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doTERRA Essential Oils: Tammy’s Tips

Yup. Parker and I became doTERRA wellness advocates in order to get our essential oils for wholesale. What can I say? I’m allergic to paying full price for anything. heh. I thought is would be fun to start a series of posts called doTERRA Essential...

Published Tue, Nov 11 2014 11:05 AM by Praying For Parker

Filed under: special needs parenting, doTerra Essential Oils, essential oils, Tammy's Tips, holistic living

Yes, you can homeschool your child with special needs!

I’m meeting more and more parents of kids with special needs who are considering the idea of homeschooling. But that’s as far as they get. When push comes to shove they each end up feeling that there is no way you can homeschool your child...

Published Sun, Nov 30 2014 9:38 PM by Praying For Parker

Filed under: Special Needs Homeschooling, home school, Life With Special Needs, speical needs, special needs parenting, SN Homeschooling

doTERRA Frankincense Essential Oil

I wanted to share a bit of information for ways to use doTERRA Frankincense Essential Oil. There’s a reason why it’s called the’ King’ of essential oils! My favorite use? Anxiety! I simply put a drop of this beautiful Frankincense...

Published Wed, Dec 03 2014 5:30 PM by Praying For Parker

Filed under: doTerra Essential Oils, essential oils, doTerera, frankincense essential oil

testing

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Published Fri, Dec 19 2014 6:46 PM by Praying For Parker

Filed under: Life With Special Needs

Prepared

Each January I choose a word that is going to be my word for the next 12 months. I’ll write lists of them and then scratch through them as I try to find just the right one to make my focus of the new year. I almost decided on the word renaissance...

Published Fri, Jan 02 2015 10:44 AM by Praying For Parker

Filed under: Life With Special Needs, prepping for hard times, prepared, emergency preparedness, prepare for an emergency, prepared pantry

How to use doTERRA Wild Orange Essential Oil….and a Giveaway!

I thought it would be fun to start 2015 off with a fun giveaway! Parker and I will be giving away one 5ml bottle of doTERRA Wild Orange Essential Oil. All you need to do to enter is tell us why you want to win in the comment section below! Easy! We’ll...

Published Sun, Jan 04 2015 10:23 PM by Praying For Parker

Filed under: special needs parenting, doTerra Essential Oils, essential oils, doTerra Essentail oils, wild orange essential oil

Saying hello to my child with Down syndrome

I get it. People get nervous around kids with special needs. We don’t want to offend. We don’t want to feel awkward. Sometimes it’s just easier to keep our distance. It really isn’t hard though, this moving out of a personal safety...

Published Wed, Jan 07 2015 9:24 PM by Praying For Parker

Filed under: Advocacy, down syndrome, Life With Special Needs, special needs parenting

Update from a Down syndrome Mama

The older I get, the faster life zips by. I think I spent half my life hoping time move quicker and now I’m spending it wishing it would slow down. There has been so much going on. I thought it would be a good time to offer an update from this Down...

Published Tue, Apr 14 2015 9:22 AM by Praying For Parker

Filed under: down syndrome, Special Needs, Frequent Flyin' ar the PCMC, Family and Friends, special needs parenting, essential oils

We are special needs homeschoolers.

I’m watching as all the first day of school posts are making their way through my Facebook stream. There’s something exciting about a first day of school. That excitement is contagious even when your kid’s classroom is right next to...

Published Mon, Aug 31 2015 8:24 PM by Praying For Parker

Filed under: Special Needs Homeschooling, Life With Special Needs, special needs parents, SN Homeschooling, special needs homeschoolers, parenting special needs

I’ll take a trach change to go, please.

There was a time when a trach change was no big deal around these parts. Then in April Parker underwent a trach stoma revision and tracheostomy changes became a really big deal. Like hold your breath and pray you don’t have to call 911 deal. Parker...

Published Mon, Oct 05 2015 9:19 AM by Praying For Parker

Filed under: down syndrome, Life With Special Needs, Frequent Flyin' ar the PCMC, special needs parenting, tracheostomy, trach changes

FREE Fall Resources for Special Needs Homeschoolers

I LOVE Fall. There is something in the air that adds a touch of excitement to my day. The weather is perfect for Parker to be outside and it’s a great time to engage in a few field trips before the ‘sick season’ gets going. I’m...

Published Tue, Oct 06 2015 8:18 AM by Praying For Parker

Filed under: Life With Special Needs, special needs parenting, SN Homeschooling, special needs homeschoolers, FREE Fall Resources

My child is not suffering from Down syndrome.

I’d like to take a moment to set the record straight. Contrary to what so many in the media like to suggest, my child is NOT suffering from Down syndrome. Whew. Feels good to get that out. It’s frustrating when the media tries to portray Down...

Published Wed, Oct 07 2015 7:34 AM by Praying For Parker

Filed under: Advocacy, down syndrome, Life With Special Needs, prenatal testing, special needs parenting, MaternitT

Down syndrome and weddings.

We had quite the sick summer. In April, Parker had surgery and about a week after developed the pneumonia from hell. It’s October and even now he hasn’t regained the weight he lost after being sick over 4 months straight. McCall was getting...

Published Fri, Oct 09 2015 10:53 AM by Praying For Parker

Filed under: down syndrome, Special Needs, Life With Special Needs, Family and Friends, special needs parenting, weddings

Beyond Down syndrome awareness.

When Parker was first born, I was all about Down syndrome awareness. I wanted to shine a light on what it was like to have a medically fragile child with special needs when your insurance only wanted to cover the typical. I wanted to share the day to...

Published Mon, Oct 12 2015 8:57 AM by Praying For Parker

Filed under: Advocacy, down syndrome, Special Needs, Life With Special Needs, special needs parenting, Down syndrome awareness month

Special Needs on a Frugal Budget

Special Needs. Medical Needs. One Income. Can it be done? The biggest factors that will determine your success? Your attitude. Your willingness to be efficient with your time. Your determination to ‘make it do, or do with out,’ in order to...

Published Tue, Oct 13 2015 9:46 AM by Praying For Parker

Filed under: From Scratch, Special Needs, blenderized diet, frugal living, prepping for hard times, special needs parenting, frugal budget

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