Every morning, I wake up with two choices: go back to “snooze” or get up to “do”. Lately, I’ve been getting up earlier than usual. Understand that I am not a morning person. It is much easier for me to stay up until 3 am than to get up at 3 am. However, those early moments of precious silence are critical for my own peace of mind. I can pay a few bills or plan dinner. I can pray or exercise. I accomplish something before the gang gets up.
Getting up earlier than necessary is crazy to some, but every so often, that may be the only time moms get to be by themselves. It is worth assessing if that might be helpful. Of course, it does not have to happen daily, but once in a while, it can actually be a well deserved treat.
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I am: a) happily married for over 27 years; b) mom to five boys, three diagnosed with autism; c) a home schooling mom; and d) self-employed as a piano teacher. There is no trace of autism on my side or my husband's side of the family tree. Until nine years ago, my youngest four all had disabilities, the youngest three with autism. Five years ago my youngest did not "qualify" for the autism label, rendering him "recovered". My second oldest also "tested" out of his speech delay. My husband and I attribute these successes to the care of many family members and therapists, change in diets, not following mainstream medicine yet listening to medical advice, doing our own research, and most importantly, lots of prayer.
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