tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6731566494936221082024-02-21T08:37:04.634-06:00A Joy Renewedclaiming joy despite circumstance Brittniehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17051522140661900464noreply@blogger.comBlogger620125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-673156649493622108.post-16118812167154878432020-04-05T10:45:00.003-05:002020-04-05T10:45:59.784-05:00Dear Chance . . . Five Years in Heaven<div style="font-stretch: normal; line-height: normal;">
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<span style="font-family: inherit;">How has it been five years since I last saw your little face? I cannot believe how fast time seems to be passing us by. April 4, 2020 . . . you are celebrating five years in heaven. </span></div>
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<span style="font-family: inherit;">We think of you all the time, baby boy. Camille asks about you often and frequently sets an extra chair for you at dinner. She spontaneously told your entire story to a Chick-fil-a employee a few months back, which was so precious. You’ve put the hope of heaven in the heart of your sisters, too, and it’s life giving to see how that plays out over time.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: inherit;">Five years closer to seeing your sweet face again.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: inherit;">“We’ve been given a glimpse of the real thing, our true home, our resurrection bodies! The Spirit of God wets our appetite by giving us a taste of what’s ahead. He puts a little heaven in our hearts so that we’ll never settle for less. That’s why we live with such good cheer. You won’t see us dropping our heads or dragging our feet! Cramped conditions here don’t get us down. They only remind us of the spacious living conditions ahead. It’s what we trust in but don’t yet see that keeps us going. “ 2 Corinthians 5:5-8 MSG. </span></div>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Your tree in our backyard, gifted to us at your graveside service, bloomed FULLY these last few weeks, just as it does each year in March. I love that each year we have this symbolism of the cycle of beautiful life that comes from tragic death. </td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Camille had 457 questions while looking through your memory book. One day I will have to explain that no, not all of the girls in our family were in the room watching the Doctor cut my tummy open and pull the baby out. :)</td></tr>
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<span class="text"><span style="font-family: inherit;">I have a love-hate relationship with social media. On one hand, Instagram and Facebook can be time-suckers, relationship-killers, and potential breeding grounds for comparison and judgement. My mind and heart need limits and boundaries and down-time from screens and technology. But, one thing I do appreciate about social media is how it can serve as an online scrapbook of sorts. Posting on blogs, Facebook, or Instagram is a much easier way to document our days, our <i>Big Moments</i>, rather than ways of the past such as Creative Memories. Typing those two words, Creative Memories, makes me a little nauseous. Jesus, take the wheel. I can write words on the internet all day long, but please don’t ask me to cut zig-zag corners and strategically place stickers all around one big gigantic picture of my two-year-old licking her ice cream cone. The very thought of this task makes me want to cry a million tears (and would also take me 542 years to complete, so the odds are not in my favor.). <o:p></o:p></span></span></div>
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<span class="text"><span style="font-family: inherit;">Some of you know we have been praying, for years, for Clara, our oldest daughter with a rare genetic syndrome, to talk, and for her communication to develop and understanding to increase. Specifically, we have prayed for God to open Clara’s mouth and allow her to speak with words. He has answered this specific prayer twice, when Clara vocalized the words, “Hi,” and “No,” when prompted by her teacher at school. <o:p></o:p></span></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: inherit;"><span class="text">Well, a few weeks ago, God answered this prayer again. No, not by opening her mouth in our presence. But, through the form of increased awareness played out with the push of a few powerful buttons on her AAC device </span><span class="text">(</span><span style="background-color: white;">Augmentative and alternative communication). </span><span class="text">So, we are marking the moment, friends, writing it down intentionally for the internet to read, as a permeant memorial so to speak. Our very own modern-day Joshua stone. <o:p></o:p></span></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: inherit;"><span style="background-color: white; color: #222222;">In Joshua 4:1-8 God commands the Israelites to cross the </span><span style="color: #222222;">Jordan River<span style="background-color: white; background-position: initial initial; background-repeat: initial initial;"> (which He has stopped miraculously). To commemorate their crossing, God instructs Joshua to mark the moment by choosing 12 stones from the middle of the dried-up river. The Message translation of this portion of scripture describes the scene . . . <o:p></o:p></span></span></span></div>
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<span class="text"><span style="font-family: inherit;">I drove down highway 59 a few weeks ago and noticed she was acting a bit off for her usual drive-to-school self. Her face pale, a little zoned out and well, just not typical Clara. No fever (Why yes, I did put the car in park once securely stopped at a stoplight and reached waaaaaaay in the backseat to feel her head. I do not recommend this.). Going against that mama-gut feeling I dropped her off anyway, told her aide she seemed a little tired, and saw her out of the car. <o:p></o:p></span></span></div>
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<span class="text"><span style="font-family: inherit;">“Hi Brittnie. We wanted to let you know Clara isn’t herself today. She looks pale and has zoned out multiple times. She is just not acting normal. She was even spitting out her food at lunch and wouldn’t even touch her fruit.”<o:p></o:p></span></span></div>
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<span class="text"><span style="font-family: inherit;">“I also wanted to let you know that when we gave her the iPad and asked, “What do you want?”, she pushed “I feel sad. I’m upset. I feel sick. I want to go home.” <o:p></o:p></span></span></div>
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<span class="text"><i><span style="font-family: inherit;">I’m sorry. I just fainted. What was that you said? She pushed all of those buttons, to express HER FEELINGS IN CONTEXT??? As in, on her own, on a day that you and I BOTH NOTICED PHYSICAL SIGNS OF ILLNESS? THIS HAS NEVER ONCE HAPPENED. NOT ONCE. <o:p></o:p></span></i></span></div>
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<span class="text"><span style="font-family: inherit;">“I feel like we need to positively reinforce her for vocalizing her feelings and needs. Would you like to come get her?”<o:p></o:p></span></span></div>
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<span class="text"><i><span style="font-family: inherit;">Do I want to come get her? I. Am. On. My. Way. <o:p></o:p></span></i></span></div>
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<span class="text"><span style="font-family: inherit;">Friends, we pray and pray and pray some more for the things our hearts deeply desire. Sometimes God answers with a yes, a no, or a not yet. And sometimes, <i>He answers yes with a twist.</i> Sometimes, He answers yes in a way that forces us to intentionally look outside the box of ideal answers and praise Him for the sideways course His answer took. <o:p></o:p></span></span></div>
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<span class="text"><span style="font-family: inherit;">And when He answers, regardless of the how, I want to intentionally mark it down. I want to intentionally set up stones of remembrance to say, “Look at what God did here!” I want to leave a trail of modern-day Joshua stones. I want to leave behind a stone-filled legacy so that my children and their children will always know that our God is good, and He is always moving on our behalf, and that sometimes His answers don’t come in the form of a straight line. <o:p></o:p></span></span></div>
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<span class="text"><i style="font-family: inherit;">(This article was first written & published for my work </i><i>with</i><i style="font-family: inherit;"> </i><a href="https://theceoforum.org/Home">the CEO Forum Women's Ministry Monthly Newsletter.)</a></span></div>
Brittniehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17051522140661900464noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-673156649493622108.post-9000492199754514952020-02-15T08:40:00.000-06:002020-02-15T08:41:53.557-06:00TODAY Parenting Team . . . Pregnancy and Infant Loss Awareness (please read and vote!)Hi Friends!<br />
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When the <a href="https://community.today.com/challenge/pregnancy-and-infant-loss">TODAY Parenting Team</a> shared they were taking submissions for Pregnancy and Infant Loss Awareness related material, I knew I wanted to submit a piece in honor of our son, Chance.<br />
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Would you take a minute to <a href="https://community.today.com/parentingteam/post/dont-worry-you-wont-remind-me-of-my-loss">"vote up my article?</a>" (You can vote once a day!) It would mean the world to me and my family. Each and every vote makes the post more visible to others who could benefit. And feel free to share on your social media channels.<br />
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Can't believe we will soon be celebrating Chance's 5th year in heaven. How is that possible? Thank you in advance for your love and support.Brittniehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17051522140661900464noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-673156649493622108.post-20875275237390432072020-01-08T13:35:00.000-06:002020-01-08T13:35:33.096-06:006th Annual Cohen Syndrome Association Fundraiser Results <span style="font-family: inherit;">FRIENDS AND FAMILY . . . </span><br />
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<span style="background-color: white; caret-color: rgb(28, 30, 33); color: #1c1e21;"><span style="font-family: inherit;">Results are in and you all SHOWED up for the Cohen Syndrome Association!</span></span><br />
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<span style="background-color: white;"><span style="color: #1c1e21; font-family: inherit;"><span style="caret-color: rgb(28, 30, 33);">Between </span></span><a href="https://www.mycrownedfree.com/BRITTNIEANDASHLEY/">Crowned Free sales</a><span style="color: #1c1e21; font-family: inherit;"><span style="caret-color: rgb(28, 30, 33);"> (my sis and I went into business </span></span><span style="color: #1c1e21;"><span style="caret-color: rgb(28, 30, 33);">together!)</span></span><span style="color: #1c1e21; font-family: inherit;"><span style="caret-color: rgb(28, 30, 33);">, the silent auction, and personal donations, YOU raised a total of <b><u>$4,432.53</u></b> in 2019! What in the world?! A record!</span></span></span><br />
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<span style="background-color: white;"><span style="color: #1c1e21; font-family: inherit;"><span style="caret-color: rgb(28, 30, 33);">Thank you all so much for the love and support year after year. We feel so lucky to know each and every one of you. </span></span></span><span class="_5mfr" style="caret-color: rgb(28, 30, 33); color: #1c1e21; font-family: inherit; margin: 0px 1px;"><span class="_6qdm" style="background-image: url("https://static.xx.fbcdn.net/images/emoji.php/v9/t9c/2/16/1f9e1.png"); background-repeat: no-repeat no-repeat; background-size: contain; color: transparent; display: inline-block; height: 16px; text-shadow: none; vertical-align: text-bottom; width: 16px;">🧡</span></span><span class="_5mfr" style="caret-color: rgb(28, 30, 33); color: #1c1e21; font-family: inherit; margin: 0px 1px;"><span class="_6qdm" style="background-image: url("https://static.xx.fbcdn.net/images/emoji.php/v9/t9c/2/16/1f9e1.png"); background-repeat: no-repeat no-repeat; background-size: contain; color: transparent; display: inline-block; height: 16px; text-shadow: none; vertical-align: text-bottom; width: 16px;">🧡</span></span><span class="_5mfr" style="caret-color: rgb(28, 30, 33); color: #1c1e21; font-family: inherit; margin: 0px 1px;"><span class="_6qdm" style="background-image: url("https://static.xx.fbcdn.net/images/emoji.php/v9/t9c/2/16/1f9e1.png"); background-repeat: no-repeat no-repeat; background-size: contain; color: transparent; display: inline-block; height: 16px; text-shadow: none; vertical-align: text-bottom; width: 16px;">🧡</span></span><span class="_5mfr" style="caret-color: rgb(28, 30, 33); color: #1c1e21; font-family: inherit; margin: 0px 1px;"><span class="_6qdm" style="background-image: url("https://static.xx.fbcdn.net/images/emoji.php/v9/t9c/2/16/1f9e1.png"); background-repeat: no-repeat no-repeat; background-size: contain; color: transparent; display: inline-block; height: 16px; text-shadow: none; vertical-align: text-bottom; width: 16px;">🧡</span></span><span class="_5mfr" style="caret-color: rgb(28, 30, 33); color: #1c1e21; font-family: inherit; margin: 0px 1px;"><span class="_6qdm" style="background-image: url("https://static.xx.fbcdn.net/images/emoji.php/v9/t9c/2/16/1f9e1.png"); background-repeat: no-repeat no-repeat; background-size: contain; color: transparent; display: inline-block; height: 16px; text-shadow: none; vertical-align: text-bottom; width: 16px;">🧡</span></span><br />
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<br />Brittniehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17051522140661900464noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-673156649493622108.post-82632400566182185952020-01-01T09:20:00.000-06:002020-01-01T09:20:13.307-06:00Looking Back to Look Ahead for 2020<span style="font-family: inherit;">It's a new year, friends! Happy January 1st! </span><br />
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<span style="font-family: inherit;">I love seeing everyone's top nine from Instagram. Overdone? Maybe, but I think it's fun to be reminded of moments, both mine and other people's, from earlier in the year. <span style="background-color: white; color: #262626;">It’s no surprise that Clara dominated again this year. Coolest kid, hardest worker, and wisest teacher. Clara sure is easy to love! But, I love that Camille is sprinkled in there, too, because her joy, tenderness, constant compassion, and forgiving spirit (usually gifted to me, ahem) keep us all grounded and running. </span></span><br />
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<span style="background-color: white; color: #262626;"><span style="font-family: inherit;">Wrapping up 2019 thankful for all the memories made, milestones achieved*, lessons learned, and yes, even the growing pains. Pruning stinks <i>(as does potty training a child with special needs OMGOSH),</i> but it typically always develops fruit <i>(if we let it)</i>.</span></span><br />
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<span style="background-color: white;"><span style="font-family: inherit;"><span style="color: #262626;"><span style="caret-color: rgb(38, 38, 38);">I'm not really sure what 2020 will hold, but </span></span><b style="caret-color: rgb(38, 38, 38); color: #262626;">brave obedience and an abundance mindset </b><span style="color: #262626;"><span style="caret-color: rgb(38, 38, 38);">are two themes God keeps bringing to mind for me this year. I'm sure He will give me plenty of </span></span><span style="color: #262626;"><span style="caret-color: rgb(38, 38, 38);">opportunity</span></span><span style="color: #262626;"> to live both of these out in real time, hahahaha. <i>(A lot like when you pray for more patience and God doesn't just give you more, but instead gives you opportunity to practice more patience. Fun times!)</i> I/we usually work through <a href="https://www.jennieallen.com/">Jennie Allen's New Year Dream Guide,</a> and will be working on it over the next few weeks. No crazy resolutions like in year's past (I die reading some old blog posts omgoodness), just overall themes and taking inventory of what worked well and what needs improvement in all different life areas (spiritual, relational, personal, health, and work). I have found this approach so helpful and useful to truly creating a life of direction and purpose. The guide is free on Jennie's site if that's something that would be helpful to you. </span></span></span><br />
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<span style="background-color: white;"><span style="color: #262626; font-family: inherit;">Here's to an amazing 2020!</span></span><br />
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<span style="background-color: white;"><span style="color: #262626; font-family: inherit;">And who knows, maybe I will blog again before summer. :) </span></span><br />
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<span style="background-color: white;"><span style="font-family: inherit;"><span style="color: #262626;"><span style="font-family: inherit;"><i>*I took on a part-time freelance interviewing/writing job this year (one I can do from home around the girl's schedule), and also </i></span><a href="https://www.mycrownedfree.com/BRITTNIEANDASHLEY/" style="font-family: inherit; font-style: italic;">went into business with my sister selling Crowned Free</a><span style="font-family: inherit;"><i>, which has been so fun to do </i></span><i>together</i><span style="font-family: inherit;"><i>. I do have some writing goals and projects for 2020 on my mind, so that is </i></span></span><span style="color: #262626; font-family: inherit; font-style: italic;">exciting, too </span><span style="color: #262626; font-family: inherit; font-style: italic;">(more to come)! </span></span></span>Brittniehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17051522140661900464noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-673156649493622108.post-14963854740243518402019-12-10T13:40:00.000-06:002019-12-10T13:40:06.740-06:00Special Needs Potty Training . . . Take Two . . . Two Years In Hi. My name is Brittnie and I have a blog. Apparently 2019 got busy and I forgot how to post in long-form. Well, that's not true, but Instagram makes it so easy to post quick, mini-blog thoughts and so the idea of uploading a huge post here in-between toilet training sessions made my head spin out a bit. And now it's December.<br />
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Speaking of potty training. . .<br />
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We are officially two years in.<br />
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I am still cleaning poop out of underwear.<br />
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<a href="https://ajoyrenewed.blogspot.com/2019/03/special-needs-potty-training-take-two.html">Here is where I left you back in March of this year, when we were 16 months in.</a><br />
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I wish I had more of an update, but alas, there is none.<br />
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It's a two step forward, 10 step back kind of dance so to speak. She still has no access to her light-up toys until she successfully goes on the toilet. But, she seems to prefer her pants over the commode. Yay! She has one-two successes a week, and that is usually from one of us catching her in the act and running her to the toilet. This obviously requires eyes on her most of the time in order to catch the signs, which is, um, doable for a while but challenging long-term because #reallife.<br />
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There may or may not have been one incident where I said, "Clara. First poop on potty, then light-up toys.' To which she replied by pulling my hand all the way from her room to the restroom and promptly pooping on the toilet. Ahem.<br />
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There may or may not have been another incident where she came walking out of her room with no clothes on. As in, completely naked from the waist down. I walked in her room to find her pants and underwear, completely clean, on one side of the room, and a pile of poop on the other side of her room. Clean underwear on the right. Pile of poop on the left. Okay then. <i>(Jokes on you, Clara, because no longer are we helping you pull down your pants when needed, hahahaha.). </i><br />
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PLEASE DO NOT BE FOOLED. SHE KNOWS WHAT SHE IS DOING.<br />
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My hopes and dreams for 2020?<br />
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Less Fabreeze. More Leap Frog Light-Up Dog on repeat. :)<br />
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(In all seriousness, thank you for all the love and prayers, friends! We appreciate you all so much!)</div>
Brittniehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17051522140661900464noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-673156649493622108.post-67452663363324969462019-10-16T10:50:00.000-05:002019-10-16T10:53:16.419-05:00Annual CT Vacation 2019 We just returned from spending five glorious days in Connecticut! You cannot beat the fall weather in New England. Especially when you are used to "Houston fall." Which is basically like summer.<br />
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We love visiting in October as the leaves are vibrant, the weather is cool, and the combination just puts you in an overall Really. Good. Mood. This trip is one of our favorite weeks of the entire year.<br />
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Wonderful week with family and beautiful scenery! Can't wait until 2020!Brittniehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17051522140661900464noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-673156649493622108.post-74772954050932783972019-06-21T15:43:00.000-05:002019-06-21T15:43:07.854-05:00Cohen Syndrome Awareness Day 2019<br />
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<span style="font-family: inherit;">Clara is the COOLEST kid. <a class="_58cn" data-ft="{"type":104,"tn":"*N"}" href="https://www.facebook.com/hashtag/duh?source=feed_text&epa=HASHTAG" style="color: #385898; cursor: pointer; text-decoration: none;"><span class="_5afx" style="direction: ltr; unicode-bidi: isolate;"><span aria-label="hashtag" class="_58cl _5afz" style="color: #365899; unicode-bidi: isolate;">#</span><span class="_58cm">duh</span></span></a> There are challenges we face both now and in our future (I have had my share of meltdowns during <a class="_58cn" data-ft="{"type":104,"tn":"*N"}" href="https://www.facebook.com/hashtag/operationpoopgoesinthepotty?source=feed_text&epa=HASHTAG" style="color: #385898; cursor: pointer; text-decoration: none;"><span class="_5afx" style="direction: ltr; unicode-bidi: isolate;"><span aria-label="hashtag" class="_58cl _5afz" style="color: #365899; unicode-bidi: isolate;">#</span><span class="_58cm">operationpoopgoesinthepotty</span></span></a>), but we feel so lucky that God gave us Clara to parent, syndrome and all. If you click the link below to read more about Co<span class="text_exposed_show" style="display: inline;">hen Syndrome, you will read that a happy disposition is one of the clinical characteristics. How cool that God created her purposefully with a steady joy, one thing that He so deeply desires for all of us? We have so much to learn from this beautiful child and from ALL of the beautiful people with Cohen syndrome. </span></span><a class="_58cn" data-ft="{"type":104,"tn":"*N"}" href="https://www.facebook.com/hashtag/cohensyndromeday2019?source=feed_text&epa=HASHTAG" style="color: #385898; cursor: pointer; font-family: inherit; text-decoration: none;"><span aria-label="hashtag" class="_58cl _5afz" style="color: #365899; cursor: pointer; font-family: inherit; text-decoration: none; unicode-bidi: isolate;">#</span><span class="_58cm" style="color: #385898; cursor: pointer; font-family: inherit; text-decoration: none;">CohenSyndromeDay2019</span></a></div>
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Brittniehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17051522140661900464noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-673156649493622108.post-73540013043901895862019-06-18T06:27:00.000-05:002019-06-18T06:27:56.035-05:00Joy Makes The World Go RoundToday I have the honor and privilege of sharing a guest post by <a href="https://www.beckyberesford.com/">Becky Beresford</a>. I met Becky via an online bloggers platform and when chatting online about supporting other women's efforts, Becky and I decided to each share on each other's site this summer. Once I learned Becky also had a child with special needs, I knew it was a good fit. I asked Becky if she would share a bit about how she finds joy in the mist of parenting a child with different abilities. Be blessed by her words and then check out her website and social media platforms!<br />
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<span style="font-family: inherit;">I’ve had a weird relationship with the word JOY, mainly because I haven’t understood its true meaning. <o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: inherit;">When I became a mama, I felt guilty because I couldn’t see the beauty in every moment. I was tired and worn down, struggling with some hefty postpartum depression. The doors to my motherhood expectations were blown completely off their hinges the second we entered the hospital. After 28 hours of labor, my entrance into parenting involved an emergency c-section and a horrible recovery. I had to be reopened because of the infection in my incision, which was proceeded by allergic reactions to prescribed antibiotics and more. It was the absolute opposite of what I had planned. And so, Dear Reader, <i>let me be real</i>. Even though I was grateful for our precious little boy, if someone would have told me to “find joy” in the midst of so much pain, I probably would have shown them the door. I was that mad at God. I was that mad at myself.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: inherit;">It’s been 8 years since we’ve welcomed our David into this world. During this time we’ve had two more babies and miscarried a sweet third. With all the challenges and changes, my mind has had a decent amount of time to process joy within motherhood. But a major perspective shift happened when David was 2 years old. We were at his regular pediatric appointment when she told us David wasn’t developing as she liked. I remember catching my breath and then reminding myself to breathe. As hot tears started to form, I tried to fight off the panic. What was wrong? What did she mean? Would my boy be okay? The doctor clearly saw my impending freak out, so she assured me that he was healthy, but still she wanted him to get evaluated for sensory issues, including autism. The full weight of her sentence was felt. As I watched my beautiful boy tip-toe around the office, I knew this was going to be another unexpected entrance into motherhood. Except this time we were stepping into a new community. We were becoming a special needs family.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: inherit;">If you are a mama to a sweetheart with special needs, I just want to say I get it. We love our babies wholly and unconditionally. They are hand-picked gifts sent from Jesus, meant to change our lives and impact the world. But no one tells us how turbulent it is going to be. Nobody gives us a guide to the hard conversations or waves of emotions. I still struggle knowing how to parent my autistic son, whether I’m doing things right or screwing matters up completely. Every day he receives mixed messages, with his family on one side and society on the other. We tell him he is perfectly and wonderfully made. Society tells him he needs to change and adjust in order to “succeed” on their terms. He is told he needs to go to vast amounts of therapies, summer schools, diets, and appointments. Meanwhile, he sees his brothers and his friends living a life unlike his own. He knows he is different. He knows he struggles with “sensitive ears” and focus and anxiety and regulating his emotions. He sees the look on people’s faces when he has meltdowns at the department store and notices when the neighborhood kids stare. My boy understands far too well, and I find myself waging war between two realities… <o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: inherit;">And while each of us is imperfect, we are all perfectly made. God didn’t make a mistake when He made my son, just like He didn’t mess up when He made you or me. <i>Everyone is unique on purpose. </i>For our family, neurodiversity is celebrated because God is abundant in creativity and has crafted each of us specifically to reflect His own glorious image. Our bodies are different. Our minds our different. Our stories are different. Each individual is meant to highlight the character and heart of our great God in specific ways, and that’s a REALLY good thing!<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: inherit;">These truths have become the steady undercurrent of JOY for our family. We have been blessed with the ability to see people in a holy light. By giving us our little boy, God has opened our eyes even more to the beauty of diversity… every tongue, every nation, every tribe. <i>Every kind of people</i>. In eternity we will experience the glorious coming together of all God’s children but raising our autistic son has helped us experience the joy found in this fusion NOW. We get to witness the power of the gospel for every soul because each one is precious to God. We get to tell our son, as well as others, that when the world says we are not enough, we can stand tall and declare our worth in Jesus because our identities rest firmly in Him. <o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: inherit;">David will likely have a harder battle when it comes to accepting his value and security in God because society often desires to conform people to their standard of “normal.” But we want our son’s mind to be conformed to the thoughts and ways of his Savior. We want David, as well as our other sons, to know the joy of the LORD and all it entails. We want them to rely on God’s character and trust in His promises. He sits on the throne. He rules supreme. They can trust in His eternal reign and know that no matter what, they exist as beloved sons, joint heirs and triumphant warriors. We were ALL born to change the world, each person placing their permanent mark on the fabric of history. Being a special needs parent is hard, yes. But it is also a high honor. We are invited to partake in the sacred process of opening the world’s heart to the diversity of heaven. We have the privilege of ushering in the fullness of our extraordinary God. This is our unexpected journey. This is our treasured joy. <o:p></o:p></span></div>
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Brittniehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17051522140661900464noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-673156649493622108.post-17064606751436036242019-06-11T13:38:00.000-05:002019-06-11T13:38:04.510-05:00Camille's magazine debutOur little comedian was quoted in the July 2019 issue of <a href="https://www.parents.com/parents-magazine/">Parents Magazine</a>. Her mind was blown when she saw both of our names in the Giggles section.<br />
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She is constantly making us laugh! Another example? <a href="https://www.instagram.com/p/ByiSLBnHWWc/">I shared it on Instagram</a>, but I will share it here for kicks, because why not post more embarrassing moments on the internet?<br />
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<span style="font-family: inherit;"><span style="background-color: white;">Last Thursday, while waiting in the lobby of Clara’s CROWDED, yet quiet, therapy clinic, she loudly exclaims, “Mamma! What is wrong with your legs? There’s like all these little bump, hole things right here. What is happening to your legs?! Will mine do that when I’m a grownup?!”</span></span><br />
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We love you so much, Camille! Keep us laughing forever!Brittniehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17051522140661900464noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-673156649493622108.post-24012071882643437652019-05-06T15:50:00.000-05:002019-05-06T15:50:07.777-05:00Clara is 7 years old! <span style="font-family: inherit;">Our Clara girl turned seven years old this past Thursday, May 2nd.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: inherit;">A tradition we started at age three is to take pictures as soon as she wakes up on her birthday morning. Tradition continues . . . </span><br />
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We kicked off her special day with a party at school during snack time. I brought mini muffins, fruit snacks, and juice. Her BCBA, Aaron, played princess music from the computer (she is the only girl in her class, thus, she has been the princess for a while), turned the overhead room lights low, and played flashing lights all over the wall.<br />
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She was in heaven!<br />
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That night, we treated her to presents, followed by dinner at Freddy's for grilled cheese, french fries, and chocolate ice cream. Camille specifically picked out this superhero bunny and just as Camille expected, Clara loved it. She also loved her Peanuts birthday card that plays the theme song anytime you open and close it. We listen to said theme song over and over and over. :)<br />
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We had planned a big birthday bash for her at the park the Saturday after her birthday, but 24 hours before go-time the weather was not looking promising (and I did not have a solid back-up plan for the amount of people I invited, and I didn't want to get stuck with tons of food) so I made the call to cancel the party.<br />
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The rain and thunder came crashing hard overnight and by10am Saturday it was clear and beautiful.<br />
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Oh well, can't win them all, right? We plan to reschedule for a pool party later this summer.<br />
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We turned lemons into lemonade by taking her to her favorite place . . . the carousel!<br />
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Love her so much! Can't believe this kid is seven years old and can't wait to see what all God has in store for her this next year of her life! We pray this is the year she conquers potty training as well as speaking with her actual voice!<br />
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Brittniehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17051522140661900464noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-673156649493622108.post-85933240488721169682019-05-05T18:10:00.000-05:002019-05-05T18:10:00.487-05:00Quick Getaway to Charleston, South Carolina<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">
Last month, seven out of the ten women from our church <strike>small group</strike> not-so-small-group traveled to Charleston, South Carolina, for a quick getaway! A few of the girls planned the entire thing, from picking the dates and destination, to planning the daily itinerary, and it all worked so well. When you have that many people traveling together, having one or two designated as "in charge" really works and eliminates a lot of indecision and wasted time. </div>
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After landing and checking in to our VBRO, the historic Jacob Rabb House (Stay here! We loved it. Sleeps eight, three beds and two baths and fully renovated kitchen and dining areas. Conveniently located to central walking destinations.), and killing some time browsing stores on King Street, we enjoyed lunch at <a href="https://basickitchen.com/">Basic Kitchen</a>. Fresh and delicious.<br />
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<span style="text-align: center;">Next<span style="font-family: inherit;">, we toured </span></span><a href="http://www.draytonhall.org/" style="font-family: inherit; text-align: center;">Drayton Hall </a><span style="font-family: inherit; text-align: center;">and the famous </span><a href="http://www.magnoliaplantation.com/" style="font-family: inherit; text-align: center;">Magnolia Plantation Gardens</a><span style="font-family: inherit; text-align: center;">. Beautiful! </span><br />
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<span style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: inherit;">After asking for directions from Drayton Hall to the Magnolia Gardens, some random, but super sweet lady let us all pile in her car and gave us a lift. Such a funny memory!</span></span><br />
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Dinner that night was at a random Pub, not worth mentioning, but dessert was note-worthy!<span style="font-family: inherit;"> <span style="text-align: center;">Late night "dessert" at </span><a href="https://calliesbiscuits.com/pages/hot-little-biscuit-landing" style="text-align: center;">Callie's Hot Little Biscuit</a> was d<span style="text-align: center;">elicious. Go here!</span></span><br />
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Saturday morning started off with <a href="http://www.charlestonfarmersmarket.com/">a visit to the local Farmer's Market</a>. Huge green space with tons of food, caffeine options, and shopping.<br />
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After the <a href="http://www.charlestonfarmersmarket.com/">Farmer's Market</a>, <a href="https://www.thecharlestoncitymarket.com/">shopping the City Market</a>, and eating lunch at <a href="https://charlestoncrabhouse.com/">Charleston Crabb House</a>, we decided to forgo our itinerary and hop on a carriage tour via the <a href="https://www.classiccarriage.com/">Classic Carriage Works Company</a>. Best decision! Our tour guide was hilarious and we learned a lot of history about the city.<br />
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<span style="font-family: inherit;"><a href="https://magnoliascharleston.com/" style="text-align: center;">Dinner at Magnolias.</a><span style="text-align: center;"> So amazing. All the food is amazing, if you haven't picked up on that yet, </span><br style="text-align: center;" /><span style="text-align: center;">but this restaurant was out of this world. Pricer than most meals, but worth the splurge. </span></span><div>
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After dinner at <a href="https://magnoliascharleston.com/">Magnolias</a>, we surprised one of the girls, recently engaged, with a little Bachelorette fun. And by Bachelorette fun I mean we dressed her up and went to sit at a wine bar to consume one glass of wine and mostly water.<br />
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<span style="font-family: inherit; font-size: small;">Sunday breakfast at <a href="https://www.poogansporch.com/">Poogan's Porch</a>. Again, delicious. </span><span style="font-family: inherit; font-size: small;">We did not starve on this trip, in case you were concerned. </span></div>
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After brunch we attended worship at <a href="https://www.brightcity.church/">Bright City Church</a>. Such a great service and message on fear by <a href="https://www.instagram.com/nconnolly/">Nick Connolly</a>. If you are new to the area and looking for a church home, or are looking to attend service while you are traveling, please visit <a href="https://www.brightcity.church/">Bright City!</a><br />
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<a href="https://spiritlinecruises.com/">Harbor Dinner Cruise </a>on our last night! Fancy and fun!<br />
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Since our Sunday had already consisted of brunch, a food tour, and dinner on the water, we felt it necessary to find dessert and landed at <a href="https://www.kaminskys.com/">Kaminsky's Dessert Cafe</a>. Super unique options that range from kid to adult friendly, although none of us branched out to test the adult friendly menu. :)<br />
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Quick trip to <a href="https://secondstatecoffee.com/">Second State Coffee Shop</a> before heading to the airport on our last morning. Loved it!<br />
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I'm sure I missed some details, but those were the highlights. We love you, Charleston! Hope to visit again someday!<br />
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Brittniehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17051522140661900464noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-673156649493622108.post-87947610642013988642019-04-23T07:45:00.000-05:002019-04-23T07:45:29.532-05:00Believing In The Miracle . . . AgainOn September 27, 2018, <a href="https://ajoyrenewed.blogspot.com/2018/10/believing-in-miracle.html?fbclid=IwAR2Y2xJ4NO97g8ijdIbpxr-l7J1-PjCDpF-7K7VMaQMNdyANgDP-WTbp78w">Clara said her first word. </a><br />
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I wasn't present. Brandon wasn't present. Only a teacher. I admitted this on social media, but because my daughter has never come close to uttering a "mama," or "dada," I was skeptical. Yet, I finally decided to believe in the miracle, regardless of the odds, and continue to pray with full-confidence that it would happen again.<br />
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">So much joy.</td></tr>
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Nearly severn months later, on April 17, 2019, <i>it happened again.</i><br />
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Clara said her second word!<br />
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Clara. Said. Her. Second. Word.<br />
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Was I present? No. Was Brandon present? No. Was any other family member present? No. Only two teachers who swear that it happened. Once again I am at the crossroads. I am faced with the choice to either believe, despite my eyes not seeing and my ears not hearing, or doubt.<br />
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I believe!<br />
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Love this girl and her morning wake-up hair!</td></tr>
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On Wednesday, April 17, Clara's class took a field trip to a local park. This is the perfect idea for a field trip for children with different abilities, as it is not an overwhelming environment and all the children can practice whatever social and motor skills need attention.<br />
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I was attending the field trip and arrived 15 minutes early. I sat there, listening to my audiobook, waiting and watching for the school vans. I saw the van pull up, but decided to give them a few minutes to unload before I joined. #MISTAKE<br />
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Once I saw Clara get out of the van, I began walking across the parking lot. As I got closer I saw another classmate excitedly hugging Clara and NOT letting go. He had the biggest smile and was cheering for her. I walked up just as the aide was prying the child's arms away from Clara's middle.<br />
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"She just said no," Christine, an aide, told me.<br />
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I didn't even flinch because her comment didn't register in my brain.<br />
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"She just said no," Christine said again.<br />
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"Yeah, Clara just got really mad and yelled NOOOOOO!," Aaron, her lead therapist, told me.<br />
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I about dropped to the floor.<br />
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"CLARA?!" I asked.<br />
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"Yes," they both replied.<br />
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Repeat the same question and answer 354x.<br />
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They explained that after getting out of the van, Clara was wanting Aaron to hold her hand (omgosh she adores Aaron), but Christine took her hand instead (because she was the aide assigned to Clara during the field trip). Clara kept fussing while trying to get to Aaron, while Christine blocked and tried to redirect. Clara got ticked and when Christine tried to redirect again, Clara yelled out, "NOOOOOOOO!" </div>
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Both Aaron and Christine said she yelled it, in a squeaky little voice, as clear as day. </div>
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Guys. I about died. </div>
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I was there and walked up 20 seconds too late!!! <i>I almost heard my daughter's second word.</i><br />
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But, I'm refusing to beat myself up over this and once again, BELIEVE that it happened. I will continue to pray, in bold faith, just I have been, that it will happen again. And again. And again. One word at a time.<br />
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Guys, we never know when our miracle, our breakthrough, will happen. Things might look dim from our humanly eyes, but regardless, this is such a reminder to keep taking our desires to the Lord. We have prayed, continually for years, that Clara would speak with her mouth. In no way did I expect God to answer this prayer this past Wednesday. Don't give up, friends! Your miracle could be right around the corner and you don't even know it.<br />
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Thank you for believing in the miracle, too, rejoicing in answered prayer, and petitioning the Father on our behalf that Clara will speak! </div>
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Two words down, Clara girl.<br />
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Many more to come!<br />
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Clara's first word - September 27, 2018 - "Hi"<br />
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Clara's second word - April 17, 2019 - "NOOOO!" :)<br />
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Clara's third word - Stay tuned!Brittniehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17051522140661900464noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-673156649493622108.post-45176931356769112262019-04-09T08:05:00.000-05:002019-04-09T08:05:20.277-05:00Stop Growing Up, Camille! (Our last preschool spring show and open house)<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">
Last week we attended Camille's last preschool spring show and open house. She was in heaven and had an entire row of loved ones cheering her on! Girlfriend loooooves any situation where she is up on a stage preforming, so she had been looking forward to this event for weeks. </div>
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We knew one of us would end up in the hallway with Clara once the performance started, as this has been the pattern every year due to the noise level etc, but Camille was OVER THE MOON knowing Clara would be there. We considered getting a babysitter for Clara, but when it came down to it, we agreed Clara needed to "show up for her sister." After all, Camille has been a TROOPER when it comes to sitting through all of Clara's appointments over the years.<br />
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So yeah, I took Clara out two songs in (took one for the team, Brandon took her out last year) and didn't even see Camille's age group perform, but it's ok. Having Clara there meant the world to Camille. The world!<br />
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We will miss this little preschool tradition, but know there are new traditions on the horizon as she enters Kinder (!!!).Brittniehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17051522140661900464noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-673156649493622108.post-89561212234412051912019-04-04T12:29:00.007-05:002019-04-04T12:29:55.843-05:00Dear Chance . . . Four Years in Heaven<div style="text-align: center;">
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Four years ago today you were born into heaven. </div>
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How has it been F-O-U-R years? </div>
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While you aren't with us, we think of you all the time and have plenty of conversations about our "baby brother" who lives with Jesus. We are so grateful you are part of our legacy. </div>
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We visited your grave a few weeks ago, and we hope to go visit again this weekend for our annual family picture. </div>
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Your tree, that was gifted to us by friends on the day of your memorial service, is in full bloom. It's our absolute favorite. As you can see, your sister, Camille, added a pink birdhouse to sit alongside the original blue one because, "I need a birdhouse next to my brother's." </div>
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We started celebrating last night, a day early, since today is packed with your sister's activities (speech and occupational therapy for Clara and a preschool program for Camille). Your daddy picked up balloons and treats on the way home last night for all of us to enjoy! While we usually bake cupcakes and top them with blue icing, Camille was convinced that this year you would want the soft, sugar cookies from the bakery section because "Every little kid LOVES those cookies." They didn't have blue iced, but with two sisters, we figured pink would work just fine. :)</div>
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We woke up this morning to lots of messages from family and friends, and balloons that SPELLED YOUR NAME, complete with a boy-themed birthday gift on the porch from sweet friends. Another friend dropped off a bouquet of beautiful flowers. You are not forgotten and we are so thankful! </div>
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I have been fielding questions from your sister, Camille, on the regular. <span style="font-family: inherit;">Such as<span style="text-align: center;">... What does my brother look like in heaven? Can he see us? Can he see his balloons? Do you think his favorite colors are blue and green? What does my brother do all day in heaven? When I get to heaven will I know how to find baby Chance? Will Jesus help me find my brother? Do you think his favorite animal is an elephant? I think so because all little boys like elephants. Can we eat mac and cheese for dinner? I’m sure baby Chance would want mac and cheese on his birthday because all kids love mac and cheese.</span></span></div>
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Brittniehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17051522140661900464noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-673156649493622108.post-18343086243319140732019-03-05T07:09:00.000-06:002019-03-05T07:09:54.895-06:00Special Needs Potty Training . . . Take Two . . . 16 Months InWe've made it 16 months in our second go-round of potty training!<br />
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The day we took away Clara's pull-ups feels like an eternity ago. The last 16 months have felt long and hard, but like a lot of things, worth the work.<br />
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When we left off at the one year mark, we had just finding collecting data on her bowel movement habits (lovely, right?), and had experimented with isolating ourselves to the restroom for three hours in the evenings in hopes to catch a a BM success, which proved ineffective.<br />
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<span style="font-family: inherit;"><i><span style="background-color: white;">Well, today is the day. I’ve been avoiding this like the plague but after 14 months of cleaning up poopy pants I figure maybe I should take the advice of Clara’s BCBA and just do it.</span><br /><br /><span style="background-color: white;">See all these toys? Yeah. All of Clara’s favs. And they will disappear by the time she returns from school. </span></i></span><br />
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<span style="background-color: white; font-family: inherit; font-style: italic;"><br /></span><br /><span style="background-color: white; font-family: inherit; font-style: italic;">Once she successfully poops in the potty she will have access to all of them for the remainder of the day. Then they disappear again until the next success. Repeat daily. Omgosh.</span><br /><br /><span style="background-color: white;"><i style="font-family: inherit;">She is a cute but she is stubborn (14 months and she’s only had one poop success and ONE POOP ACCIDENT AT SCHOOL. Meaning, she doesn't poop in the </i><i>toilet</i><i style="font-family: inherit;"> at school nor does she poop in her pants at school). She just loves saving it all for mommy and daddy. We feel so special. :-)</i></span><br /><br /><span style="background-color: white; font-family: inherit; font-style: italic;">It’s not everyday someone asks you to pray for their child’s pooping habits, but if you feel so inclined ... 🙏🙏🙏. Day one! Here we go! </span><a href="https://www.instagram.com/explore/tags/specialneeds/" style="border: 0px; color: #003569; font-family: inherit; font-stretch: inherit; font-style: italic; line-height: inherit; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline;">#specialneeds</a><span style="background-color: white; font-family: inherit; font-style: italic;"> </span><a href="https://www.instagram.com/explore/tags/cohensyndrome/" style="border: 0px; color: #003569; font-family: inherit; font-stretch: inherit; font-style: italic; line-height: inherit; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline;">#cohensyndrome</a><i style="font-family: inherit;"><span style="background-color: white;"></span></i><a href="https://www.instagram.com/explore/tags/operationpoopgoesinthepotty/" style="border: 0px; color: #003569; font-family: inherit; font-stretch: inherit; font-style: italic; line-height: inherit; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline;">#operationpoopgoesinthepotty</a><br />
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<span style="font-family: inherit;">We are now a little over a month into this method of positive reinforcement, and while it isn't moving as fast as I would like, we are seeing slow signs of </span>progress<span style="font-family: inherit;">. The hard part is having eyes on her 24/7 to catch her signs of needing to have a BM. Additionally, if I miss the signs and she goes in her pants (which she likes to do the minute I leave her room/presence), it might be several days until the next BM, which lessens the opportunities to pair the behavior (poop in potty) with the reinforcers (light-up, musical toys). </span><br />
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<span style="font-family: inherit;">So while it feels <i>S-L-O-W</i> and some days I want to poke my eyes out, I can't deny the success she has had over the last six weeks. She's pooped in the potty at school three times and three-four times at home. The excitement on her face when the toys come out (the second any poop hits the toilet water) is beyond precious! </span><br />
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<span style="font-family: inherit;">Slow and steady wins the race, right? Easier said than done, but that is what we are clinging to during this season on life. Put in the work now and </span>eventually <span style="font-family: inherit;">it will pay off. So we press on.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: inherit;">Praying that in four more months, at the next blog update, we have much continued success to report! </span><br />
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<span style="font-family: inherit; font-size: small;">ALSO, here's a little laugh for you in case you need one on this Tuesday. Last week I was in that crazy hour of day called witching hour (yes, it is still a thing when your kids are 5 and 6), so I left Clara in her room to finish dinner prep. Brandon walks in the door five minutes later (mistake numero uno, left Clara in her room unattended for five minutes) so I ask him, "Hey, once you get changed can you go check on Clara?"</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: inherit; font-size: small;">Several minutes later he's all, "Ummmmmm Britt. What is going on? Did you forget to come back and clean up all this poop on the floor?" And I'm all, "I know I am losing my mind and forget a lot of things, BUT DO YOU REALLY THINK I WOULD JUST WALK AWAY AND LEAVE POOP IN HER ROOM?" I turn the corner and he is standing there, dumbfounded, with Clara's pants, poop-streaked-underwear, and poop in his hands. </span></div>
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<span style="font-family: inherit; font-size: small;">She pooped her pants once I left her room and THEN SHE TOOK HER PANTS AND UNDERWEAR OFF ON HER OWN. </span></div>
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<span style="font-family: inherit; font-size: small;">There she stood, leaning over her bed, naked from waist down, playing happily with her favorite fidget toys. </span></div>
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<span style="font-family: inherit; font-size: small;">So while this whole situation was gross (#understatement) and obviously not ideal, can we all just stop and cheer that this kid 1. is starting to recognize poop is gross and shouldn't stay in her pants and 2. knows how to pull off her pants!</span></div>
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Brittniehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17051522140661900464noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-673156649493622108.post-89884199806413399002019-02-21T14:45:00.000-06:002019-02-21T14:46:32.872-06:00Three Things God Revealed To Me About Sharing My Work <div class="MsoNormal" style="-webkit-text-stroke-width: 0px; caret-color: rgb(0, 0, 0); color: black; font-style: normal; font-variant-caps: normal; font-weight: normal; letter-spacing: normal; margin: 0in 0in 0.0001pt; text-align: start; text-decoration: none; text-indent: 0px; text-transform: none; white-space: normal; word-spacing: 0px;">
<span style="font-family: inherit; font-size: small;">On January 10, 2017 I<a href="https://www.amazon.com/Desert-Song-Brittnie-Blackburn/dp/151277023X/ref=tmm_pap_swatch_0?_encoding=UTF8&qid=1550780422&sr=8-1"> released a book into the world</a>. <o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: inherit; font-size: small;">If I am being honest I have struggled greatly to promote the book after it went live for purchase on the world wide web. <o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: inherit; font-size: small;">For some reason when I think about sharing my work with the world I get all weird and squirmy and self-conscious. Not because I’m worried about how people will react to the actual words (I fully get not everyone will love it, and I’m cool with that, I surely don’t love everything I read), <i>but of how people will react to me TELLING THE WORLD about my work. <o:p></o:p></i></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: inherit; font-size: small;">Ugh. <o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: inherit; font-size: small;">It’s such a struggle. I mean, I have shared my book on Instagram a total of three times. Three times! Four if you count that I recently added it to my highlights. I spent a lot of hours writing and a lot of dollars publishing this piece of my heart and yet I’m scared to talk about it because of what people might think of me. <o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: inherit; font-size: small;">What in the actual world?<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-family: inherit;">But <i>S-L-O-W-L-Y </i>(a.k.a two years, hello) God has been working on my heart in this area. <o:p></o:p></span></span></div>
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<b><span style="font-family: inherit; font-size: small;">Here is what God has been revealing to me. . . <o:p></o:p></span></b></div>
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<!--[if !supportLists]--><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-family: inherit;">3.</span><span style="font-family: inherit; font-stretch: normal; font-style: normal; font-weight: normal; line-height: normal;"> </span><!--[endif]--><span style="font-family: inherit;">If I opened a coffee shop, would I not spend time advertising to bring in customers? If I had a small business where where I created custom jewelry out of my home, would I not let people know? Yes. I would. And I don’t think I would be all weird inside about it. Yet, for some reason, writing has felt different. Yes, I did it for the message itself, not the money (let's be real, authors make about 5 cents per sale), but I have to remember that whether we are talking about vanilla lattes or </span>words in a book<span style="font-family: inherit;">, the same principle applies. <o:p></o:p></span></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: inherit; font-size: small;">Anyways, that’s what I’ve been wrestling through for awhile. And all that to say, you might hear me talk about my written words a little bit more in the future. <o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: inherit; font-size: small;">Here’s to humbly letting the Spirit lead us as we share our creations with the world. Here’s to getting out of our own way, and following-through with the weird marketing side of producing a product or piece of content, <i>whatever </i>that looks like.</span></div>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">And here's to hoping my words don't put you to sleep like they did my husband. <br />
It looks like he is faking it, but I assure you, he was out cold. #thanksbabe</td></tr>
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<span style="font-family: inherit; font-size: small;">What are you writing? What are you creating? What is your hobby? What are you good at and enjoy more than anything in the world? What is your small business? What are you selling? What do you spend hours on, just for the love of it? God delights when we share, so please comment below with Your Thing! </span></div>
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<span style="font-family: inherit;">I am an enneagram nine <i>(I think, still reading through all the types)</i> but I have a lot of three in me as well, so the following is a muscle I've had to really work over the last several years <i>(read: I have not always done this well because 1. I'm a people pleaser and 2. I don't like conflict . . . see number 1. Also read: Thankfully, I am a much healthier 9 now than I used to be, so respectfully stating my opinions/thoughts is not as debilitating as it used to be. )</i>.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: inherit;">Here's the thing . . . It's not that I think being busy is bad or having a long to-do list is a sin, but guys, dare I say that the thing Satan uses the most to get us in a cycle of self-destruction is not drugs or alcohol or pornography but the inability to prioritize stillness*. Satan dangles a lot of really good, honorable things in front of our faces and we grab hold of <i>all of them</i> and pencil in way more than can logically fit in the 24 hours a day provides and then we wonder why we haven't felt peace and claim we don't know what God is up to because "He just never speaks to us." We go-go-go in the name of service <i>(see - not bad things - all good things</i>) all the while failing to realize we are literally crafting an idol in our own image.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: inherit;">I have to believe that God is up there thinking if His children would just stop for a hot minute to not only say "no," but create some purposeful margin and blank days/hours/moments in their calendars to just be (I know, right?! Gasp!), maybe they would realize He never actually stops speaking, but His beloved children just never quiet themselves long enough to hear His voice.</span></div>
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<span style="color: #26282a; font-family: inherit;"><span style="caret-color: rgb(38, 40, 42);">Creating margin for margins sake is not laziness </span></span><span style="color: #26282a;"><span style="caret-color: rgb(38, 40, 42);">disguised</span></span><span style="color: #26282a; font-family: inherit;"><span style="caret-color: rgb(38, 40, 42);"> </span></span><i style="caret-color: rgb(38, 40, 42); color: #26282a; font-family: inherit;">(this is an entirely different issue and I think we all know the difference)</i><span style="color: #26282a; font-family: inherit;"><span style="caret-color: rgb(38, 40, 42);"> or selfishness or something to be looked down upon. I am pushing back on the highly coveted societal gold star that is "</span></span><i style="caret-color: rgb(38, 40, 42); color: #26282a; font-family: inherit;">do all the things </i><span style="color: #26282a;"><span style="caret-color: rgb(38, 40, 42);"><i>because</i></span></span><i style="caret-color: rgb(38, 40, 42); color: #26282a; font-family: inherit;"> that is what Good Christians do.</i><span style="color: #26282a; font-family: inherit;"><span style="caret-color: rgb(38, 40, 42);">" Running ourselves into the ground from good deeds is not a badge of honor, it's actual insanity.</span></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: inherit;">When is the last time you asked someone, "How are you?" and they replied with, "I'm so good! And rested! And stress free! I am filled-up in all the right ways and feel so connected to the Lord!" I refuse to feel guilt from others when they don't quite understand why I am saying no<i> to such an honorable </i><i>opportunity</i><i> even though I have nothing on my calendar preventing me from saying yes. </i>I am learning to say no to many good things so that I can say yes to the absolute best things He has for me. Trading good for best. This is so important whether you are an extrovert or introvert or whether you have a high capacity for activity or little. Any personality type or enneagram number can fall prey to this type of idol worship.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: inherit;">We all trade best for good when we don't S-T-O-P and ask Him to shut it all down and show us the way. </span></div>
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<span style="font-family: inherit;">Outside of my role as wife and mom I can do a few things really well, but I can't do 28 things really well. And I am going to go so far as to say after taking time to really stretch this muscle, I've been more productive and had greater impact by prioritizng and focusing on these few, best things. I would rather do a few things better than a lot of things just mediocre. But, I won't ever know what these best things are if I don't start the habit of creating space for my soul to figure it out. And I don't think it's a once-and-done-kind-of-thing. We are evolving people which means we need repeated space and quiet to make sure those best things are well, still the best things. God wants so much more from us than busy mediocrity. (Does that last sentence even work? I don't know but I'm going with it.)</span></div>
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Brittniehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17051522140661900464noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-673156649493622108.post-79854638997340697982019-01-14T14:39:00.000-06:002019-01-16T21:55:52.578-06:00Camille is F-I-V-E! <div style="font-stretch: normal; line-height: normal;">
<span style="font-family: inherit;">My baby girl is F-I-V-E! I am pretty sure I say this year after year but man, where does the time go? This is just bananas that my youngest babe is now F-I-V-E. </span></div>
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<span style="font-family: inherit;">Camille is so loving, giving, and understanding, especially when it comes to Clara’s continual needs and care.</span></div>
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There’s a part in the movie <a href="https://wonderthebook.com/movie">“Wonder,”</a> where Via (the older sis) makes the comment about her brother, August, with special needs. She says, “August is the Sun. Me and Mom and Dad are planets orbiting the Sun.”<br />
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<span style="font-family: inherit;">While we are constantly trying to feel out the atmosphere of our home, her birthday is a natural way to show up and tip the scale back in her direction. We’ve been celebrating big since Saturday night!</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: inherit;">We have been filling up her love tank with a few two-on-one-dates with Mommy and Daddy (she is a major quality time girl), and expressing to her with actual words and no interuptions all the ways she makes our life better. </span><br />
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<span style="font-family: inherit;">Sat night - Two-on-one date to Cheesecake Factory ("Wow! This is a super fancy restaurant, like the most fanciest in the world!" - Camille) and the American Girl doll store to pick out her birthday gift. </span><br />
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<span style="font-family: inherit;">Monday - Another two-on-one date to visit daddy's new office downtown and eat her favorite "Chick-a-lay." </span></div>
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<span style="font-family: inherit;">Love you, Camille!!</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: inherit;">Go ahead and stop growing up! </span><br />
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<span style="font-family: inherit;">(A few other things I want to remember about Camille at age five . . . Her love for unicorns, princesses, mermaids, candy, mac and cheese, playdates, parties, decorating the house just because it's a random Tuesday, and taking looooooong showers. The way she continually thinks of other people, constantly crafting creations for her friends or asking how we can help make someone else happy. The way she asks Brandon every. single. night. without fail after he reads her a story, "Will you ask Mommy if she will come cuddle me?" And then when I am leaving her room how she asks me ever. single. night. without fail, "Mommy, will you turn off my lamp before you go to bed?" How she says "bideos" instead of videos and how she inserts the word "like" in her dialogue as though she is a teenager. And finally, how she refers to chapstick as "chopstick.") :-)</span></div>
Brittniehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17051522140661900464noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-673156649493622108.post-53974892452090728052019-01-07T10:05:00.000-06:002019-01-07T10:05:21.690-06:00Looking Back to Look Ahead for 2019It's the beginning of January, which is one of my favorite times of year.<br />
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I know, I know, I know . . . there is nothing magical or special about a new year and any one of us can make a change or goal or new focus anytime throughout the year. In fact, the mindset of "I'll just wait until January," can be damaging in a lot of ways.<br />
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I also believe there is some real value in evaluating where you are and where you are headed. After all, you don't want to live the same year 75x and call it a life, right? Not my quote, but a powerful one.<br />
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Choosing not to evaluate (at least on some level) is choosing to be at risk of coasting through life and that, in my opinion, is where we can get into some trouble.<br />
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I read Levi Lusko's <a href="https://www.amazon.com/Through-Eyes-Lion-Impossible-Incredible/dp/0718032144/ref=asc_df_0718032144/?tag=hyprod-20&linkCode=df0&hvadid=312710253827&hvpos=1o1&hvnetw=g&hvrand=14119052952172900596&hvpone=&hvptwo=&hvqmt=&hvdev=c&hvdvcmdl=&hvlocint=&hvlocphy=9027774&hvtargid=pla-492995564605&psc=1&tag=&ref=&adgrpid=61681020945&hvpone=&hvptwo=&hvadid=312710253827&hvpos=1o1&hvnetw=g&hvrand=14119052952172900596&hvqmt=&hvdev=c&hvdvcmdl=&hvlocint=&hvlocphy=9027774&hvtargid=pla-492995564605">Through The Eyes of A Lion </a>in 2018 <i>and it was so good</i>. As in, I filled up 15 pages in a journal with quotes I don't want to forget. One that I think still about ALL the time?<br />
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"Most people die at age 25 but aren't buried until age 75."<br />
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Drop. The. Mic.<br />
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I never want to get to that point, guys. Thus, my love affair with New Years reflections.<br />
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(I'm not saying people who don't reflect and plan and goal-set are coasting or walking around dead, but for me, that is a real possibility because I know I am at risk of coasting if I'm not careful. Just want to acknowledge that we aren't all created equal and we don't all need the same tools to live our best lives. So this is not me judging or making assumptions about others.)<br />
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ALL THAT TO SAY, I truly enjoy the act of reflecting on different life areas (I/we use <a href="https://www.jennieallen.com/dreamguide2019/">Jennie Allen's New Year Dream Guide</a> - highly recommend!) and taking time to re-set my focus, mindset, and possibly even craft a few goals for the year. I love looking back to see what worked in each area, what didn't work, and how to practically make improvements in each.<br />
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Lots of Clara love last year, per usual. 2018 was a crazy year of potty training Clara (still working on it, long way to go but she has come SO far), advocacy work both at a local and state level, but also a sweet and FUN year watching the girls deepen their relationship and grow/mature as individuals. <br />
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<a href="https://ajoyrenewed.blogspot.com/2018/01/looking-behind-to-look-ahead-for-2018.html">Here is where I was at the beginning of 2018</a>.<br />
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<span style="font-family: inherit;">My themes for 2018 were the following. . . </span><br />
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<li><span style="background-color: white; font-family: inherit; text-align: justify;">Dwell - in His presence, thoughts of gratitude/of Him</span></li>
<li><span style="background-color: white; font-family: inherit; text-align: justify;">Quiet - less noise/inputs, more prayer which leads to a steady mind</span></li>
<li><span style="background-color: white; font-family: inherit; text-align: justify;">Rest - physical and mental</span></li>
<li><span style="background-color: white; font-family: inherit; text-align: justify;">Flow - what flows through my mind comes out of my heart/attitudes/actions</span></li>
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I worked really hard on my mindset all year (dwelling on the right things to truly rest) and it paid off, for sure. <a href="https://ajoyrenewed.blogspot.com/2018/05/he-who-dwells-rests-aka-my-mothers-day.html">I even got a tattoo</a> on Mother's Day as a reminder to always dwell on Jesus, the only source of real rest, and not my circumstances. But I still have a long way to go.<br />
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Yep! My tattoo artist came to my house! <br />
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So where is my focus for 2019?<br />
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I read something by <a href="https://www.amazon.com/Jesus-Calling-Enjoying-Peace-Presence/dp/1591451884">Sarah Young in Jesus Calling </a>a few months ago stating that Jesus longs for us to "live within the boundaries of today." Really, this builds on the idea of dwelling well and is a continuation of the same idea.<br />
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<b><i>Learn to live within the boundaries of today. </i></b><br />
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What does this really mean for me?<br />
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Not rehashing the past. Not rehashing people's past choices or hurts projected onto me or past annoyances and misunderstandings. Not constantly going backwards in my mind.<br />
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This also means not projecting hurts or situations or conversations into the future <i>that haven't even happened yet </i>(Am I the only crazy person who does this?? I will literally play out entire situations in my mind and what I will say and what they might say and how I will respond once again. OMGOSH.).<br />
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Learning to live within the boundaries of today not only heightens my joy in the moment, but goodness, it allows me to enjoy moments, people, places that I might not otherwise.<br />
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I am listing out some practical goals (like learning to use the darn curling rod I got three years ago and refraining from acting like a five year old when it takes longer than two minutes to learn said skill) and things I want to continue into 2019, but learning this skill is the overarching theme.<br />
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<b><i>Learn to live within the boundaries of today. </i></b><br />
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<b><i>What about you? What are you focusing on in 2019? Do you set a lot of goals or just one big one? Choose one word? Pick a theme? Not into goals at all? I'd love to hear. </i></b>Brittniehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17051522140661900464noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-673156649493622108.post-47567381492243061912019-01-03T14:25:00.002-06:002019-01-03T16:20:50.569-06:00Disney World Vacation 2018<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
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Two days after <a href="http://ajoyrenewed.blogspot.com/2019/01/christmas-2018.html">Christmas</a> we headed to Disney World for several days with my extended family. I will admit that I was nervous going into the trip, not knowing how Clara would do with the crowds and potty training and the likelihood of sensory over-stimulation.<br />
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She. Did. So. Well.<br />
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Was the trip perfect? No. But did she exceed our expectations in every way? Y.E.S.<br />
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She was a rockstar and not only did she survive Disney, she thrived and had fun!<br />
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This trip was a great reminder that you might assume something would be too much for your kid, but you never truly know until you try. Had we passed on this opportunity, I would not have the memories of Clara's grinning face while flying through the air on Dumbo.<br />
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As long as Clara had her headphones and typical comfort items during the day (iPad, light-up toys, strings to twiddle), she did great! She had zero pee accidents and went in the family restrooms successfully during the park days. Only one BM accident (only pooped once PTL) and thankfully, that occurred in our hotel room.<br />
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Camille was completely taken by the magic of it all and it was so fun to watch her expressions of joy. Each and every moment was "her favorite!"<br />
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Day one was spent at Magic Kingdom. Day two a free day at the resort to swim and relax. Day three was spent at Hollywood Studios.<br />
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If you are heading to Disney World and you are a parent of a child with special needs or disabilities, you must take advantage of their <a href="https://disneyworld.disney.go.com/faq/guests-with-disabilities/attraction-access/">disability access service</a>. Clara's stroller was tagged as a wheelchair so we were able to push her right up to each ride, and the stroller was waiting for her immediately when the ride was over. This was a lifesaver and total game-changer.<br />
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Another perk to their disability access service? You don't have to wait in line. No, you don't get to walk right on any ride, but they will give you a return time to walk on instead of waiting in line. So say a wait time for a ride is 60 minutes, they give you a return time of 50 minutes and then you walk right through the fast pass line. AMAZING and again, game-changer for Clara's overall experience.<br />
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Magic Kingdom on our first full day. . .<br />
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Clara was gifted these monkey noodles (pink rubber thing in pic) for Christmas from my sister, Ashley, and it was the MOST PERFECT GIFT to keep Clara's hands busy during the day.<br />
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Rides not pictured that were a hit: Peter Pan & Winnie The Pooh.<br />
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Clara used her iPad during the Frozen show to tell us "I want to go for a walk." Huge! <br />
This is what school has been teaching her to do when she needs a break, before she becomes overwhelmed. <br />
Basically, instead of throwing a tantrum you can ask to be excused. SUCCESS!<br />
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">This pic makes me laugh so hard. Clara snuggled up to this random man on a bus ride on our way to Disney Springs. She fell asleep and the man was so sweet to not make me move her. :)<br />
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Disney World, we hope to visit you again in the future! Thanks for being so disability friendly and for making all of my soon-to-be-five-year-olds dreams come true! What a memorable way to ring in 2019!Brittniehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17051522140661900464noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-673156649493622108.post-87613730743067426572019-01-03T12:55:00.000-06:002019-01-04T14:18:30.790-06:00Christmas 2018The last few weeks have been fast and furious and a lot of fun!<br />
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We celebrated our family of four Christmas a day early, per usual. Somehow enjoying "Christmas morning" on Christmas Eve has now become a tradition in our house. We love spending actual Christmas day with extended family every year, but we don't love having to rush the girls through their presents all while watching the clock to make it to our next destination. Celebrating a day early allows us a full day to to savor, play, wear pajamas, and just take it all in.<br />
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A few pictures from our Christmas . . .<br />
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lights on the floor leading them from their rooms to their stockings. </td></tr>
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Santa let us know this won't be happening every year as it took a very long time to put together. <br />
Camille got a ballerina box and Clara a carousel.<br />
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Santa also brought Clara a toy phone from the 90's, which ironically, ended up being her favorite gift. <br />
She played with it for six hours straight.<br />
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Yep, she remembered she had reindeer food leftover from last Christmas and thus, there was no debating the idea.<br />
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We had a great Christmas Eve morning, followed by a lovely Christmas Day with Brandon's family, followed by a fun and quick exchange with my side on the 26th (we all left for Disney together early on the 27th, thus the need to be quick!).<br />
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DISNEY WORLD PICS.Brittniehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17051522140661900464noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-673156649493622108.post-44600928770609672822018-12-17T11:35:00.001-06:002018-12-17T11:36:38.224-06:00If We Would Just Stop Fighting Long Enough to Look UpIt's that time of year when many of Clara's ongoing doctor appointments show up on our calendar. Every June and December we are faced with those twice a year appointments that are B.R.U.T.A.L. Completely necessary, but horribly emotional for everyone.<br />
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Last week week, the eye doctor, and this week, the dentist.<br />
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Just hold me.<br />
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Last Tuesday's eye exam started off well. Clara was cooperating and generally tolerating the wires that hung from her head. But after thirty minutes of arms restrained while various lenses are being held up to her eyes, she started to fight.<br />
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And after that first test came the dilation for her retina check and not only did the fighting continue, it increased in intensity. Imagine three adults tag-teaming a 55 pound six-year-old to get the job done. Brandon laying over her restraining her legs and arms. Her head being held firmly and tightly, by me, to keep her from continually banging her head against the floor. And the doctor prying her eyes open as wide as possible to get the best look at the state of her retina.<br />
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Sweet Camille was there ("I just want to be with you and sister and daddy today.") instead of school and at one point tears filled her eyes and she quietly and appropriately excused herself from the room to sit in the hallway, Brandon and I looking at each other knowing a debriefing was in our future.<br />
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In the car on the way home my conversation with Camille went something like this . . .<br />
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"I know that was hard to see, wasn't it, Camille?"<br />
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"Yes, mommy."<br />
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"How did it make you feel watching Clara get so upset?"<br />
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"It made me sad and scared."<br />
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"Is that why you left the room to wait in the hallway?"<br />
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"Yes, mommy, I just wanted it to be over and for Clara to smile again."<br />
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"I want you to know it's hard for mommy and daddy, too, sweetie. We absolutely hate having to put Clara through these appointments. It's tricky, because there is no logical way to explain to her what we are trying to do."<br />
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"Because God made her different?"<br />
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"Yes, exactly, sweetie. When you go to the doctor we talk about it beforehand, you understand what will happen and can cooperate with the doctor, even if you're scared. With Clara, while we do tell her beforehand what is going to happen, her brain doesn't process like yours, and so she fights us as a way to protect herself. She fights us because she is scared and thinks we are trying to hurt her. But you understand that we would never, ever, do anything at these appointments that would hurt sister, right? What the doctor was trying to do doesn't actually hurt at all."<br />
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"I wish she would just relax, mommy, to know that you are just trying to take care of her."<br />
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Out of the mouths of babes, you guys, because it hit me.<br />
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This is<i> exactly</i> how we, in our humanness, relate to God at times. We keep fighting, fighting, fighting, banging our head and throwing our fists in His face because we don't understand what in the world He could possibly be doing in our lives. We fight, instead of relaxing in the arms of the one who cares for us day in and day out. We fight and throw tantrums because the lack of control feels scary, instead of pausing long enough to look in His eyes and realize<i> He is just trying to take care of us</i>.<br />
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<i>Friends, everything He is doing, even when it doesn't make sense, is really for our good and protection. </i>All of it.<br />
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It's the fighting that intensifies the stress of our circumstances.<br />
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Life is hard for all of us, in unique ways, so please don't think I am over-simplifying this response.<br />
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But, we have a choice.<br />
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We can choose to fight because our brains literally can't make sense of our circumstances, or we can choose to rest in faith and trust and the overarching hope that He who began a good work in us will carry it through to completion." (Philippians 1:6)<br />
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We can choose like those who came before us to "perservere because we see him who is invisible." (Hebrews 11:27)<br />
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So . . . Let's take the advice of a wise four-year-old and relax and notice all the ways our Father is taking care of us.<br />
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And let's all just say a prayer Clara can do a bit more relaxing this Thursday at the dentist. :)Brittniehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17051522140661900464noreply@blogger.com3tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-673156649493622108.post-65568247613006817342018-12-04T11:15:00.000-06:002018-12-04T11:18:10.776-06:00Hope Mommies / Made for a Different Land: Eternal Hope for Baby Loss releasing January 1<span style="font-family: inherit;"><span style="background-color: white; color: #1d2129;">My friend and fellow </span><a class="profileLink" data-hovercard-prefer-more-content-show="1" data-hovercard="/ajax/hovercard/page.php?id=188426031180863&extragetparams=%7B%22__tn__%22%3A%22%2CdK-R-R%22%2C%22eid%22%3A%22ARChGA_YrqTJdIpXYUCYjfC0ECINMZ3Jzq9fmSK87o8GkXM05OCtLDiUJfyxSJ2trtkmDoH9zXtQ7JCX%22%2C%22fref%22%3A%22mentions%22%7D" href="https://www.facebook.com/HopeMommies/?__tn__=K-R&eid=ARChGA_YrqTJdIpXYUCYjfC0ECINMZ3Jzq9fmSK87o8GkXM05OCtLDiUJfyxSJ2trtkmDoH9zXtQ7JCX&fref=mentions&__xts__%5B0%5D=68.ARDdGRz9X9kaURvblpfZ1LQeR2FYyukQL8VvoFKzA6RAftmZUKyNpnffILdbFeY4aHa5eL4nSjN3vOYlpVqn9uQN969LiRAijNXXuiNgRdQHElQqWqNrxQezMuLNDGrQBQWSREsVRf8Kv2MmZdB8Ezgf0ZGDOFKejT54Fw2nYWydIE7v9fgxxDnAoodOazfgijS1JvT3Ukg_s7s8-g" style="color: #365899; cursor: pointer; text-decoration: none;">Hope Mommies</a><span style="background-color: white; color: #1d2129;"> blog team member, Lianna Davis, wrote a book for grieving mothers titled “Made For A Different Land: Eternal Hope for Baby Loss.” While eight of us from the blog team contributed pieces for the book, the majority of the words are her own. She wrote most of it a year or so after the stillbirth of her first daughter. I cannot wait to read her testimony and hope-filled encouragement.</span></span><br />
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