Stories

  When you’re looking for new furniture, you can get a lot of confusing advice. You can also find a variety of price points for similar products. And with so much of our shopping done online now, you don’t always have the luxury of touching, lifting, sitting, or generally judging the quality of a piece,…

This time of year tends to fly by for most people. The holiday season, which can stir up a wide range of emotions, often feels like it speeds the clock up. On top of that, you may have the academic year wrapping up, many businesses closing out their fiscal year, and people preparing to take…

There is a new addition to the living room this month…a giant tree! I thought those were only allowed outside. Not complaining. Just surprised. I even got a bow tie and brand new rawhide. This whole Christmas thing seems to be for me. I even get extra walks! I’ll be rockin around the Christmas tree…

As Pride Month 2021 nears end, I am curious, how do you celebrate diversity with your children? In our community, we celebrated the LGBTQ+ community by hosting a safe and healthy family-friendly picnic at our local park. In creating a time we can just hold space for stories of others’ lives, trials, and tribulations the…

It’s been a year since we first heard about COVID-19 and the first lockdowns were instituted. Living in Kansas, the center of the country, the extent of the lockdown was different than what the East and West coasts experienced. Nevertheless, both my boys, our youngest finishing up 8th grade and our first born, a 2020…

The abrupt shift to distance learning left many families, children, educators and administrators uneasy during an uncertain time. With drastic changes in routines, loss of social connections to friends and teachers, and an immediate need to cope with an ever-changing reality; individuals on the autism spectrum may need additional support navigating their new world of…