The Beacon
Keri Horon 2018-05-11T22:57:48+00:00(A poem for Mother’s Day) Flutters of life which flit in the womb The buying of onesies & preparing the room Dreams of the moment the infant is born Announcements & photos you’ll surely adorn [...]
The Plane Truth
Keri Horon 2018-05-29T13:29:17+00:00That’s it. I’m done. No more. Not good at it? Not true. I’ve spent a long time telling myself and other people that I’m not a good flyer. Am I scared of putting myself in [...]
Seldom Celebrating
Keri Horon 2018-04-27T17:00:26+00:00At the beginning of April I set out to write about Autism Awareness Month and my less-than-enthusiastic feelings which accompanied it. My focus was on the fact that awareness goes only so far, and that [...]
Awareness Gives Me the Blues
Keri Horon 2018-04-04T14:40:45+00:00Autism Awareness Month. I’m personally sick of Autism Awareness Month. Blue lights, blue shirts, blue ties. Blue Blue Blue. Well, actually, the color does match my mood this month. That’s right. I’m blue about autism [...]
LOOK at it BOTH WAYS
Keri Horon 2018-03-29T11:36:47+00:00Afternoon sun was warming the porch. October in California can feel like mid summer, and so I decided to sit on the toasty steps of the porch and wait for Zach’s school bus. Being in [...]
HELLP. Me.
Keri Horon 2018-02-27T17:38:12+00:00My slippered feet slowly shuffled across the carpet. The pencil in my right hand rapidly beat a tiny invisible drum in the air. Sunlight streamed in the window, and I waddled over to adjust the [...]
Handcuffed to Home
Keri Horon 2018-02-24T13:52:42+00:00(Recent post on www.Sacramento4Kids.com) Staying home can be a comfort. Staying home rather than going out with a child with autism can be confining. The definition of housebound is unable to leave one’s house typically [...]
Covered in Kindness
Keri Horon 2018-01-16T10:19:55+00:00Going through airport security with my family is not on my top ten list of good things to do in life. I start off calm (in the general sense of that word) and collected, knowing [...]
Butterflies & Battle Cries
Keri Horon 2018-01-03T10:15:23+00:00From inside the belly a butterfly flitted and wings were developed as bump soon emitted The feeling of joy as belly it grew full, round, and right I will take care of you [...]
Stress Relief – Sacramento4Kids blog post
Keri Horon 2017-12-04T16:11:31+00:00Parents of children with special needs live with a high level of stress. When stress becomes a constant in our lives, we must find ways to combat it and reduce it or else our health [...]