#encouragement

Ordinary

Most of us, especially those in my generation, were raised with affirmations like, “You are so special. You can do anything you put your...

Safe Backyard Learning Activities For Children On The Autism Spectrum

Children can learn more easily through outdoor exposure. This is because of a variety of reasons. Primarily, the outdoors changes moods....

Lighting up the Shadows

What people don’t tell you about having cancer is it doesn’t just rock your body to the lowest valley it will go. It is also casting a...

All Great Changes are Proceeded by Chaos

Change is hard. No one embraces change with ease or contentment…unless they are faced with such a dire circumstance that forces them to...

Why it is important to fill your cup.

As moms, we are told to take care of ourselves, “Nap when the baby naps!” but oftentimes we shrug this off because we are “too busy”...

And all the people said, “Amen.”

One of my biggest inspirations is music. Ever since I was a little kid, my life revolved around music. My dad was in the record business...

Eat Pie First: Unsolicited Advice from a Cancer Patient

I truly never thought I would be in this position. I am still finding it pretty odd that this reality has become my life and soon my new...