I can’t remember if I’ve told you how much I appreciate you coming and reading the posts I’ve written. You see, I write with my reader in mind.

You might think this is a weird combination to be talking about to you. But there was a beautifully clear rainbow this week that Kevin took a photo of and I’m sharing with you today.

Yes, I know I haven’t written many blog posts but I have been working on starting books and beginning to figure out how to do it all.

You find yourself strangely attracted to a stranger at your local coffee shop.

“Come ON, girl! Make that tea! What’s taking you so long?” I took a quick glance into the sitting room as I passed to go through to the kitchen to work out who was there and what their tea preferences were.

Jamie Stewart design has helped author and poet Anika Speaks to bring a burst of creativity to the world in the form of a captivating poster series.

I had another fall earlier this evening. Annoying. I mean, REALLY annoying. I was trying to help Kevin by going into the porch area or the cats area.

By not? If you have laid down rules in the house, every one of your children MUST obey them 100% of the time, surely? Of COURSE we have to respond every time, don’t we?

There are what I think of as a few types of games in Johnathan’s life – ones that he found on the internet and was extremely careful about what he chose, even as a young child.

Ok, yes, If you’ve read anything in the past about the subject you will know I am a sucker for them – well, most of them.

Yes, I suppose it’s a weird topic for me to discuss, but that’s nothing new.  It’s the inspiration we get when we get it that we write about (ok, well I do, (as most discovery writers). 

And that is the simple truth - you have to realise that as a parent, carer or guardian of someone with special needs their need does NOT end once they have the diagnosis.

As you know if you’ve read anything of mine over some time, I enjoy seeing all sorts of housing programmes - both at home and abroad.

Oh boy! What I could tell you about it….but I won’t because I don’t want you to be scared of it.

Looking at life as a child, You tend to believe what you’re told, And even when you are grown up, The life you live reflects that.

I wasn’t sure how to tackle this post actually. But all disabilities affect us and our family live in one way.

You’ve probably read my last posts with me the telling you about Sensory Processing Disorder (or SPD in shortened form). You see it can impact people.

Earlier the week I had a medical appointment that had been rebooked from a few weeks ago. I was not able to do the procedure the first time because I was on antibiotics.

Do you ever get to the stage you just can’t simply make ANOTHER decision because there are just far too many to make?

I actually was just thinking about this. One year I read a book all about feeling the fear but going on and doing it. Now, I have been considering the fact that we don’t tend to mention the differences in simple fears and actual long held anxiety.