Sarah Rise Weekly Updates

On the way upstairs to write this, I stopped by our chocolate stash and picked out a partially eaten bar, initially intending to break off a chunk. Then I thought better of it, it being Mother’s Day and all, so I put the whole thing in my bathrobe pocket. At this point, Carl and I… Read more »

This week we officially started all of the various supplements recommended by the naturopath. We will increase the amounts of some of them in the coming weeks,. Even as it is, it is a heck of a lot of stuff! Some supplements are chewable, some get mixed with food, and a couple are pills that… Read more »

I decided to increase my efforts at having hair-washing be a better experience for Sarah. In the past it was not so much of a problem but lately she screams a lot and fights our efforts. During one SR session, I brought in a laundry basket, our bath bucket, a washcloth, and a couple of… Read more »

Some weeks really feel like years in my internal landscape of thoughts and feelings. Last week everything was the best ever and I was totally understanding the perspective that running a Son-Rise Program is the most selfish thing I will ever do. It is. Running our whole Sarah-Rise endeavor is. I am doing it for… Read more »

So many things in my life are the best thing ever. Being born to my parents was the best thing that could have happened to me. As was meeting E and G, my dear friends that I have had since I was 4. Meeting Carl was the best thing ever. Deciding to be a massage… Read more »

Sarah has been out riding her new bike and she loves it! At first she had some trouble with the pedals but that is coming along beautifully. I am grateful for training wheels so it is easy for her to go at her own pace with pedaling and pausing. Accompanying her, I often feel teary,… Read more »

Last weekend we transitioned the girls to sleeping in their own beds all night long. We had already transitioned to them going to sleep without us sitting with them and that went much more easily than we expected. For the Great Bed Transition of 2014 we purchased a new twin mattress to match the one… Read more »

Grammy and Granddad are visiting and we are all having a wonderful time. Sarah’s favorite thing to do is sit on Granddad’s lap buttoning and unbuttoning his shirt. She also worked on his shoe laces a bit. Last weekend we took the girls to a bookstore to use gift cards they had received for Christmas…. Read more »

The challenges of this week included having a bad cold for a couple days after my vacation. Luckily, with the help of one of my sitters, some of my volunteers, and Carl, I was able to get the rest (and groceries) I needed so I only had one day of feeling really yucky. Sonia was… Read more »

I am writing from the Billings, MT airport after having a wonderful, restorative vacation visiting one of my dearest friends, whom I have known since I was 4. We are approaching 33 years of friendship! I have been friends with her younger sister for the same amount of time. I am so blessed to have… Read more »