Spirit Day

Today was Spirit Day in which you wear purple as "a way for allies to stand up to LGBT bullying." Our son was approached by 5 strangers at different times and told "You need to find Jesus!" Maybe these students need to learn more about Jesus. From what I know about Jesus, I can only imagine that he would be standing with students who feel bullied, who are verbally and physically harassed. Our family feels extremely sad for the kids today who were attempting to shame Jax. With that type of attitude, they will miss out on relationships with amazing people who may happen to be LGBT.

Read Unworthy's article here: http://www.upworthy.com/whats-with-all-the-purple-its-spirit-day-and-its-not-too-late-to-get-involved


Be who you are and say what you feel, because those who mind don't matter and those who matter don't mind. ~Dr. Seuss

“At some point in our lifetime, gay marriage won't be an issue, and everyone who stood against this civil right will look as outdated as George Wallace standing on the school steps keeping James Hood from entering the University of Alabama because he was black.” 
― George Clooney

Love goes very far beyond the physical person of the beloved. It finds its deepest meaning in his spiritual being, his inner self.

– VIKTOR E. FRANKL

Blooming

It's so hard not to worry about late bloomers. Even with the twins it was so hard not to compare and worry about the one lagging behind. Dede was crawling before Em even walked. Em was reading and writing flawlessly by the end of 1st grade. We worried and our hearts ached for De whose dyslexia slowed her down in finding the joy in reading. I still remember the first time in 6th grade that I found her engrossed in a book. I couldn't hold back the tears. Now it's just common place. I try to constantly remind myself of this fact as I watch Ollie's dyslexia and dysgraphia slow his blooming. I still ache for his struggles, but find comfort in the extra time he and I still have reading and completing homework together. All to soon he will surpass the need for me and fully bloom.

 They all bloom in their own time and just how they were meant to bloom!

Audible: this dyslexic kid's best friend! Here he was enjoying The Martian audio book!

Read the article that made me start thinking about this topic here:

Give Late Blooming Children the Time They Need by Jessica Lahey 

Bennie and Dax

He is....

PEACE/ DIFFERENCE

"Peace is in the air. Difference is a virtue." 

~Ollie Middlebrooks, Age 11

From the mouths of babes! Ollie's art, love what he wrote. He's such a smart boy.

Geek Dad

My mom always said, "marry a nerd and fix him up!" I always joke that the Marine Corp did the fixing up for me. Boy, my kids sure are lucky for that ;-)

BUT REALLY... Geek dads are the best! Since school started this man has worked all day then come home and "worked" his night job. He hasn't gotten to bed any earlier than midnight. He's been tutoring Cal 3, Algebra 1, Physics, BioChem and lots of easier things in between. He's seriously loving every minute!!! And we adore him.

Sunflower

"If I were a flower, I'd be a sunflower. To always follow the sun. Turn my back to the darkness. Stand proud, tall and straight even with my head full of seeds." 

~Pam Stewart. 

Loving my art studio. Loving being creative again. And as always, I love SUNFLOWERS!

Rainbow

Boys laundry this week is a rainbow of colors.

Is it strange that this makes me incredible happy?!?!  Visually it is really pleasing to the eye. And to my heart it is even more so. I remember wanting babies so bad, fertility treatments and lots of tears. Even further back, I remember being a little girl and dreaming of the day when all my dreams would come true...

SOMEWHERE OVER THE RAINBOW!

I'M HERE LIVING THE DREAM!!!!