Music and Mental Health
Music is awesome! We all have our favorite genres of music and everyone has a favorite song. Music is a common denominator for us all. Personally, I listen to everything from the blues to old-school rap – the new hard-core rap is just too much for me, but the old-school stuff still can get meRead more
Aspies and Manipulation
Autism is a funny creature. Having two sons with autism has taught me first hand just how different it can affect each child/person who has it. Aidan is at the high functioning end while Ry is at the low functioning end. Ryland gets most of the attention as his condition is more severe, but AidanRead more
Blog Improvements
One of my New Year goals was to work more on this blog. I want to share with you what that means and what you can expect. Big changes are coming to include more posts, an email list and a full site upgrade. The last few months my postings have been pretty sparse. That isRead more
New Year, New Goals
Now that we have officially started the year 2019, New Year’s resolutions are being made. I personally prefer to call them goals rather than resolutions. No one sticks to their resolutions, but goals can be attained. My main focus this year will be on bringing joy back into my life. Lately especially, it feels asRead more
Holiday Blues
Holidays always have a way bringing in to focus just how isolated my family really is. Christmas celebrations for us do not include a house full of people enjoying spirits and New Year’s is usually spent at home watching the ball drop during the Dick Clark’s Rockin’ News Year’s Eve Party on tv. We areRead more
Christmas Memories
How well do you remember Christmas as a child? How many Christmases do recall exactly what gifts you received? I’ve been thinking over all my Christmases past and have realized that I don’t remember very many of the gifts. What I remember most is the time with family and the things we did together. ToRead more
Christmas Tradition
“Jingle Bells, Jingle Bells, Jingle all the way…” Yep – y’all know what time of year it is! It’s Christmas!! The most joyous time of the year. Many of us have family traditions to celebrate the season. This week I thought I’d share with you ours. We do several things that a lot of familiesRead more
Purpose Driven Life…
Have you ever been through a time in your life where you have lost your purpose? I think we all have a period in life when this happens. If you haven’t gone through yours yet, just wait. It’s coming. For the past couple of months, I have been struggling with finding my purpose again. ItRead more
10 Ways to Fight the Funk
The past few weeks have been hard. My meds have quit working, as I discussed in an earlier post (When the Meds Stop Working). I’m happy to report though that my psychiatrist has upped the dosage and I should be feeling better very soon. Thank God!! As I’ve said before, every day is a struggleRead more