Supermoon Mama
Before I begin, there are three things you need to know about me: 1 – I am NOT a writer. Far from it. 2 – I have been home with…
disability
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Happy Birthday To Ya!
Yep, that’s right! Willowjak is one year old already! Woohoo! It all started with three baby boys who inspire me most – Will, Owen, Jake – whose lives inspired me…
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My Kids Were Little Once Too
Maintaining the Positive Mindset in Parenting It’s so easy to feel frustrated with the progress you want to see in your life. As a mama to kids with extraordinary needs,…
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I Wish People Would Make the Effort
Being a parent to a child like Maeve comes with so many challenges. Every holiday, birthday or really any old celebration, causes me so much anxiety. Both of my girls…
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How to protect my daughter’s freedom while protecting her privacy
I know a lot of parents can relate to this during the toddler years, but Maeve cannot handle so much as a drop of water on her clothing. She is…
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Showing Up to Support the Caregivers
When the invite came from Stacey to make another contribution to her blog, my answer was absolutely. No hesitation. No clue what I would write or what I had to…
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Shy Liza’s Narrative
As one of my final projects for my degree, I was given the task of reflecting on my life up to this point as it relates to disability. While you…
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Extend some grace to the caregivers
Single parenting is truly not given the credit it deserves. Single parenting for people who don’t have circles of support even more so. Single parenting children with disabilities? That’s something…
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Failing My Kids or Being Responsible
I don’t think I have ever known how to just ‘be’ as a mom. I’m grasping to find the words here, but what I want to describe, is the feeling,…
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Finding Freedom
As you probably know, I work at a group home in London, Ontario for adults with disabilities. But, right now my time at the group home has been put on…
