Letter to my younger self

            If I knew then what I know now, then I would tell my younger self to:

1/ Skip the worrying – that never worked out anyway.

2/ Don’t stress out so much about your son’s autism. It’s just a diagnosis, not a life sentence.

3/ Your son will progress at his own pace. There is nothing you can do to speed things up.

4/ Don’t judge how other people’s kids act. You don’t know their story.

5/ Listen more and speak less.

6/ Savor the moments. They fly by too fast.

7/ Don’t worry as much about what other people think of your kids and focus more on what qualities you want to see in your kids.

8/ Carve out more alone-time for you and your spouse, even if your dinner dates are spent at the kitchen table with the kids safely tucked in bed.

9/ Don’t take the kids grocery shopping… ever.

10/ Don’t sacrifice your wants and your needs. You need time alone to be the best mom and spouse you can be.

11/ Pray more and worry less.

12/ Do your best. Leave the rest to God.

13/ Learn to dance in the rain. And don’t forget to look for the rainbows.