Every night our family prays together {love}.

I always ask our littles to share with God what they are most thankful for.

I love listening to their sweet, gentle voices as they tell Him about the simple things

{that possibly would seem mundane to others},

that they found great pleasure in.

It could be simply going outside to ride their bikes…

playing in their secret hide-out with their friends after school…

building an amazing fort out of our couch cushions

{which they happened to squeeze in before school this morning},

cuddling together while reading a picture book,

or finally having a treat they’ve been begging for all afternoon!

They don’t complicate things….

and they have no reason to focus on the negative

and get caught up in life’s stress.

They are kids…

they focus on the good of the day…

the simple things that make their hearts happy {thank goodness}.

Obviously, we can all learn a lot from our children.

During this month of November…

I am going to try to have a heart like a child,

and focus on the simple things in my life that bring me happiness….

I will remember to keep a thankful heart…

and a gracious spirit…

even when life gets hectic and seems overwhelming.

Today, I took particular notice of the cold,

crisp afternoon wind that sent chills down my spine…

{but in a good Fall-like fashion}.

With it brought a moment of peace and clarity that I needed.

I hope that you will join me in keeping note of the things that make you smile…

the things you are truly grateful for during this season of your life.

{xo, sara}

{Via: I Am Momma – Hear Me Roar: Wake Up Wednesday}

My son is turning 6.  I think that sounds like a big number.

One that I can’t seem to wrap my mind around.  My son Mason is my first born.

He is my first baby and first experience into motherhood.

As many of my friends and family know, Mason is on the Autism Spectrum.

We found this out early on and some have been there to support us through this experience.

We are blessed in so many ways as we had noticed some red flags early at the age of

19 months.  With the help and guidance of friends and family we sought help and were

able to start services to help Mason out.  These services and therapy have helped my son

to main stream into a general education kindergarten.  Amazing it seems that we experienced

so much in 6 years.  Some days it has felt like forever and some days it feels like yesterday when

he looked like this******

I don’t know why but for some reason I feel really emotional about this age.  We have over come so much.

Mason really has been a gift from god.  He of course like all kids he has had his moments.

These moments were much more magnified than the average child with tantrums and losing and

regaining his speech and language, but what I have learned from this gift is patience and to

not sweat the small stuff.  I have understood that I need to slow down and when

things seem hard they can be worse.  To see him playing soccer and

socializing with his friends at school is a beautiful site.

He enjoys riding his bike and making sound effects, pretending

its a motorcycle by sticking a water bottle below the seat.  He swims like a fish and wants

to be a train engineer some day.  He adores President Lincoln and loves historical events.

He can’t wait to visit the Queen Mary soon as it is the closest thing that compares to

The Titanic.  He is a whiz at Legos.  He will always have his quirks.

But I do believe in recovery after all the speech, ABA therapy, and occupational therapy.

He is my sunshine and he is my love and he has accomplished so much!

Happy 6th Birthday to our Mason!

My favorite month of the year came and went with a blink of an eye…..October.

Though we live in Southern California and we don’t have much of a weather change, most of us do notice

a different smell in the air.  A chill at night and the leaves do change on trees here.

This year we encountered a pattern… a roller coaster if you will of weather.  Hot one day cool the next.

This wrecks havoc on my sinuses.  The start of fire season and the Santa Ana winds.

So that being said, I have a sinus infection.  Dreadful yes, even more dreadful being sick as a mom.

There is no down time, but what I can say is that your normal housekeeping skills

are diminished.  Keeping the pounding out of your head while your kids are fighting over a toy

is*******not going to happen.  So today I am going on day 7 of being sick and I have

  been inspired by those whom have decided to log on Facebook and tell what they are thankful for so many

blessings, but during these times when your brain is fogging from sinus medication

one must remember that the laundry can wait, the kitchen can be cleaned later,

the toothpaste on the kids bathroom counter will be wiped up sooner than later.  What life is trying to teach

me is to slow down and be thankful that this is just a sinus infection and all will return to normal

in a couple of days.  I am in good health and thankful.

But while I am recovering a couple cups of coffee or tea are going to help me survive.

To the beginning of the season of Thankfulness!!




I love Halloween and I do believe my kids have had it engrained

into their tiny souls since the moment they were conceived.

I don’t know how or what as a child made me get into the spirit, well I do know…..my grandmother.

My grandparents were wonderful people to be around growing up.  They were a huge part of my life.

My grandmother, Blanca had always allowed my sister and I to rent the scariest of movies.

We would go into the video store and look at all of them around Halloween.

We would pick the scariest cover and my grandmother would say yes!

I don’t know if it was partly because my grandmother spoke Spanglish

or the simple fact that she as a person loved the holiday.

All in all the parental guidance was disregarded when choosing scary movies…..

making it a major plus spending time with her.

Halloween as a child was the smell of plastic masks and costumes.

Being scared of Poltergeist and thinking it could happen to you and that Jason was the scariest man ever!

I loved waiting for The Great Pumpkin Charlie Brown to broadcast on one of the major networks

and visiting the haunted mansion at Disneyland.

Today my kids can’t wait for the holiday to start.

It seems like in our household we skip the fall decor and go straight to Halloween with jack o’ lanterns and spiders.

Besides the actual date of Halloween and all that it brings, my kids can’t wait for us to get “Booed” by someone.

It is the Halloween’s eve to the date of All Hallows Eve…….

Being Booed is very exciting….its the wonder of who Booed us?  Being Booed is very simple yet extremely fun.

Someone leaves a bucket of goodies on your door step with clear instructions on what to do next…..

What usually happens once you are Booed you have two full days to Boo two other people/families.

They need to be families that have yet to be Booed as you will know this by the instructions of placing a sign on your door that was

created by the person that Booed you.  The above is a fun little riddle that came with our boo bucket.

Below are the buckets we created for two unsuspected

families…I hope they liked them!

Happy Booing!!!!!

You’ve Been BOOed! Halloween BOO Poem and Signs | Organized Christmas.

Boo!