O Holy Night

One of our favorite Christmas traditions is hearing and singing Christmas carols.  There is something comforting about the familiarity of the carols and how we are still singing the same songs that we sang as children. My absolute favorite Christmas carol is “O Holy Night.”  I’m not sure why, but I love to sing it—especially on Christmas Eve.  One line in the song says, “a thrill of hope, the weary world rejoices.” As I listen to the news this evening with its political polarization, mass shootings and unrest in the [...]

By |2019-12-14T09:15:29-05:00December 14th, 2019|General, holidays, perspective, Uncategorized|5 Comments

Christmas Blessings and Expectations

“It’s the most wonderful time of the year”. We’ve all heard that song and possibly, it is the most wonderful time of the year.  It also is perhaps the most stressful time of the year for families who have a child with special needs. Worries about your child’s behavior at family gatherings, changes in routines and schedules and having your child out of school for 2 weeks can make the holidays difficult.  Couple this with the expectations of how a “perfect” Christmas should be and, well, it is easy to [...]

By |2018-12-21T07:43:13-05:00December 21st, 2018|General, holidays, Uncategorized|Comments Off on Christmas Blessings and Expectations

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