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Letting Special Needs Kids Grow Up

September 9, 2015 by Laurie Wallin 1 Comment

Parked at a crowded curb in front of the middle school, I watch as my girls get out of the van, tie shoes, check hair in the side window, glance to see if anyone they know is nearby. I should drive away, I think. I should leave and make space for another family to unload their kids. But it's not just the parking spot. It's the admission my girls are growing up. They walk away from the minivan. … [Read more...]

Filed Under: Adoption, Laurie Wallin, Living In The Moment, Living Life Daily, Mood Disorders, Reactive Attachment Disorder, Transitions Tagged With: back to school, growing up with special needs, Letting go, middle school years, special needs tweens

Momma Bear Lets Go

March 17, 2015 by Barbara Dittrich 2 Comments

There are momma bears, and then there are MOMMA BEARS. Those of us who are raising a child with a chronic illness, disability, or special need tend to fall in the second category. While not necessarily qualifying as a “helicopter parent,” we do tend to stay a little more engaged than the average mom or dad, monitoring for anything serious in the way of medical, psychological, behavioral, or social … [Read more...]

Filed Under: ADHD, Asperger, Barbara Dittrich, Living Life Daily, Medically Fragile, Transitions Tagged With: Letting go

The Sacrament of Letting Go

October 9, 2014 by Kathleen Bolduc 16 Comments

Do you ever throw yourself a pity party? You know, one of those parties where you’re the only one who shows up? When you’re all by yourself, down in the dumps, knowing absolutely no one can possibly relate to your life situation? I had a day like that last Sunday. Feeling sorry for myself is easy on gloomy days when I can’t get to church for the 5th week in a row because my son Joel, who has … [Read more...]

Filed Under: Autism, Grief, Kathy Bolduc, Living In The Moment, Living Life Daily Tagged With: autumn, hope, Letting go, surrender

When Cancer Comes Calling

September 11, 2014 by Kathleen Bolduc 7 Comments

      An uninvited guest showed up at my door ten weeks ago.  Its name? Endometrial cancer. Every time I sit down to write about this unwelcome guest my brain turns to cotton candy, words get stuck in the gummy mess, and a blinking cursor on the computer screen sings nah-nah-nah-nah-nah. My brain may feel like cotton candy, but at the soul level substantial work is … [Read more...]

Filed Under: Autism, Kathy Bolduc, Living In The Moment, Living Life Daily, Peace, Scripture Tagged With: autism, cancer, Letting go, transformation

Transformation on the Trail

April 19, 2013 by Kathleen Bolduc 2 Comments

Sunlight streams golden through beech and maple canopy. We walk, three of us, mother, father, son, through a cathedral of light. Leaf mold tickles the nostrils, leaves crunch underfoot, and above us, sycamore leaves applaud the day. A wild flutter erupts in my chest as thousands of grackles take flight, flash purple and black against a patchwork of blue sky. Taste of smoke sits on the tongue, … [Read more...]

Filed Under: Autism, Behaviors, Grief, Joy, Kathy Bolduc, Love, Transitions Tagged With: autism, Chicken Soup for the Soul: Raising Kids on the Spectrum, Letting go, moving away from home, parenting

4 Ways to Press Through Your Biggest Parenting Fear

April 10, 2013 by Laurie Wallin 10 Comments

True Confessions: I don't follow the news. Maybe it's because I get enough news from my daughters' teachers, doctors, and therapists. Maybe because I'd rather read a novel or stare at a wall with the 10 minutes of free time I have during the day. Or maybe it's because I know I'll find stories like the one last weekend. Ones that fracture the heart of a mom raising a child with mental … [Read more...]

Filed Under: Adoption, Grief, Laurie Wallin, Mental Illness, Scripture Tagged With: Letting go, Matthew Warren, Rick Warren, suicide

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