by Allison Jones | Oct 29, 2016 | Uncategorized
As I reflect, I realize that despite my best efforts, happiness did not come easy for me. While living with active alcoholism and a child with special needs, my attitude was contingent on other people’s moods. I did not know how to truly be happy even if those...
by Allison Jones | Oct 27, 2016 | Uncategorized
In an effort to be transparent, I need to confess something. Recently, I found joy in someone else’s misery. Yes, that sounds mean spirited, spiteful, and most of all, unkind, but I am owning my humanness. Let me just start out by saying that I am a firm...
by Allison Jones | Oct 26, 2016 | Uncategorized
There are those moments where I get impatient and want life to speed up. I want to see where I am going to end it, if my dreams will come true, but mostly, because I lack the ability to just soak up where I am currently residing. For the last fifteen years, I have...
by Allison Jones | Oct 23, 2016 | Uncategorized
It isn’t a mystery that teenagers can appear to be aliens from another planet. Bryce certainly fits into this category and after yesterday, I was ready to runaway until he is at least 25. Not to delve into his story simply because that is his to tell, but I...
by Allison Jones | Oct 22, 2016 | Uncategorized
October seems to be the month dedicated to be aware. For me, the last twenty-one years has been pegged the month for Down syndrome awareness. For the last twenty years, I have participated by either sharing photos of Bailey via social media with inspirational...
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