faith in parenting
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Another Specialist, Another Spike of Anxiety
Each new specialist brings both gratitude and fear. As we head to Dot’s GI appointment, I’m reminded how often motherhood means holding faith and anxiety side by side.
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When a Fever isn’t “Just a Fever”
Sometimes a fever is just a fever. Sometimes it’s the first sign of something more. For us, that gray area meant a two-day hospital stay. From urgent care to the ER to finally getting the all-clear, this is what parenting a medically complex kid can look like—and why we sometimes have to err on the…
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12 Lessons from My First Year as a Special Needs Mom
Parenting a child with special needs rewrites every rule you thought you knew. Here are 12 lessons I’ve learned in my first year—about faith, joy, resilience, and finding grace in the chaos.
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Silent Prayers and Stuffy Noses
Sometimes parenting a medically complex baby means holding your breath through the small moments. Here’s my heart in a quiet moment of prayer as I listen to my daughter struggle to breathe through a stuffed nose.