Pipecleaner Dreams

Almost every weekend, during outings with my family, I am asked if I run a group home. I guess it's understandable. My kids are almost...

I wrote a post last week titled "Dreading the Next." This past Saturday, an article and a video appeared in the New York Times t...

I think I’ve lived in a state of denial the past couple of years when it comes to thinking about Ashley’s post-school life. She is 16 and w...

I think I may have mentioned before that Ronnie has been approved for a wish by the Make A Wish Foundation . We talked and met with Make a ...

I contacted our local Make A Wish organization to see if Ronnie would qualify for a wish. He does, and the Make A Wish folks are starting t...

I met with Social Services today about a young man I would like to have join our family. John (not his real name) is 15 years old, totally ...

Today, U.S. Senator Barbara A. Mikulski introduced in the Senate a bill to strike the terms "Mental Retardation" and "Mentall...

As I mentioned in yesterday's post, November is National Adoption Month. For today's Special Exposure Wednesday, I wanted to share ...

If I hear one more time that the primary purpose of high school education for children with disabilities is to prepare them for work, I am g...

I need your opinions on something. Once a child with disabilities reaches middle school and beyond, schools place a bigger emphasis on voca...

Ashley is in the eighth grade this year – her last year in middle school. And as is the tradition at our middle schools, the eighth grade d...

I'm taking the lazy way out today and not writing anything. Instead, I am sharing some of my favorite web videos. Enjoy... First up, t...

I so look forward to spending my nights with you, but I hate having to leave each morning. You wrap me in a warm cocoon, and support me in w...

Chip’s Dream Chip, my birth son and my oldest child, got an acceptance letter in the mail yesterday from his first choice college. To say h...

Some of my coworkers make fun of me when I tell them I have to watch Extreme Home Makeover each Sunday night because it always gives me the ...