How to Plan for Summer Break

Each and every year, we know summer break is coming, and yet somehow when it does arrive, we still find ourselves surprised! Pre-covid, I used to really dread summer time, unsure of how I’d occupy our time with the kids all home from school and me trying to work. So each summer, I’ve tried to have a solid plan and schedule for the kids to keep all of our sanity. I thought I’d take some time to share our Summer 2022 plans with you all!

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Life with Epilepsy - Our New Normal

Did you know that 65 million people around the world have epilepsy?

Did you know that 1 in 26 people in the United States will develop epilepsy at some point in their lifetime?

Did you know that for 6 out of 10 people with epilepsy, the cause is unknown?

If you had asked me a year ago, I certainly wouldn’t have known. I wouldn’t have given much thought to this disorder. I wouldn’t have noticed that there seem to be bright flashing lights everywhere we go. I wouldn’t have thought twice about letting my child swim in the water, while I watched from the sidelines. And I wouldn’t have known how to help someone having a seizure.

But that all changed for us in 2021.

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Roman Xavi - 4 Years Old

I have written a lot of birthday posts over the past two months (fun fact, 5 out of our 6 kids’ due dates were within a month span! ). And today is our son Roman’s 4th heavenly birthday. Sometimes it feels extra tough to have his birthday fall right in the middle of the holidays and the majority of our family’s birthdays. It’s such a season of celebration in our house, and yet, we have the most profound grief right at the forefront of our minds.

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