Praying for Parker

The Day Before.

A day before a surgery finds me trying to exhaust myself with cleaning, laundry, and anything else I can think of. It works for me to do stuff that needs to get done while ensuring I’ll sleep well that night. Over the years...

Published Tue, Oct 16 2012 5:23 PM by Praying For Parker

Filed under: aspiration pneumonia, Life With Special Needs, Frequent Flyin' ar the PCMC

How to color pumpkin seeds.

Our garden was quite the squash producing machine this year. From Pumpkins to Hubbards to Spaghetti to Butternut. I’ve got squash coming out of my ears. As I was cleaning out what felt like my 300th pumpkin, I had an idea hit me. What...

Published Wed, Oct 17 2012 9:23 PM by Praying For Parker

Filed under: Life With Special Needs, how to color pumpkin seeds

What goes up….doesn’t always want to come down…..

Parker loves to hike up his pirate plank. Up, up, up he goes. However the whole coming down the pirate plank has never been met with the same kind of enthusiasm. Our Hero is a fighter though. He’s working on walking back...

Published Thu, Oct 18 2012 8:47 PM by Praying For Parker

Filed under: down syndrome, brave hero, Life With Special Needs

A Fall Garden

I the only one afraid to go grocery shopping lately? On a budget as tight as ours even the .50 increase in goat milk makes a girl take notice. From fruit to meat to grains, the prices have surpassed worrisome and are heading to down right...

Published Mon, Oct 22 2012 11:05 AM by Praying For Parker

Filed under: blenderized diet, Victory Garden, Fall Garden

Ann Coulter and the difference she COULD have made.

She used the r-word to describe the President. Then, when called on the carpet about it, stated that she hated all the political correctness in the world today, and that before you know it there would be an entire book of words you...

Published Wed, Oct 24 2012 9:16 AM by Praying For Parker

Filed under: Life With Special Needs, r-word, end the r-word, Ann Coulter

Guest Posting at Type A Parent

Parker and I are over at Type A Parent today where we talk about Down syndrome. October is National Down Syndrome Awareness Month. We’d love it if you’d take a moment, read our guest post, and leave a comment. When niche posts...

Published Fri, Oct 26 2012 11:06 PM by Praying For Parker

Filed under: Life With Special Needs, national down syndrome awareness, Type A Parent

Real Life Heroes

Here’s to all the Heroes. The littlest ones among us. Their Mamas and their Papas. The brothers and the sisters. Behind every Super Hero are many who offer love, support, prayers…… and advocacy...

Published Tue, Oct 30 2012 8:18 PM by Praying For Parker

Filed under: down syndrome, heroes, brave hero, Life With Special Needs

A Hodson Halloween

I actually thought about taking Parker to the Halloween party at school. Then I remembered the last time we took Parker to school and the stomach flu that followed. sigh. Parker loves school. He loves the kids. He loves his teachers...

Published Thu, Nov 01 2012 12:41 PM by Praying For Parker

Filed under: down syndrome, crafts, Halloween, Life With Special Needs

The Very Best Adventure.

It’s been a wild few days. Days filled with puke, fevers, and decisions as to whether we should make a run up to Primary Children’s hospital, or whether the storm at home. We’ve turned a corner. Things are looking better. Home turned...

Published Sun, Nov 04 2012 9:48 AM by Praying For Parker

Filed under: down syndrome, Life With Special Needs

A Local Community College for People with Disabilities.

One major concern for parents of children with disabilities is what will life hold for them after they leave the public school system It’s the stuff that late night worry is made of. Lehi City, in Lehi, Utah has begun something beautiful. A Community...

Published Fri, Nov 09 2012 7:50 AM by Praying For Parker

Filed under: Advocacy, Life With Special Needs, Lehi Community College

On Down Syndrome and Baptism

It wasn’t long after Parker was born that the question of baptism came up. Does a child with Down syndrome need to be baptized? What if the child could understand and answer the baptismal questions, didn’t he deserve to be baptized...

Published Mon, Nov 12 2012 8:03 AM by Praying For Parker

Filed under: down syndrome, Life With Special Needs, baptisim

Where the future takes us.

I’m running around today, 50 million things on my ever growing to-do list. I’ve got the water for tonight’s pasta on the stove, laundry chugging along, coupons strung out in anticipation of hitting the grocery store to...

Published Fri, Nov 16 2012 12:19 PM by Praying For Parker

Filed under: Advocacy, frugal living, blogging

Eight Birthdays.

There’s been a bit of celebrating going on around here. Eight birthdays. So many memories made. So many prayers answered. Here’s to many, many, MANY more birthdays and memories and answered prayers. Read More...

Published Mon, Nov 19 2012 5:31 PM by Praying For Parker

Filed under: Holding On Tight To My Faith, Life With Special Needs, 8th Birthday

Acts of desperation: Special Needs Style

I used to be…..oh, what’s the word I’m looking for…..oh, yeah…. VAIN. Not a hair out of place. Make-up just so. Even my jeans were perfectly pressed. Enter a medically fragile kid with special needs. These days find me clothed...

Published Tue, Nov 20 2012 6:58 AM by Praying For Parker

Filed under: down syndrome, Special Needs, Life With Special Needs, acts of desperation

Jelly Marbles and Sensory Experiences

Parker is a sensory seeking kind of kid. He loves the undersides of carpets, sandpaper, and the plastic mesh that needle workers use. A tub of pine cones and this Hero is in Nirvana. I often brush Parker down before a lesson. If I don’t...

Published Tue, Nov 20 2012 7:04 PM by Praying For Parker

Filed under: Special Needs Homeschooling, Sensory Tubs, Jelly Marbles, Steve Spangler

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