by Erin Croyle | Feb 14, 2020 | BABY, Finding Balance, Help, Marriage, New Mom/Dad, Parents, RELATIONSHIPS, Uncategorized, YOU
For better or worse, in sickness and in health, until death do us part. We truly mean these things when we enter into marriage or a committed relationship. Be we also know that in this modern era, death isn’t always taken literally, nor should it be. For...
by Erin Croyle | Jan 24, 2020 | Finding Balance, Help, Marriage, Parents, RELATIONSHIPS, YOU
Whenever someone implies my son is a burden, I cringe. I’ve said before, the only burdens we face are the hurdles society sets in front of us. But there is one heavy, unspoken burden parents of children with disabilities do carry with them from the beginning. Many of...
by Erin Croyle | Jan 14, 2020 | Advocacy, BABY, Elementary School, Extended Family, Grandparents, Help, High School, In-laws, KIDS, Marriage, Middle School, New Mom/Dad, Parents, PREGNANCY, Prenatal Diagnosis, Preschool, RELATIONSHIPS, YOU
Make 2020 the year you get your financial house in order. It’s not as hard as you think. You can do it in 4 hours. Seriously. Once you have children, you know how important financial planning is, as is a will, power of attorney, and advanced medical directives....
by Guest Author | Jan 9, 2020 | BABY, Diagnosis, Doctors, New Mom/Dad, PREGNANCY, Prenatal Diagnosis, Uncategorized
By Jenny Wise According to the Center for Parent Information & Resources, parents who have recently learned that their child has, or will have, an intellectual or physical disability describe feelings of confusion, devastation, heartbreak, and fear. Reaching out...
by Guest Author | Nov 26, 2019 | Extended Family, Finding Balance, Friends and Acquaintances, Grandparents, Help, In-laws, Marriage, Parents, RELATIONSHIPS, Uncategorized, YOU
We all know the poem “Welcome to Holland.” As powerful as it is, we also know it’s not all tulips and windmills up in this life we lead. We love our children. Our lives are different. Oftentimes it is as inexplicably hard as it is beautiful. When...