Praying for Parker

Why House Beautiful will never be calling me.

There’s a swing directly to your left as you walk into my home. It takes up the entire door way that goes into what is now Parker’s Home School Room. Straight ahead and to your right you’ll find my priceless collection...

Published Fri, Aug 03 2012 8:53 AM by Praying For Parker

Filed under: Life With Special Needs, medically fragile kids

Faith.

When God Pushes You To The Edge Of Difficulty Trust Him Fully Because Two Things Can Happen Either He’ll Catch You When You Fall Or He Will Teach You How To Fly Here’s to us learning how to fly together, sweet boy. Read More...

Published Fri, Aug 17 2012 10:53 AM by Praying For Parker

Filed under: Holding On Tight To My Faith, faith

Foiled Again!

We’ve been rocking the cuffed trach for a few weeks now. I’m feeling much more confident that I won’t expand this sucker to a width that harms Parker’s trachea. Someone put that thought into my head and getting it out took something...

Published Fri, Sep 09 2011 3:49 PM by Praying For Parker

Filed under: A Day In Our Life, down syndrome, Special Needs, cuffed trachs

Friends and the Kid with Special Needs

My heart broke a little bit. We often have a little neighborhood boy come to our house. Usually he comes to swing on the swing set. But as Parker’s health has improved we’ve invited him to come in and play. At first all was well. But as time...

Published Mon, Aug 29 2011 8:21 AM by Praying For Parker

Filed under: A Day In Our Life

Representative Carl Wimmer Gets It Wrong. Again.

Representative Carl Wimmer has published his political position on Medicaid. You can read it on Carl’s political Facebook page: Entitlement and health-care. I used to follow Representative Wimmer on his personal Facebook page. But after accusing...

Published Wed, May 11 2011 8:28 AM by Praying For Parker

Filed under: A Day In Our Life, down syndrome, Special Needs, medicaid, #utpol, Utah Representative Carl Wimmer

Double Coupons at Walmart!

My local Walmart has started something new. In a bid to compete with a local grocery store that doubles coupons each Tuesday, our local Walmart is now also offering double coupon Tuesday. At first I wasn’t too interested. I don’t do a lot...

Published Wed, May 04 2011 5:37 PM by Praying For Parker

Filed under: Fantabulous-ness

Hope

Trying to do a lot of this today. Tomorrow I turn 50. I’m not quite sure how that happened. I’m not quite sure how much I like it. But I guess it is better than the alternative, eh? The great thing about black and white photos is that it hides...

Published Thu, Jul 14 2011 8:35 PM by Praying For Parker

Filed under: A Day In Our Life

The Family That Waxes Together…..

Take a minute and share your thoughts with my niece. Have you entered our Mama K’s Play Clay Giveaway! It ends this Friday! _______________ The 22 year old is dating an esthetician. Luckily for the rest of us, she likes to hone her craft on……well...

Published Wed, Mar 09 2011 6:14 PM by Praying For Parker

Filed under: A Day In Our Life, People I Love

When the Stares Start

It wasn’t quite dark the evening my Dad dropped me off across the street from my friend’s house. Even though I dutifully looked both ways before I started to dash across the street, I never saw the car that hit me. I was thrown up 10 feet...

Published Tue, Mar 22 2011 7:24 PM by Praying For Parker

Filed under: A Day In Our Life, Advocacy, down syndrome, Special Needs, Bells Palsy

Special Needs Underground

Parker’s doctor suggested that we change out Parker’s trachs at least every two months, with every month being optimal. I explained to him that our insurance gave us great grief when trying to procure even one new trach a month. Parker’s...

Published Wed, Dec 01 2010 9:24 PM by Praying For Parker

Filed under: Advocacy

Nova Naturals Giveaway Winner

I contacted the first winner of this contest via random.org over a week ago. I waited for a reply. I got *crickets* So, back to random.org Parker and I went. And this time our winner is: Mamikaze! Read More...

Published Sun, Nov 14 2010 9:22 AM by Praying For Parker

Filed under: Fantabulous-ness, Reviews and Giveaways!, Nova Naturals

We’re Having a Yard Sale!

Yup, this Saturday, June 19th you’ll find our front yard filled with all kinds of amazingness just waiting to come and live at YOUR house. heh. Seriously, we have some great stuff, lots of it donated by one of Parker’s sweet readers! Like...

Published Thu, Jun 17 2010 7:35 PM by Praying For Parker

Filed under: A Day In Our Life, Fantabulous-ness, yard sales

Baking Alphabet Crayons

Okay. This is an oldie but a goodie with a bit of a twist. Recycled crayons? Been there, done that? How about recycled ALPHABET crayons? (Hey, even if you done this too, how about leaving me a little comment love commending my effort, eh?) Parker’s...

Published Sun, Nov 07 2010 5:31 PM by Praying For Parker

Filed under: Cheap and Easy, Special Needs, preschool, homeschool, art for children, recycled crayons, kid crafts

The Drama Mama: Do YOU Know One?

Have you ever played the game where one person whispers something to you, and you then whisper it to someone else, who whispers it to yet another until the message makes it way back to it’s creator, bearing absolutely no resemblance to what had...

Published Wed, Oct 28 2009 10:39 AM by Praying For Parker

Filed under: A Day In Our Life

Great Expectations

I don’t know about you, but I think this might just be the very best New Year’s Resolution…………. ever. Read More...

Published Tue, Dec 29 2009 8:08 AM by Praying For Parker

Filed under: Holding On Tight To My Faith, A Day In Our Life, Fantabulous-ness, Stuff We LOVE!

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Why House Beautiful will never be calling me.

Faith.

Foiled Again!

Friends and the Kid with Special Needs

Representative Carl Wimmer Gets It Wrong. Again.

Double Coupons at Walmart!

Hope

The Family That Waxes Together…..

When the Stares Start

Special Needs Underground

Nova Naturals Giveaway Winner

We’re Having a Yard Sale!

Baking Alphabet Crayons

The Drama Mama: Do YOU Know One?

Great Expectations