AMY SULLIVAN

Sharing our story through words and music. Listen now!

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What's better than getting a Christmas card in the mail?! 🎅🏻 If you're a special needs mama, I want to send you a Christmas card this year! This is something that's been on my heart for a few years now, and it's finally time to make it happen.

Here's how to get one:
Comme

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My single Questions is 4 years old! 🥳 Listen to it and the rest of the EP at the link in my bio 🎵

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Last time we did a weekend in Frankenmuth, Eli wasn't taller than me 😂 Swipe to see the same photo from 2018!

Finding pockets of time to travel and get away has been my top priority lately - just savouring all of the quality time adventuring together while we can - as you can

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We didn't realize it then, but one day we pulled out the stroller for the last time.
When was the moment that we last clicked you into your car seat before you were able to do it yourself?
One day you didn't need us to tie your shoes anymore, and we didn't even realize it.
To

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The Songs For Special Needs Parents is a Spotify playlist curated with music to comfort and encourage those on this journey. What songs would you add? Link in bio to listen!

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When your child is given a diagnosis, it changes everything. Maybe you've had suspicions and finally have confirmation. Maybe, like our family, it comes completely out of nowhere. Either way, processing it and setting some boundaries for yourself is so helpful. I've created 8

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🥳 This is 45! 🥳

- more adventures
- more gratitude
- more big-picture thinking
- more risk-taking
- more love and empathy

Grateful for another trip around the sun! ☀️

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@dearmamamail is a mail subscription for special needs moms, offering a monthly card of encouragement that meets them right where they are and reminds them they're never alone. Each month I send out a postcard featuring a photo I've taken (often here at @theriverhousehideaway!)

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It's easy to focus on the things we haven't accomplished yet in life, but don't forget that each day brings you closer to your goals! One foot in front of the other, friends.

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Return to your rest, my soul, for the Lord has been good to you. - Psalm 116:7

Wishing you rest and peace as we head into another sweet summer weekend!

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If you are a special needs parent, I'd like to invite you to our private Facebook group! If you are looking for support, encouragement, and tips for the journey, this is the place to be! Link in bio to join us!

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I'm no sporty mom, but it has been so much fun this year to watch our little guy get into baseball! He's got a natural talent for anything athletic just like Dad 😉

Even though I don't know much about the rules I'm just as emotionally invested when things get tense 😬 How do

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| ON THE BLOG | If I had a penny for every time I heard this one... 😉 thoughts on this in today's blog! Link in bio

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Check out my playlist of comforting and encouraging songs for special needs parents on Spotify! Link in bio to listen

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There are many things I wish I was better at as a mom, and plenty of areas that I struggle in. If you feel the pressure to be the perfect mom too, remember this: if you are offering your best, you're giving everything you have and that will always be more than enough 💕

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| ON THE BLOG | If you're looking for a way to process the feelings and emotions that come along with a child receiving a diagnosis, I've created some journaling prompts that I think will help you on this journey! Link in bio :)

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| ON THE BLOG | The more I hear the stories of other moms like me who are parenting a child with a diagnosis, the more I want to come alongside and support them. Read all about my plan to do just that on the blog today! Link in bio

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If you're in a season right now where a lot of things are changing around you, I want to encourage you that everything will be okay. You've survived all of your worst days so far, and you'll get through this one too.
Don't forget to keep your focus on what is UNchanging in your

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We are three weeks into homeschooling Ezra, after months of trying to decide whether we could make it for the rest of the year or not.
We have had to make the pull-from-school decision 3 times now, and it's never easy.
School and learning can be tricky thing when your child h