book. In...
    10 years ago
  • The Hailey Herald
    Faces of Ds - I had too many gorgeous pictures to put in one post so I split them into two. Most of these kiddos are 4 and 5. Their mommas and I have bounced ideas off...
    10 years ago
  • One Beautiful Life
    On the first day of school... - What a ride. Last week we visited Ben’s parents two and a half hours south of Edmonton and when we returned, it was Autumn. The vibrant green on the trees ...
    10 years ago
  • Blessings Beyond The Ordinary
    Guest Post- Our Diagnosis Story: Brenda Hickson - I remember that day like it was yesterday. November 18, 2014. I was going in for my 20 week ultrasound. We had found out about a week before at a 3D scan ...
    10 years ago
  • Dear Laura & Kamdyn....Love, Sissy
    Love at first sight - Dear Kami, Today is August 20th. Do you know what that means? That means it's been 3 years today since mommy and daddy met you for the first time. How ...
    10 years ago
  • And then there were three...
    Lake Trip 2015 - Another lake trip in the books. A few weeks ago we did our annual trip to my parent's house in Palmyra, Va. The week was sure to be filled with lots o...
    10 years ago
  • The Narretto Family
    brooke - Brooke is finally giving us a little break but we look forward to softball starting again, she practices just about everyday and misses it so much. She ...
    10 years ago
  • What a Team!
    Bragging on Ben (End of April) - *** I wrote this draft back at the end of April. I'm posting it now because I don't want to forget. *** Ben is getting big and he's learning so much. I w...
    10 years ago
  • Down Syndrome - Up Up Up and Away!
    I'm back!! - Apparently it's been about 8 months since I blogged last. I'm hoping to get back to blogging a little more often. This last year has been beyond hectic th...
    11 years ago
  • 21 + 21 + 21 = ?
    On PKN and "disability awareness" (Or: Just say no to awareness.) - Pertti Kurikan Nimipäivät, or as they are internationally known, PKN, will be representing Finland in the upcoming Eurovision song contest. The contest is...
    11 years ago
  • Rockin An Extra Chromosome
    Antibiotics - The Double Edged Sword - Antibiotics. *Antibiotics* or *antibacterials* are a type of antimicrobial used in the treatment and prevention of bacterial infection. (thank you Wikiped...
    11 years ago
  • From the Heart
    Yarn along and a Book review - ~ Two of my favorite things are knitting and reading (though not at the same time!), and the evidence of this often shows up in my photographs. I love se...
    11 years ago
  • Me and My Boys
    Everything and Nothing like I thought it would be - My little one is going to be starting Kindergarten- very soon. My big one is becoming a little man before my very eyes. And my life is everything I'd hop...
    11 years ago
  • On Loving Lucy
    Part One: Birth Day - It might have been any holiday weekend at our place. In-laws at table sipping coffee, nibbling at cinnamon rolls and fruit. All of them, each of them,...
    11 years ago
  • fortysevenblog
    A Day in the Life of Down Syndrome - Today is World Down Syndrome Day and I’m participating in a blogging project Meriah Nichols at A Little Moxie and the lovely ladies at the Down Syndrome Di...
    11 years ago
  • Exactly Where I'm At
    World Down Syndrome Day 2015 - I'm dusting off this blog for World Down Syndrome Day! I love this day--a day dedicated to celebrating my son and others like him. So I thought we were o...
    11 years ago
  • The Bates Motel
    In Pursuit of Melting - Samantha had suggested a few weeks ago, when asked for her opinion on what topic I should write about, that I write about exercise, because I like running....
    11 years ago
  • The Seal Bark
    Surprise Golden Birthday Party - I LOVE celebrating my kids' GOLDEN BIRTHDAYS. It just adds one more fun addition to an already special day. I wanted to make Hadley's birthday even more...
    11 years ago
  • Cowgirl Up!
    Cowgirl Up is Back! The Power of Two and a Baby Bjorn Giveaway - If you are a child of the 80's/90's you may remember the Indigo Girls song "Power of Two". It always stood out in my mind because it was such a testam...
    11 years ago
  • Keeping Up With The Carsons!
    Now We Are Six -
    11 years ago
  • The Prince and Me
    I’ll Pray for Him to Get Up. - “I’ll pray for him to get up.” Those words were so timely. So relevant, sincere, innocent, precious…. My little prince has trouble with change. When my hus...
    11 years ago
  • Unringing the Bell
    Old Friends, Hello. - Hi. I'm back. Let's just assume that like old friends we can be apart for long periods of time, but that when we reunite we pick up right where we left off...
    11 years ago
  • down syndrome
    Meet Harrison and His Mommy - Harrison’s Diagnosis: A Down Syndrome Blog Doctors suspected Harrison had down syndrome at approximately 12 weeks in utero. A few months later, an amnio ...
    11 years ago
  • A se quu i
    Disability and Sexual Abuse: Why I Fear Death - I used to think 60 would be a good age to die. I thought it would be best to leave this world before my bones started crackling and the days remaining wer...
    11 years ago
  • The Ordinary Life of an Extraordinary Girl
    Thanksgiving 2014 - When I was a little girl I was often asked “what do you want to be when you grow” and although my answer changed often and still does change many of my dre...
    11 years ago
  • A Seventh Sister
    5 Months Home, Surgery This Month - Christy is doing so well on her NG-Tube! She has gained over 5 pounds in the last month or so! After reviewing everything and having a second swallow stu...
    11 years ago
  • Life As I Know It
    FORWARDING ADDRESS - THIS SITE IS NO LONGER ACTIVE; PLEASE VISIT MY NEW BLOG AT LISAMORGUESS.COM.
    11 years ago
  • Down With Asa | And his big sister Emelia
    My Response To The Daily Mail, October 2014 - As you may know, October is Down’s syndrome awareness month. There are a lot of lovely people sending out fantastically positive articles, photos, Facebook...
    11 years ago
  • Life As We Know It
    Down Syndrome and the People Who Already Know. - October is Down Syndrome Awareness Month. There have been other years where I've posted facts about Down syndrome every day on Facebook. Or tried to post 3...
    11 years ago
  • The Lucky Ten Percent
    Julia's Gift - Well apparently, I haven't posted in over a year. So sorry to keep all my faithful readers on pins & needles ;) I'm inspired to write today because it's th...
    11 years ago
  • Joy and Joe
    My talk at the women4Africa 2014 award ceremony - *https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Di2hLoCl63A&list=UUwaQyjmy2K4vZscXpNmmalg*
    11 years ago
  • Stoll Life
    2 - Two. The number of weeks school has been in session, the number of anxiety attacks I’ve experienced…and precisely the number of anxiety attacks I’ve experi...
    11 years ago
  • Sweet Esther's Story
    Long Overdue - Esther's new Sister is Home! - Esther now has two younger sisters....Carese and Christy! Christy came home to be Esther's newest sister on May 18. Esther was not exactly thrilled with t...
    11 years ago
  • Welcome to My Holland Hugs
    Life when you don't trust people sucks FUKITOL pills - Doesn't that just say it all? For the 2 years I have been working (7 1/2 years with the same company) with major pain. I had a workers comp claim star...
    11 years ago
  • baxter sez
    It's 52 degrees in Minneapolis - Here's where you're supposed to go for this story: Every little thing.
    11 years ago
  • Life With My Girls
    Avery's 2014 Kindergarten Graduation Video - I realize it has been over a year almost since I last posted...you can blame FB for that:) Anyways I did want to put this on my blog though so It was her...
    12 years ago
  • Our Journey Through Life...
    Stories From the Heart: A Mother’s Day Tribute (link to view) - Here it is – Our family’s television debut!! Eli’s story is the first one (at 1:28). Additional parts of our interview are shown throughout the program (at...
    12 years ago
  • Lovin' Life with our blue eyed beauties
    Soaking it up... - Lila didn't have school today so after we dropped Lexi off at preschool we went to Barnes & Noble, Target, JCPenney and Chik-fil-A. We had a great time. Lil...
    12 years ago
  • Walkersvillemom - Daily ramblings
    New Site - We've Moved [...]
    12 years ago
  • Precious Now
    World Down Syndrome Day: Sisters - Today is World Down Syndrome Day and our family is celebrating this journey of love, acceptance and joy that we find ourselves on thanks to our little Chlo...
    12 years ago
  • The Unknown Contributor
    I've Moved - I was given this blog as a gift from my sister in December of 2008. Back then it was the only social media outlet I had. Since that time, I've joined the r...
    12 years ago
  • Silver Linings
    A Stroke of Luck, A Grateful Heart - When Jaxson was just a tiny new baby in the NICU, I used to wonder what life would be like where we are now. I would sit in front of his incubator with ...
    12 years ago
  • Treyton's Posse
    Down syndrome and shared stories on family vacation. - Being part of a family involves a lot of different things to different people. And even though there are a lot of similarities between families every famil...
    12 years ago
  • Life As We Know It
    Turning Three - I'm dusting off the blog once again, with no promises to post more often, though I really wish I could. Three years ago at this time we were getting ready ...
    12 years ago
  • Down Wit Dat
    Love Letters - Today is a very special day in my house. Today the twins, Wyatt and Zoe, turn three. Three is such a transition year for us. They are not babies any m...
    12 years ago
  • My Liddy Bug
    I Love You Because You're You - We have a favorite book in this house....a sweet little book about a little fox and his mommy. I've read it at least a million times, so many that I know i...
    12 years ago
  • Melanie's Mania
    Some sense of normalcy... - Today's post comes directly after a visit to my local grocery store for a gallon of milk.... You know you are overly emotional when: You are stan...
    12 years ago
  • Julian's Journey - Life As We Know It
    VIDEO: Julian Draws 8 Letters, Face, Person & Other Updates! - Hi everyone! Long time to blog. =) Included below is an overall update first followed by a VIDEO of my little boy Julian at 3 years and 4 months drawing 8 ...
    12 years ago
  • Jolee's Journey | The value in life is not found in who we are not, but in who we already are.
    Follow us on Instagram! - @Jesssyyj I post many pictures of Jolee and our little family together!(: Follow us as we visit doctors, smiling through the day, and much more!
    12 years ago
  • The Garden of My Heart
    I’ve Moved! - My blog has moved! You can find me now at: www.gardenofmyheart.com Looking forward to seeing you there!
    12 years ago
  • Love life and be gentle
    I lost a friend..... The world lost a beautiful person. - My friend, Sonja passed away suddenly on Monday. I am heartbroken I can not begin to imagine how devastated her family must be? Sonja loved her family, ...
    12 years ago
  • Who am I; why do you care
    Team HASC - Dear Friends and Family This coming February I will be running for an organization near and dear to my heart. An organization SO amazing college age men an...
    12 years ago
  • Love 4 Thans
    - Moments Dearest Marisa and Ethan, I have been absent from writing because I have been so consumed. Not that I have not thought about what I want ...
    12 years ago
  • A Young Mother & a Baby With Down Syndrome
    Your love is my oxygen - Nikolai left the NICU with a team of doctors we had to constantly see to make sure he was fine. A geneticist, a pulmonologist, a cardiologist, audiologist,...
    12 years ago
  • Beyond the Everyday Blessings
    My Purpose For Blogging - Every day, we are blessed by many things. Some things we realize, other things we do not. Sometimes, we go for days, months or even years without even s...
    12 years ago
  • More About Matthew
    Pulling Up! -
    13 years ago
  • Madonna Mama!
    Acceptance... - Acceptance, it's a word that's been tossed around a lot lately in my "Down syndrome mommy" groups. I'll cut to the chase, we want acceptance for our extra...
    13 years ago
  • Down Syndrome New Mama
    What a New Mom Needs - When you have a baby, especially your first baby, you really need access to good information. Learning to feed your baby, obsessing over how many dirty dia...
    13 years ago
  • Discovering Joy
    A Battle Against a Beast... Infantile Spasms and Epilepsy Awareness. - I created this video yesterday in recognition of Purple Day, a grassroots effort to increase epilepsy awareness worldwide. Those who have experience with a...
    13 years ago
  • On a Joyful Journey
    Finding My Voice - A Journey with Selective Mutism - What does a young child do when the world around her is hostile and punitive? What if she perceives that no one is listening? What if she discerns that...
    13 years ago
  • Hi, this is Erik.
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