Hi. We’re the Sharps! We currently live in Toronto, after living in Cairo for two years. Our son Sebastian was born in London, (UK) about three and a half years ago. Due to a traumatic birth and subsequent brain injury from lack of oxygen, Sebastian has (dystonic) cerebral palsy. But it doesn’t have him. He...
My parents have been visiting this week. The first night my mom had a gift for me, as usual…she’s a gift giver that one. Underneath the neatly wrapped present, was a raggedy, old spiral-bound sketch book. My eyes widened and my outstretched arm passed over the actual gift, to a notebook of paper I remembered...
It’s amazing to me that this beautiful face, seen here modeling sisters pop-bead earrings… ….is also the same face seen here, modeling her pureed spinach… ….Which sorta reminds me of this face, seen here. How does she do it?
Thank you so much to everyone who emailed me with potential spotlighters! We should have some more great spotlights to come. Yippie! In other news…. here are a lot of pictures lately. Snow day at preschool. They brought a truck load of snow for the kids to play in. Oh Texas. ...
Do you know what the hardest part of doing the Special Needs Spotlight is? Finding families to spotlight. I’ve been so lucky and fortunate to have people email me about themselves or their friends, and I’m so grateful, but it’s starting to slow down! So I to ask you to please, spread the word on...
my big girl jumping out of the swing Day 3 of this cleanse started out as rough as day 2, when I was already thinking of abandoning ship. But with my resolution pounding in my head strong, strong, strong I kept forging ahead out of sheer stubbornness. In case you’re wondering if stubbornness can ever...
Princess Sparkle painted this sometime last year at her pre-school, I believe when she was still 3. I love everything about this painting. I love the colors, the design, the brushstrokes, the simplicity and I love that my daughter did it. I saved it and saved it and finally got a frame for it a...
Hey, I'm Amy!
I'm an author, artist, and disability advocate. I live with my handsome husband and three beautiful daughters in Cincinnati, Ohio.
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Kara is a friend of mine from high school, and while I have only had the chance to meet Sebastian once, every year Kara has allowed me to tell Seb's story to our children at church during worship, using all those beautiful pics from her blog. We are all learning so much from Sebastian! Kara is an amazing mother, thank you so much for featuring her family.
What a sweet boy. His smile says it all 🙂
lovely to discover your blog through Karas story. thankyou so much for sharing Seb some more and your own beautiful daughters xxx
Thanks so much Miggy for your kind words and the opportunity to be a part of your Special Needs Spotlight. I'm so happy that I found you and will check back regularly to read more spotlights and read about your gorgeous girls.
I have such a soft spot for CP kids since I have had a number of adult friends with CP.
A question for Kara: my CP friends, although present with physical challenges, aren't impaired cognitively. Does Sebastian have any cognitive issues that you're working on? Is this something that you wish people understood about his needs?
Thank YOU Kara! Loved having you.
And thanks to any new friends who made their way here.
Hi, Kara! Thank you (and Miggy!) for introducing us to your sweetie Sebastian. I loved hearing who his favorite author was, that he loves Elmo, music, swimming, and horseback riding. Thank you for sharing those details. My special needs son is 23 now, and it is so important for people to realize that despite our child's disability, they are a special individual with things they love! Ask them about them! With mom there to help communicate answers, our children can participate in conversations about what they love and feel more a part of the world around them. So nice to meet you and Sebastian, Kara. : )
Inspiring. I feel uplifted and amazed. What a cute boy!