Posts Tagged ‘November’
A Life of Gratitude
It takes a lot of practice and work to live a life of gratitude. It’s sitting in your darkest hours and deciding to be grateful for the experience. My husband and I decided at the beginning of our marriage that we would live a life of gratitude. There have been some hard days where we simply talked about being grateful for breathing. There have been crazy days where we were grateful for silence. November is the month where we are the most grateful. We are grateful for the March of…
Read MoreMom, I Can Never Thank You Enough
You know the saying, “It takes a village.” Well, now I totally get it. Being a Mom is no walk in the park. You are constantly doing for everybody else, and rarely have time for yourself. I went the whole weekend without showering. I even skipped dinner and didn’t realize until I was starving at 10pm. Mom brain is in full force, at all times! So, on the days when I feel like I am at my weakest, and I get a random call from my Mom asking if Harper…
Read MoreThank you for Being the Friend I Needed
Our husbands (then boyfriends) had known each other for quite a while before we met. It was only a matter of time before we crossed paths. We all ended up carpooling to a wedding together, and after that weekend the rest was history. Our then boyfriends became fiancés. We both got married roughly two months apart, and later that year we both found out we were expecting. What a whirlwind. I should have known the stars had aligned when I met you. We spent the next nine months going to…
Read MoreThank You to the Friend Who Helped
I am a 56 year old mother in Florida with twin boys – one with autism and one without. They are now 19 years old. I knew my son had autism before he turned 2 – when I look back on it – I think he had it from birth. They were born at 28 weeks and had to spend 2 months in NICU. He always hated the bright lights and noise in there – would try to pull out his IV’s – had to have music to calm him…
Read MoreI’m Thankful For You: Our Teachers
(Editor’s Note: This article was provided by Wendy Lawrence and is part of Cooper’s, ‘I’m Thankful For You’ Campaign.) I would like to honor and thank two wonderful teachers that have made miraculous changes in my two children. Ms. Midgett and Ms. Massey have changed our lives so much. I cannot thank them enough. First, a little about our family. My husband and I have two children, H (5.5 years old, Autistic, ADHD), and KJ (3.5 years old and some developmental delays, being watched for additional signs of Autism). We live…
Read MoreI’m Thankful For You: My Family
(Editor’s Note: This article was provided by Amber Watts and is part of Cooper’s, ‘I’m Thankful For You’ Campaign.) The November I want to honor and thank my mom and my sister-in-law. We are working on building our daughter’s village but as of now these are the two I’m most thankful for. On the left is my mom (Reba) and on the right is my sister-in-law (Jennifer). Both with my baby girl. My daughter’s name is Kendal. She turned four on November 1st. As of now, she is nonverbal and…
Read MoreI’m Thankful For You: My Son’s ABA Therapist
(Editor’s Note: This article was provided by Joann and is part of Cooper’s, ‘I’m Thankful For You’ Campaign.) This November I would like to honor and thank my son’s ABA Therapist, Ronnie. My name is Joann and my husband Jeff and I have two sons. Dylan is nine and Christian is three. Christian was diagnosed with Autism, Sensory Processing Disorder, Expressive Receptive-Language Disorder in March. He was also nonverbal. Christian developed typically until 18 months and that’s when we noticed he stopped babbling. All of the words he had were…
Read MoreI’m Thankful For You: My Son’s Occupational Therapist
(Editor’s Note: This article was provided by Valerie McMahon and is part of Cooper’s, ‘I’m Thankful For You’ Campaign.) This November I would like to honor and thank my son’s Occupational Therapist, Debbie. I can’t thank her enough for the help she has given us. A little bit about our family! We moved from Maine to South Carolina when our son was 18 months old. My husband, Patrick’s dad, is a State Trooper and I am a stay at home mom. In my gut I knew he wasn’t a typical…
Read MoreI’m Thankful For You: My Son’s Speech Therapist
(Editor’s Note: This article was provided by Samantha Fawns and is part of Cooper’s, ‘I’m Thankful For You’ Campaign.) This November I would like to honor and thank my son’s Speech Therapist, Mrs. Marti. We are who we are today, because of Mrs. Marti. My name is Sam and my first child, Carter Rue has autism. All I ever wanted to be was a mama. From the day he was born, I spent every minute with Carter. Playing with him, trying to read to him, trying to teach him words,…
Read MoreI’m Thankful For You: My Daughter Selena
(Editor’s Note: This article was provided by Christina Abernethy and is part of Cooper’s, ‘I’m Thankful For You’ Campaign.) This November I would like to honor and thank Selena, my understanding, passionate and kind hearted daughter. There are many people that I could write about that help our sweet ‘Bubba’ but she’s the one who stands out the most! Selena is 15 years old and the best big sister to our twin boys Ethan and Braidan. They are six years old and in first grade. Ethan (nickname ‘Bubba’) is our…
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