Faith . Food Allergies . Family Life.
I want to share a little motivation for the homeschooling parent who is combating what I like to call the Februaries. Did you know that February homeschool burn out is a real thing? In fact, if you google “homeschool burnout” and “February” and you will find countless articles. It makes sense in a lot of …
“Sweet Caroline. Good times never seemed so good… so good, so good, so good!” Not quite Carolina, but I can’t help and sing that song when I think about the Carolinas. This was one of the first state tour trips we decided to take. We knew these states offered rich history mixed with beautiful beaches. …
We started egg OIT in May of 2017, approximately one month after graduating from milk OIT. We began with diluted egg whites and the process went much like milk OIT. Noah was on a twice a day dosing protocol with updoses every 7 days. Egg dosing went smoothly with no reactions, but he did begin …
We have a goal to travel through the 50 states with our kids in the next few years. This dream was birthed when we were in the thick of baby and toddler years. Hours spent at home nursing and rocking babies, led my wanderlust heart to dream up family adventures. Did I mention I am …
My husband grew up camping… now by camping, I mean, he stayed in his parent’s van while everyone else slept in the tent. He said the tent “smelled”. I know, I know. I married a true outdoors man. Nevertheless, he did enjoy camping, and we live in Colorado, so naturally when the kids grew a …
We started our OIT (oral immunotherapy) journey with milk. We chose milk because it seemed to be the most limiting and deadly allergen for my son at the time. He had had several anaphylactic reactions to milk in the past and when looking toward food freedom, we felt milk would open a lot of new …
Tonight at work I met a couple who have 8 children: 4 biological and 4 adopted. All 4 adopted children are siblings who have a life-long debilitating medical condition. This mother homeschools her kids and somehow finds the time to run a nonprofit organization that specializes in social justice for children. How? I mean, how …
Probably the most frequently asked question I get about OIT is, “Is it safe?” Sometimes the question is asked like this: “Doesn’t it scare you that he could react?” “What about the risk of an anaphylactic reaction?” “Are you scared he will have a reaction?” The question about safety is a great one to ask. …
Do you ever wake-up feeling weary? Ever feel like you are ten steps behind before you even begin the day? Where will you possibly find the energy or motivation to tackle today when you are still tired from yesterday? I face this predicament at least once a week and typically on a Tuesday. Tuesdays follow …
We have all been there. You see the photos that someone shares of their latest family adventure, and they look so happy and full of life standing by the ocean’s water or on the ski slopes. You think, “Awe, we should do something like that.” But, then reality sets in and you recall that you …