Category Archives: Parenting

Hospital Parking Fees: An Issue Of Health Inequity

Posted on May 20, 2013 by

As is well-documented in this space, I adopted two children with special needs. Both are followed by 2+ departments at local hospitals and adding in physiotherapy and occupational therapy, I would say that on average, we have five appointments a month … Continue reading →

Posted in Be Part Of The Solution Not The Problem, Family Life, Health Equity, Heath Care, Human Rights, Ma Famille, Parenting, Parenting Children With Special Needs, The Political, The topical | 8 Comments

Friday Night Thoughts…

Posted on May 17, 2013 by

I have a million thoughts swirling in my head. Thoughts about the inequities that exist (the garment workers (and industry) are never far from my mind), and all these thoughts brought me to a place of needing to write. Tonight, … Continue reading →

Posted in About Me, Adoption, Allotment Life, Balance, Being Gentle and Kind, Parenting, Parenting Children With Special Needs, Weekending | 4 Comments

Visiting The High Park Cherry Blossoms

Posted on May 14, 2013 by

One day last week we had an early morning jaunt to see the Cherry Blossoms at High Park. They only last about a week and I was wary of visiting over a weekend because of the drones of people who descend … Continue reading →

Posted in 2013 Goals, 30 x 30 Nature Challenge, All Things Bright and Beautiful, Downshifting, Family Life, Frugal Living, Frugal Parenting, Goals, Good For The Soul, Life Is Beautiful, Ma Famille, Natural Health, Natural Living, Organzing Our LIfe, Parenting, reducing stress, Repairing Damage, Simple Living and Reducing Stress, Simple Parenting | 7 Comments

All In A Week

Posted on May 11, 2013 by

The week has been beautiful, not without its challenges, but beautiful nonetheless. We had a brief hospital visit where my son was diagnosed with tourette’s syndrome. And while I do occasionally worry about the growing number of special needs, there … Continue reading →

Posted in All Things Bright and Beautiful, Family Life, Frugal Living, Frugal Parenting, Life Is Beautiful, Love, Ma Famille, Making lemons out of lemonade, Oh so Blessed, Parenting, Parenting Children With Special Needs | 5 Comments

The Special Needs In Our Home

Posted on April 29, 2013 by

I have gone back and forth about writing a post like this. For many many reasons I don’t share my children’s names or faces here on this blog. I am careful about what stories I mention because they are their … Continue reading →

Posted in Adoption, Family Life, Journeying, Ma Famille, Parenting, Parenting Children With Special Needs | 27 Comments

A Simplified Life With Children

Posted on April 28, 2013 by

Yesterday we returned the musical instrument we were renting and said goodbye to my daughter’s music teacher. About a month ago, after much soul-searching, I decided in the best interest of our family we were done with music lessons. It wasn’t … Continue reading →

Posted in Do something, Downshifting, Frugal Living, Frugal Parenting, Journeying, Laying Foundations For The Life Plan, Lessons Learned, Ma Famille, Parenting, Parenting Children With Special Needs, Reclaiming Simple Sundays, reducing stress, Repairing Damage, Simple Living and Reducing Stress, Simple Parenting, Simplicity | 21 Comments

It’s Official: Math Progress

Posted on February 19, 2013 by

Both of my children are now only one grade below their chronological grade in math {and are working at or higher than their developmental grade}. In eight weeks of home educating they’ve plowed through a whole grade level and upon being … Continue reading →

Posted in Being Gentle and Kind, Family Life, Ma Famille, Parenting, Parenting Children With Special Needs, Special Needs Adoption, Special Needs Parenting | 23 Comments

Don’t Let Comparisons Steal Their Joy

Posted on February 19, 2013 by

I always thought I was a person who accepted and embraced uniqueness, and I suppose for the most part I am. While I look pretty “typical” I’m quite the hippy at heart. I’m an advocate for extended breastfeeding, living off … Continue reading →

Posted in Being Gentle and Kind, Journeying, Lessons Learned, Letters To Myself, Ma Famille, My Daughter, Parenting, Parenting Children With Special Needs | 15 Comments

Taking It Slowly And Gently

Posted on February 18, 2013 by

We’ve had a slow and gentle couple of days. And it has been wonderful, needed, and a peek at what else is to come. There have been games played, books read, walks on the waterfront and a bit of school … Continue reading →

Posted in Being Gentle and Kind, Parenting, Parenting Children With Special Needs, Perpective, Reclaiming Simple Sundays, reducing stress, Repairing Damage | 7 Comments

Week 4: 52 Weeks of Happiness

Posted on January 27, 2013 by

This blurry, dark, no-frills photo sums up so much of what makes me happy. This week, one of my ultimate happiness moments came from taking the children to an art exhibit and finding a window which looked out onto one of … Continue reading →

Posted in 52 Weeks Of Happiness, Home Educating, Ma Famille, Parenting | 5 Comments