Praying for Parker

Wordless Wednesday/Special Exposure Wednesday: Walking Tall

One of Parker’s favorite places to hang out is on the shoulders of his 6′3″ brother, Brant. ps: have you entered our giveaway yet? Read More...

Published Tue, Apr 06 2010 9:31 PM by Praying For Parker

Filed under: People I Love

Saving Money by DIY.

We have a bathroom in our home, the shower in which we haven’t been able to use in close to 4 years. Reed had tiled it years ago, but over time we developed an issue and the tiles started to fall off. Reed blamed the kids for not taking care of...

Published Mon, Mar 19 2012 10:25 AM by Praying For Parker

Filed under: frugal living, DIY, my husband rocks

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

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

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

Integrating Shapes and Sensory into Art: A Sunflower Craft

I’m a big believer in using examples from real life when teaching Parker. I’ve taken hundreds of pictures of our everyday objects to use in Parker’s speech therapy. I love using pictures of the real deals when introducing...

Published Wed, Sep 12 2012 9:00 AM by Praying For Parker

Filed under: Special Needs Homeschooling, Art Activities, sensory art

I don’t care what the rhyme says, words DO hurt.

I don’t care what the rhyme says, words do hurt. Especially a word, when used, demeans another human being. Take the r-word for example. A word that rolls off of so many tongues so easily, so carelessly, so thinking it’s funny...

Published Fri, Sep 07 2012 7:48 PM by Praying For Parker

Filed under: end the r-word, r-word counter

Today I’ll grieve. Tomorrow I’ll fight. Auditory brainstem results.

Today began with the alarm clock going off at 4:00 a.m. Parker had a surgery time of 7:30, with a check in of 6:00 a.m. Have I ever mentioned how I hate mornings? Especially mornings that begin in the middle of the night. There were...

Published Wed, Aug 15 2012 4:39 PM by Praying For Parker

Filed under: Holding On Tight To My Faith, Hospital Frequent Flyer, Auditory Brainstem Results

August

August at our house is pretty traditional. Brown Eyed Susans in their glory. Peaches making their way to the dehydrator and freezer. Frozen Blackberries. The usual squash take over….. And a beautiful little boy coming back from...

Published Thu, Aug 02 2012 11:48 AM by Praying For Parker

Filed under: down syndrome, stockpiling, Victory Garden, Family and Friends, ulcerative colitis

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

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

Make Your Own Sensory Table On The CHEAP!

It started with a post on Ikea Hackers. After picking up my jaw over the prices of standing sensory tables I went on a hunt for a DIY version of a sensory table. Okay. So this one isn’t as grand as the ones with the $200.00 price tags. But when...

Published Thu, Aug 04 2011 12:43 PM by Praying For Parker

Filed under: Special Needs Homeschooling, sensory tables, ikea, make your own sensory table

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

Into Autumn

It’s been cold here the last several days. They kind of days that make a girl scurry out to the garden to collect all the last bits to harvest. I’ve been baking and freezing pumpkins. Have you seen how expensive they are this year? ...

Published Sun, Oct 09 2011 7:42 PM by Praying For Parker

Filed under: From Scratch, frugal living, Victory Garden, ginger pear jam, making jam, dehydrating tomatoes

A Feeling of…. Gratitude

It wasn’t that long ago that kids with trachs spent their entire lives in the hospital. Can you imagine? It was thought that kids with trachs faced too many obstacles to be able to live outside of a hospital setting. Times have changed. For this...

Published Wed, Nov 02 2011 7:49 PM by Praying For Parker

Filed under: Advocacy, Life With Special Needs, extra chromosomes, trachs, gratitude

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