Posts by Melissa McKay
Don’t Stand So Close To Me
Personal space is the region surrounding a person which they regard as psychologically their own. If you know me pretty well, you know that I have issues with personal space. Let’s just say my “bubble” is bigger than the average person’s. Friends have quite a bit of fun teasing me about this quirk of mine.…
Read MoreEvery Parent’s Worst Nightmare
Taken 2 days after the incident. You can see the band-aid on his knee due to being tackled to the ground. By now, most of you that read this blog have heard about the horrifying events of this past weekend. Since it is still dominating my thoughts, of course it is the subject of this…
Read MoreMelissa’s Meals Marathon: Part Two
A few of the dishes on this menu will need no prior preparation. As I said, I use Stouffer’s lasagna (the 90 oz. party size). This makes enough to have leftovers the next night. I have 3 in the freezer that I bought on sale, so this gives me 6 meals. The popcorn chicken and…
Read MoreMelissa’s Meals Marathon: Part One
This weekend I did what I usually refer to as my Once-A-Month Cooking. This term was coined by a couple of ladies that wrote a book on the subject some years ago (see 2/24/10 post). I don’t actually do it every month, so I sometimes call it Once-A-Quarter Cooking. I’m not in love with that…
Read MoreThe Light At The End Of The Tunnel
I’m touched that so many of you have asked when I’m going to get back to blogging, and that you’re anxious to hear “the rest of the story”. Well, it’s been a long time coming, but here it is. I hope I don’t disappoint you! I need to back up a little bit and mention…
Read MoreI’ll Be Back
The summer has flown by! I can’t believe that the first day of school is only a little over two weeks away. I’ve been chewing on some things, but I haven’t found the time to blog. Some of that has to do with the fact that my children have taken over the computer for the…
Read MoreSchool’s Out For Summer
It’s the day that I dread all year: the last day of school. Well, that’s not entirely true. While the kids were super excited this morning and I was less than enthusiastic, Reagan said, “You don’t like summer, do you mommy?” I actually do like summer for the first month. It’s nice to wake up…
Read MoreThat Dark Night Of The Soul
It’s been a long time coming, but here is the next post in my “church saga” series. As usual, I hope not to offend; I’m just sayin’… It was hard to separate the Anger phase from the Depression phase. I think I volleyed between the two for a while. One aspect of this change in…
Read MoreRandom Acts Of Kindness
One of the things I worried about the most early on was that Pierce would be teased for being different. While we have had the occasional episode of Pierce being mistreated, I have been blessed to witness acts of kindness from kids and adults, friends and strangers. Pierce was accepted right away by his peers…
Read MoreTotal Eclipse Of The Heart
I have two posts to bring you this week to wrap up my series on autism. One is happy while the other is sad. I’ll give you the sad one today, so I can end on a positive note later this week. I’ve shared how autism has affected Pierce and our family as a whole,…
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