I am the mother of two spectacular sons who followed very different paths of development. One was typically developing and the other had special needs. Now adults, they have forged their own paths – each a bright light in the world. Both have taught me incredible lessons along the way. While their methods may have […]
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The Words of Summer
I love words. I love spelling them. I love reading them. I love speaking them. They are powerful – magical. These combinations of little sounds can evoke extraordinary emotion. Words can start and end relationships. They can trigger instantaneous changes in mood. They can touch us at our very core. On some level, I knew […]
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Children and the Wisdom of Connection
As I was walking across campus the other day, I was captivated by the beauty of my surroundings. The brilliant sunlight was streaming over the tops of buildings and magnifying the rich colors of the leaves around me. Some were stubbornly clinging to the trees, and others were cascading gently to the ground forming brilliant […]
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Welcome to Hats and Boxes
Let me paint you a picture. It was very early on a crisp, Sunday morning in Minnesota. I was snuggled under the blankets not wanting to venture out into the chilly bedroom air. Even though it was 25 degrees outside and the first snow of the season had just fallen, I was wearing my summer […]
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